Enrico Rava: Rava on the Dance Floor

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Italian trumpeter Enrico Rava doing a tribute to the late King of Pop, m: Michael Jackson? Italian trumpeter Enrico Rava doing a tribute to the late King of Pop, Michael Jackson, on ECM? If either of these concepts seem somehow wrong, it's likely because, in forty-plus years, ECM has garnered (beyond its reputation as one of the most important labels in the history of music) its share of magical (and incorrect) thinking. Rava, it turns, out, hadn't paid much attention to Jackson until the pop star passed away in 2009. Soon after, finding his wife watching a Jackson concert DVD, Rava quickly became a convert, even as he learned of the entertainer's ..."absolute authority on stage, in control of every small detail, correcting a spotlight, the emphasis of a bass note, a dancer's step, or the length of a musical pause...

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