Gas Mask was an American brass-rock band from N.Y.C. that released one album, Their First Album, on Tonsil Records in 1970. Members: Bill Davidson (lead guitar), Richard Grando (winds), David Gross (saxophone), Nick Oliva (keyboards), Bobby Osborne (vocals), Enrico Rava (trumpet), James Strassburg (drums), Ray Brooks (bass, ?-1970), Lynn Welshman (trombone, 1970-?), Michael Moore (bass, […]
European Echoes is an album by German free-jazz trumpeter Manfred Schoof, released in 1969 on FMP. Tracklist: A. “European Echoes – Part 1” (15:24) B. “European Echoes – Part 2” (15:26) Credits: Derek Bailey — guitar Han Bennink — drums Pierre Favre — drums Peter Brötzmann — tenor saxophone Gerd Dudek — tenor saxophone Evan […]
Quotation Marks is an album by Italian jazz trumpeter Enrico Rava, released in 1976 on Japo Records. Tracklist: A1. “Espejismo ratonera” (6:13) A2. “Short Visit to Malena” (3:55) A3. “Sola” (5:26) A4. “San Justo” (8:50) B1. “Water Kite” (6:24) B2. “Quotation Marks / Naranjales” (7:38) B3. “Melancolia de las maletas” (9:55) Credits: Bandoneon – Rodolfo […]
Enrico Rava (born Aug. 20, 1939) is an Italian trumpeter, composer, and bandleader with more than 300 album credits since the early Sixties. Rava played beside Gato Barbieri, Steve Lacy, Roswell Rudd, Carla Bley, Lee Konitz, and Giorgio Azzolini. In 1970, he cut an album with American brass-rockers Gas Mask. Rava debuted as a bandleader […]
