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Enrico Rava, born on August 20, 1939, in Trieste, Italy, is a prominent Italian jazz musician recognized internationally. With a career spanning over forty years as a trumpet player and composer, he has produced more than a hundred recordings, including around thirty as a leader. Rava began his career at a young age, performing in clubs in Turin and drawing inspiration from jazz legends like Miles Davis and Chet Baker. In 1962, he collaborated with Gato Barbieri, recording the soundtrack for Montaldo's film "Una bella grinta" two years later. During this period, he also worked with notable musicians such as Don Cherry, Mal Waldron, and Steve Lacy, engaging in free jazz performances in a quartet that alternated between London and Buenos Aires. In 1966, this quartet recorded the album "The Forest and the Zoo" in Argentina. Rava moved to New York in 1967, where he was exposed to the avant-garde jazz scene, playing alongside artists like Roswell Rudd, Marion Brown, and Cecil Taylor. After a brief return to Italy, where he collaborated with Franco D'Andrea and recorded with Lee Konitz and Manfred Schoof, he returned to New York in 1969, residing there for eight years. He initially played with Rudd, Bill Dixon, and Carla Bley's Jazz Composer's Orchestra, contributing to "Escalator Over the Hill." In 1972, Rava recorded

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