<B>ENRICO RAVA/STEFANO BOLLANI: <I>The Third Man</I></B><BR>
Enrico Rava, trumpet; Stefano Bollani, piano<BR>
ECM 2020 (CD). 2007. Manfred Eicher, prod.; Stefano Amerio, Gabriele Kamm, engs. DDD. TT: 72:06<BR>
Performance ****1/2<BR>
Sonics ****

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