The Third Man is an album by Italian jazz trumpeter and composer Enrico Rava and pianist Stefano Bollani recorded in Switzerland in 2006 and released on the ECM label.[1]

The Third Man
Studio album by Enrico Rava and Stefano Bollani
Released	October 10, 2007
Recorded	November 2006 Auditorio Radio Svizzera, Lugano
Genre	Jazz
Length	72:02
Label	ECM ECM 2020
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Enrico Rava chronology
The Words and the Days (2005) The Third Man (2007) New York Days (2009)

Reception

The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4 stars stating "The Third Man is a brilliant collaboration and a beautifully accessible as well as adventurous offering".[2] The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings says that the album is “a relatively unusual record for the trumpeter in its spareness, but it stands with his very finest work.”[3]

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. "Estate" (Bruno Brighetti, Bruno Martino) - 8:39
2. "The Third Man" (Stefano Bollani, Enrico Rava) - 5:10
3. "Sun Bay" - 4:35
4. "Retrato Em Branco y Preto" (Antonio Carlos Jobim) - 7:46
5. "Birth of a Butterfly" - 7:28
6. "Cumpari" - 4:51
7. "Sweet Light" - 6:11
8. "Santa Teresa" (Bollani) - 4:48
9. "Felipe" (Moacir Santos) - 5:10
10. "In Search of Titina" - 4:27
11. "Retrato Em Branco y Preto, Var." (Jobim) - 7:42
12. "Birth of a Butterfly, Var." - 5:15

Personnel

• Enrico Rava - trumpet
• Stefano Bollani - piano

References