The Third Man is an album by Italian jazz trumpeter Enrico Rava and pianist Stefano Bollani, recorded in Switzerland in November 2006 and released on ECM on October 10, 2007.[1]

The Third Man
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 10, 2007
RecordedNovember 2006
StudioRTSI
Lugano, Switzerland
GenreJazz
Length72:02
LabelECM
ECM 2020
ProducerManfred Eicher
Enrico Rava chronology
The Words and the Days
(2005)
The Third Man
(2007)
New York Days
(2009)

Reception

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The AllMusic review by Thom Jurek states, "The Third Man is a brilliant collaboration and a beautifully accessible as well as adventurous offering."[2]

The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings calls The Third Man “a relatively unusual record for the trumpeter in its spareness, but it stands with his very finest work.”[3]

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

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Enrico Rava, except as noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Estate"8:39
2."The Third Man"
  • Bollani
  • Rava
5:10
3."Sun Bay" 4:35
4."Retrato em branco y preto"Antonio Carlos Jobim7:46
5."Birth of a Butterfly" 7:28
6."Cumpari" 4:51
7."Sweet Light" 6:11
8."Santa Teresa"Bollani4:48
9."Felipe"Moacir Santos5:10
10."In Search of Titina" 4:27
11."Retrato em branco y preto, Var."Jobim7:42
12."Birth of a Butterfly, Var." 5:15

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ ECM discography accessed October 26, 2011
  2. ^ a b Jurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed October 26, 2011
  3. ^ a b Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1195. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.