Ravensburg (album)

2018 studio album by Mathias Eick

Ravensburg

Studio album by

Mathias Eick

Released| March 2, 2018 (2018-03-02)
Recorded| June 2017
Studio| Rainbow Studio
Oslo, Norway
Genre| Jazz
Length| 40:09
Label| ECM
ECM 2584
Producer| Manfred Eicher
Mathias Eick chronology
| Midwest
(2015)  | Ravensburg
(2018)  | When We Leave
(2021)

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
All About Jazz| [1]
RTÉ.ie| [2]

Ravensburg is the fourth studio album by Norwegian jazz musician Mathias Eick, recorded in June 2017 and released on ECM March the following year.[3][4] Eick originally planned to name the album Family but, after realizing how many albums already had that title, opted for Ravensburg, the Swabian town in Germany from which his grandmother came.[2]

## Reception

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Thomas Conrad of JazzTimes noted "Ravensburg, his fourth ECM album as a leader, reveals gradual, intelligent growth. His primary asset is still his trumpet sound, one of the purest, most radiant in jazz. His lyricism is still mysteriously provisional. No one plays trumpet lines like Eick’s. They are calls of hope and longing, streaks of light in the darkness. He still centers his albums, loosely, around unifying concepts. His previous recording, Midwest, was a journey toward home. Ravensburg is for those closest to him: family, friends, lovers."[5]

## Track listing

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All tracks are written by Mathias Eick.

No.| Title| Length

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1.| "Family"| 4:12
2.| "Children"| 5:42
3.| "Friends"| 6:14
4.| "August"| 4:57
5.| "Parents"| 5:12
6.| "Girlfriend"| 5:11
7.| "Ravensburg"| 5:33
8.| "For My Grandmothers"| 2:49
Total length:| 40:09

## Band

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* Mathias Eick – trumpet, voice
* Håkon Aase – violin
* Andreas Ulvo – piano
* Audun Erlien – electric bass
* Torstein Lofthus – drums
* Helge Andreas Norbakken – drums, percussion

## References

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1. ^ Ackermann, Karl (February 16, 2018). "Mathias Eick: Ravensburg". All About Jazz. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
2. ^ a b Kehoe, Paddy (14 March 2018). "Mathias Eick - Ravensburg". RTE.ie. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
3. ^ "Ravensburg". ECM Records. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
4. ^ "Mathias Eick - Ravensburg". Discogs. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
5. ^ Conrad, Thomas (8 May 2018). "Review of Mathias Eick: Ravensburg (ECM)". JazzTimes. Retrieved 18 April 2019.

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