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Enrico Rava staked his claim to the throne of Italy's finest trumpeter with this ECM classic. Last year I gave a testimonial to a new small-group Carla Bley album that featured a uber-talented Italian trumpeter by the name of Paolo Fresu. But as good as Fresu is, he's not yet the king of Italian jazz trumpet players. That's because Enrico Rava is still wearing the crown.Like Fresu, Rava played for Bley -- as well as Gato Barbieri and Steve...