Credits:

Enrico Rava.Fred Hersch,Enrico Rava,Fred Hersch

Description:

ECM presents the first duo album by Enrico Rava, one of Italy's most famous trumpeters, and Fred Hirsch, a pianist known for his lyrical playing under the direction of Brad Meldor. Influenced by charismatic figures such as Chet Baker and Miles Davis, he moved in an avant-garde direction, playing with Gato Barbieri, Don Cherry, Mal Waldron, Steve Lacy, and, after moving to New York, with Rothwell Rudd, Marion Ladd and Marion Hersch. He has actively collaborated with other experimental musicians such as Roswell Rudd, Marion Brown, Cecil Taylor, Carla Bley, and others, and with trumpeter Enrico Rava, who stands out in his musical adventures with his poetic expression, lyrical and poignant sonorities, and "If I had not learned from Fred Recorded in Lugano, Switzerland in November 2021, this is the first duo album by the American pianist Fred Hirsch, whose beautiful playing has captured the ears of many jazz fans.The album is an ambitious work that will please many jazz fans, tackling standards including the title tune by Antonio Carlos Jobim, Jerome Kern & Oscar Hammerstein II, Monk, as well as originals by Rava and Hirsch, and collaborations between the two.