# Enrico Rava Fearless Five with Joe Lovano: Corners review | John Fordham’s jazz album of the month

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/enrico-rava-fearless-five-with-joe-lovano-corners-review-john-fordhams-jazz-album-of-the-month/
- Published: 2026-11-06T09:30:48+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-06T10:03:30+00:00
- Original publisher: The Guardian (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/nov/06/enrico-rava-fearless-five-with-joe-lovano-corners-review-miles-davis
- Topics: Culture, Entertainment, Europe, Music, World

## Key points

- Enrico Rava’s new album balances Miles-inspired funk with free improvisation.
- Joe Lovano joins Rava’s Fearless Five across originals and open-ended pieces.
- Evita Polidoro contributes a standout vocal and drums on “Le Mie Gambe”.

## Summary

Enrico Rava’s *Corners*, recorded with his Fearless Five and longtime friend Joe Lovano, brings together late-Miles Davis-style funk, free improvisation, lyrical horn writing and vocals. The review says the album shows how Rava’s Miles-inspired trumpet voice continues to break beyond post-bop while drawing on Europe’s eclectic musical traditions.

The set opens with Rava’s “Certi Angoli Segreti” and includes the soulful vocal “Le Mie Gambe” by drummer Evita Polidoro, Lovano’s “Sun Rava” and the free improvisation “Tone, Shape and Colours”. Guitarist Francesco Diodati and trombonist Matteo Paggi add bright textures and warm brass harmonies. The review also highlights recent releases by Tamar Osborn, Moses Boyd, and Bill Laurance and Michael League.

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