Enrico Rava

'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 octet for the B-side of the LP, recorded in Buenos Aires, and finally an impressive American septet with Jack DeJohnette and John Abercrombie, to name a few for the A-side, 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 A1 & A3
• Enrico Rava - (trumpet)
• Giovanni Tommaso - (bass)
• Bruno Biriaco - (drums)
• Franco D'Andrea - (piano)
• Michele Ascolese - (guitar)
• Mandrake - (percussion)

• ON A2 & A3
• 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 B1 & B2
• 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:

• SIDE A
• 01. Pupa O Crisalide
• 02. C.T.'s Dance
• 03. Tsakwe

• SIDE B
• B1. El Samba Graciela
• B2. Revisione Del Processo N. 6
• B3. Lingua Franca
• B4. Giromondo (Per Piccoli Feddayn, Terzi Bimbi Ed Altri Mutanti)