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The Pilgrim and the Stars is an album by Italian jazz trumpeter and composer Enrico Rava recorded in 1975 and released on the ECM label.[1]

The Pilgrim and the Stars
Studio album by Enrico Rava
Released	1975
Recorded	June 1975
Genre	Avant-garde jazz, post-bop, jazz
Length	39:42
Label	ECM
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Enrico Rava chronology
Quotation Marks (1973) The Pilgrim and the Stars (1975) The Plot (1976)

Reception

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]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Enrico Rava except as indicated

1. "The Pilgrim and the Stars" - 9:45
2. "Parks" - 1:48
3. "Bella" - 9:20
4. "Pesce Naufrago" - 5:15
5. "Surprise Hotel" - 1:55
6. "By the Sea" (Enrico Rava, Graciela Rava) - 4:49
7. "Blancasnow" - 6:50

• Recorded at Tonstudio Bauer in Ludwigsburg, West Germany in June 1975

Personnel

• Enrico Rava - trumpet
• John Abercrombie - guitar
• Palle Danielsson - bass
• Jon Christensen - drums

References

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