Enrico Rava

• DIGIPACK EDITION

'Pupa o Crisalide' is one of the most interesting works in Enrico's discography. It is a good summary of the first phase of his solo career, and contains tracks recorded with three different line-ups: an all-Italian line-up for the opener "Pupa O Crisalide" and the closer "Giromondo", recorded in Rome with Giovanni Tommaso, Bruno Biriaco, Franco D'Andrea, Michele Ascolese, Mandrake and Tommaso Vittorini - an Argentinian on track 2 & 3 recorded in Buenos Aires, and finally an impressive American septet with Jack DeJohnette and John Abercrombie recorded in New York.

The musical style clearly reflects the composite nature of the album. The first half is funkier, edgier and more fiery, evidently influenced by the jazz-rock/fusion tendencies that were spreading at the time. The second is more placid, elegantly incorporating some Latin/samba elements into the alchemy.

PERSONNEL:

• ON TRACKS [1] & [6]
• Enrico Rava - (trumpet)
• Giovanni Tommaso - (bass)
• Bruno Biriaco - (drums)
• Franco D'Andrea - (piano)
• Michele Ascolese - (guitar)
• Mandrake - (percussion)

• ON TRACKS [2 & 3]
• Enrico Rava - (trumpet)
• David Horowitz - (piano, synthesizer)
• John Abercrombie - (electric guitar)
• Herb Bushler - (bass guitar)
• Jack DeJohnette - (drums)
• Warren Smith - (percussion)
• Ray Armando - (percussion)

• ON TRACKS [4 & 5]
• Enrico Rava - (trumpet)
• Finito Ginbert - (tenor sax)
• Matias Pizzarro - (piano)
• Rodolfo Mederos - (bandoneon)
• Ricardo Lew - (electric guitar)
• El Negro Gonzales - (double bass)
• Nestor Astarita - (drums)
• El Chino Rossi - (percussion)

TRACKS:

• 01. Pupa O Crisalide
• 02. C.T.'s Dance
• 03. Tsakwe
• 04. El Samba Graciela
• 05. Revisione Del Processo N. 6
• 06. Lingua Franca
• 07. Giromondo (Per Piccoli Feddayn, Terzi Bimbi Ed Altri Mutanti)