The Pilgrim and the Stars

The Pilgrim and the Stars is an album by Italian jazz trumpeter and composer Enrico Rava recorded in June 1975 and released on ECM later that year—his debut for the label. The quartet features rhythm section John Abercrombie, Palle Danielsson and Jon Christensen.[1]

The Pilgrim and the Stars
Studio album by
Released1975
RecordedJune 1975
StudioTonstudio Bauer
Ludwigsburg, W. Germany
Genre
Length39:42
LabelECM 1063 ST
ProducerManfred Eicher
Enrico Rava chronology
Quotation Marks
(1973)
The Pilgrim and the Stars
(1975)
The Plot
(1976)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
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AllMusic     [2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings    [3]

The AllMusic review by Matt Collar awarded the album 4 stars stating:

"Enrico Rava's debut for ECM, 1975's The Pilgrim and the Stars, is a stellar progressive jazz effort from the Italian trumpeter who was then just coming into his own... This is just the kind of contemplative and experimental Euro-jazz that ECM made its name on, but with some seriously cinematic post-bop guts. In that sense, The Pilgrim and the Stars sounds something akin to a soundtrack to a '70s neo-noir film—albeit a deliciously avant-garde one."[2]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Enrico Rava except as noted.

Side I
No.TitleLength
1."The Pilgrim and the Stars"9:45
2."Parks"1:48
3."Bella"9:20
Total length:20:53
Side II
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Pesce Naufrago" 5:15
2."Surprise Hotel" 1:55
3."By the Sea"
  • Enrico Rava
  • Graciela Rava
4:49
4."Blancasnow" 6:50
Total length:18:49 39:42

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ ECM discography accessed September 6, 2011
  2. ^ a b Collar, M. Allmusic Review accessed September 6, 2011
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1193. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.