The Words and the Days

2007 studio album by Enrico Rava

The Words and the Days

Studio album by

Enrico Rava

Released| 2007
Recorded| December 2005
Studio| Artesuono Recording Studio
Udine, Italy
Genre| Jazz
Length| 72:35
Label| ECM
ECM 1982
Producer| Manfred Eicher
Enrico Rava chronology
| Quatre
(2006)  | The Words and the Days
(2007)  | The Third Man
(2007)

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The Words and the Days is an album by Italian jazz trumpeter and composer Enrico Rava recorded in December 2005 and released on ECM in 2007.[1]

## Reception

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The AllMusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4 stars stating "Once more, Rava dazzles with his grasp of the languages of jazz: its textures, its rhythms, its dynamics and above all, of course, its secretive and inventive melodic improvisation. There is no let down here from Easy Living; The Words and the Days is a worthy companion that confidently stands not in the previous recording's shadow, but on a ledge of its own."[2]

Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings| [3]

## Track listing

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All compositions by Enrico Rava except as indicated

1. "The Words and the Days" – 4:00
2. "Secrets" – 10:31
3. "The Wind" (Russ Freeman) – 4:44
4. "Echoes of Duke" – 6:36
5. "Tutù" – 7:09
6. "Sogni Proibiti" (Rosario Bonaccorso) – 2:11
7. "Todamor" – 6:37
8. "Serpent" – 9:07
9. "Art Deco" (Don Cherry) – 3:18
10. "Traps" (Roberto Gatto) – 3:25
11. "Bob the Cat" – 5:57
12. "Dr. Ra and Mr. Va" – 9:11

## Personnel

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* Enrico Rava – trumpet
* Gianluca Petrella – trombone
* Andrea Pozza – piano
* Rosario Bonaccorso – bass
* Roberto Gatto – drums

## References

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1. ^ ECM discography accessed October 26, 2011
2. ^ a b Jurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed October 26, 2011
3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1194\. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.

Studio albums|

* Il Giro Del Giorno in 80 Mondi (1972)
* The Pilgrim and the Stars (1975)
* The Plot (1976)
* Enrico Rava Quartet (1978)
* Volver (1986)
* Electric Five (1994)
* Easy Living (2003)
* Tati (2004)
* The Words and the Days (2005)
* The Third Man (2006)
* New York Days (2008)
* Tribe (2010)
* Wild Dance (2015)
* 2 Blues for Cecil (2021)

Live albums|

* Rava on the Dance Floor (2011)

Related articles|

* Globe Unity Orchestra

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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