Enrico Rava Fearless Five with Joe Lovano: Corners (ECM 2868)

Enrico RavaFearless Fivewith Joe LovanoCorners Enrico Rava trumpet, flugelhornJoe Lovano tenor saxophone, tarogatoMatteo Paggi tromboneFrancesco Diodati guitarFrancesco Ponticelli double bassEvita Polidoro drums, vocalsRecorded July 2025Auditorium Parco della MusicaEnnio Morricone, RomeRecording engineers: Angelo Mincuzzi, Massimiliano Cervini,and Roberto Catucci (supervision)Mixing engineer: Stefano AmerioOctober 2025, UdineCover photo: Max FranoschAlbum produced by Manfred EicherRelease date: October 16, 2026 On Corners, Enrico Rava’s lyricism acquires fresh contours in the collective imagination of his Fearless Five. Melody enters a studio whose occupants can move the walls, and the trumpeter’s familiar eloquence discovers unfamiliar dimensions within its own breath. Formed after an impromptu concert outside Rome in 2022, the quintet takes its name from a composition on his 1978 Enrico Rava Quartet. Guitarist Francesco Diodati, trombonist Matteo Paggi, bassist Francesco Ponticelli,…