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Enrico Rava & Michael Flugel Quartet
Enrico Rava & Michael Flugel Quartet: Liva at Birdland Neuberg
by Glenn Astarita
With Live at Birdland Neuberg (Germany) the “Michael Flugel Quartet” receives some predictably superb support from the highly regarded trumpeter Enrico Rava. On “My Funny Valentine” Rava demonstrates how to turn a time honored classic into a vehicle for the optimum in artistic expressionism as he stretches the inherent scope of this classic via fiery and altogether emotional lines. Here, Rava alternates between sublime phrasing and bold tenacity. Throughout, these young and seemingly ambitious jazz musicians display fluid chops, especially ...
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