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The Third Man
Studio album by Enrico Rava & Stefano Bollani
Released	October 10, 2007
Recorded	November 2006
Studio	RTSI Lugano, Switzerland
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)

The Third Man is an album by Italian jazz trumpeter Enrico Rava and pianist Stefano Bollani, recorded in Switzerland in November 2006 and released on ECM on October 10, 2007.

Reception

The AllMusic review by Thom Jurek states, "The Third Man is a brilliant collaboration and a beautifully accessible as well as adventurous offering."

The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings calls The Third Man “a relatively unusual record for the trumpeter in its spareness, but it stands with his very finest work.”

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings

Track listing

All tracks are written by Enrico Rava, except as noted.

Personnel

• Enrico Rava – trumpet
• Stefano Bollani – piano

References

1. ECM discography accessed October 26, 2011
2. ^ Jurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed October 26, 2011
3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1195. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

• ECM Records live albums
• Enrico Rava albums
• 2007 collaborative albums
• Albums produced by Manfred Eicher