''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

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, 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

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from his album with

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Reception

The

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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" (

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) - 8:38 # "Theme for Ernie" (Fred Lacey) - 8:09 # "Mating Call" (

) - 13:32 # "Europlane Blues" (Roberto Magris) - 5:58 # " Lonely Town" (

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) - 7:55

Personnel

Musicians

*Paul Carr –

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soprano sax The soprano saxophone is a higher-register variety of the saxophone, a woodwind instrument invented in the 1840s. The soprano is the third-smallest member of the saxophone family, which consists (from smallest to largest) of the soprillo, sop ...

*Michael O’Neill – tenor sax *

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electric piano An electric piano is a musical instrument which produces sounds when a performer presses the keys of a piano-style musical keyboard. Pressing keys causes mechanical hammers to strike metal strings, metal reeds or wire tines, leading to vibrations ...

*Elisa Pruett -

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Production

* Paul Collins –

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and producer * Samur Khouja and Eric Corne –

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* Amanda Reece –

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* Jerry Lockett –

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References

{{Authority control Roberto Magris albums 2010 albums