''Mating Call'' is an album by jazz pianist

Roberto Magris Roberto Magris (born 19 June 1959) is an Italian jazz pianist, composer, and arranger. Early life Magris was born in Trieste, Italy, on 19 June 1959. He had piano lessons between the ages of four and sixteen. He became interested in jazz after h ...

recorded in Los Angeles, released on the JMood label in 2010, and featuring performances by the Roberto Magris Quintet with Paul Carr, Michael O’Neill, Elisa Pruett and

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. The track list also includes a new version of ''Mating Call'', the composition by Tadd Dameron from his album with John Coltrane.

Reception

The All About Jazz review by Edward Blanco awarded the album 4½ stars and simply states: "The music here is not typical or ordinary; it is creative, quite entertaining and superbly performed by all." The All About Jazz review by Jack Bowers awarded the album 4 stars and simply states: "Italian pianist Roberto Magris' quintet is world-class in every respect, consistently affirming its singular prowess on Mating Call. If musical excellence is more important to you than names, check out the Roberto Magris Quintet. Chances are you'll be pleasantly surprised."

Track listing

# "Optional Man" (

) - 10:18 # "Hill of Illusions" (Roberto Magris) - 10:17 # "Lament" ( J.J. Johnson) - 8:38 # "Theme for Ernie" (Fred Lacey) - 8:09 # "Mating Call" ( Tadd Dameron) - 13:32 # "Europlane Blues" (Roberto Magris) - 5:58 # " Lonely Town" (

Leonard Bernstein Leonard Bernstein ( ; August 25, 1918 – October 14, 1990) was an American conductor, composer, pianist, music educator, author, and humanitarian. Considered to be one of the most important conductors of his time, he was the first America ...

) - 7:55

Personnel

Musicians

*Paul Carr – tenor sax, soprano sax *Michael O’Neill – tenor sax *

- piano,

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*Elisa Pruett -

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Production

* Paul Collins –

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and

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* Samur Khouja and Eric Corne – engineering * Amanda Reece – design * Jerry Lockett – photography

References

{{Authority control Roberto Magris albums 2010 albums