A body of evocative recordings are included on 'Pupa O Crisalide', with three different line-ups for this fantastic album by Enrico Rava which, thanks to Dialogo Records, finally sees the light for jazz lovers. The album features the Italian Giovanni Tommaso, Bruno Biriaco, Franco D'Andrea, Michele Ascolese, Mandrake and Tommaso Vittorini in 'Pupa O Crisalide' and 'Giramondo', the American David Horowitz, John Abercombie, Herb Bushler, Jack de Johnette, Warren Smith and Ray Armando in 'C.T.'S Dance' and 'Tsakwe' and the Argentines Finito Ginbert, Matias Pizarro, Rodolfo Mederos, Riccardo Lew, El Negro Gonzales, Nestor Astarita and El Chino Rossi in 'El Samba Graciele', 'Revisione Del Processo N.6', and 'Lingua Franca' Enrico Rava was the first Italian jazz artist to represent the country internationally, born in Trieste in 1939. Rava's music at it's best is a mix of Central European and Italian culture. The album was originally released in 1975.
