Electric Five Explained

Electric Five
Type:	Album
Artist:	Enrico Rava
Cover:	Electric Five.jpg
Released:	December 31, 1995
Recorded:	September 29–30, 1994
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	42:42
Label:	SoulNote
Producer:	Giovanni Bonandrini
Chronology:	Enrico Rava
Prev Title:	For Bix and Pops
Prev Year:	1994
Next Title:	Italian Ballads
Next Year:	1996

Electric Five is an album by Italian jazz trumpeter and composer Enrico Rava recorded in 1994 and released on the Soul Note label.^[1]

Reception

As it was written in JazzTimes 5/96 review: "ELECTRIC FIVE is an aural approximation of a Fellini film: surrealistic, indulgent in its broad humor, and ultimately big-hearted...".^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Enrico Rava except as indicated

1. ″Da Silva″ - 5:31
2. "Fragile" - 3:41
3. "The Fearless Five" - 4:26
4. "Lavori Casalinghi" - 5:19
5. "Milestones" (Miles Davis)- 5:05
6. "Overboard" - 6:55
7. "La Strada" (Nino Rota) - 1:52
8. "Fefè" - 4:48
9. "Satie" - 4:39
10. "Lady Orlando" - 2:28
11. "Boplicity" (Cleo Henry) - 3:16

• Recorded at MU REC Studio, Milano, Italy, 1994-09-29 and 1994-09-30

Personnel

• Enrico Rava - trumpet, flugelhorn
• Domenico Caliri - electric guitar, classical guitar (10)
• Roberto Cecchetto - electric guitar
• Giovanni Maier - bass

Special Guest

• Gianluigi Trovesi - alto saxophone, bass clarinet

Notes and References

1. https://www.discogs.com/Enrico-Rava-Electric-Five/release/2854416/ Electric Five on Discogs
2. http://www.camjazz.com/8024709081728-electric-five-cd.html/ Electric Five on CanJazz