Five of Italian trumpeter Enrico Rava's Black Saint and Soul Note recordings have been reissued by CAM Jazz in one of those pretty white box sets with each LP reproduced as a separate CD tucked into a miniature record jacket. Born at Trieste in 1939, Rava later attributed his lifelong pursuit of modern jazz to the influence of Miles Davis. One might add Don Cherry and Freddie Hubbard to that equation, along with maybe Richard Williams and Lee Morgan. In order to fully comprehend what he was up to from the '70s onward, it is important to consider the artistic company that Rava kept during the ‘60s.
CD 1 • Enrico Rava – Il Giro Del Giorno In 80 Mondi (1972)
01. C.T.'s Dance (5:34)
02. Back To The Sun (5:13)
03. Xanadu (4:36)
04. Attica (2:28)
05. Il Giro Del Giorno In 80 Mondi (7:15)
06. To Start With (5:16)
07. Olhos de Gato (3:16)
CD 2 • Enrico Rava Quintet – Andanada (1983)
01. Bowery Dance (4:34)
02. Lost And Found (6:25)
03. Rhapsody In Blue (3:57)
04. Traveling Light (6:43)
05. Andanada (3:32)
06. On Stage (8:24)
07. Bums (5:23)
08. Theme from 'Juliet of the Spirits' (4:25)
CD 3 • Enrico Rava – Rava String Band (1984)
01. Verde Que Eu Te Quero Ver (3:37)
02. String Band (7:11)
03. Operetta (2:27)
04. A Note Is A Note (7:46)
05. Still Life (1:02)
06. Chanana (6:23)
07. More From Giulietta (9:56)
08. Sensatez (5:46)
CD 4 • Enrico Rava – Secrets (1986)
01. Cornette (1:14)
02. Secrets (11:02)
03. Da Silva (9:44)
04. Holiday For Strings (3:25)
05. Tomo Y Recuerdo (8:11)
06. Planet Earth (3:16)
07. Monky Tonk (10:59)
CD 5 • Enrico Rava – Electric Five (1994)
01. Da Silva (5:31)
02. Fragile (3:41)
03. The Fearless Five (4:26)
04. Lavori Casalinghi (5:19)
05. Milestones (5:06)
06. Overboard (6:56)
07. La Strada (1:52)
08. Fefe (4:48)
09. Satie For Two (4:40)
10. Lady Orlando (2:28)
11. Boplicity (3:13)
