Mating Call (Roberto Magris album)

Mating Call
Studio album by
Roberto Magris Quintet
Released2010 (2010)
RecordedDecember 6, 2008
StudioMad Dog Studios Burbank, California
GenreJazz
Length64:51
LabelJMood
JM-01
ProducerPaul Collins
Roberto Magris chronology
Kansas City Outbound
(2008) 		Mating Call
(2010) 		Morgan Rewind: A Tribute to Lee Morgan Vol. 1
(2011)

Mating Call is an album by jazz pianist Roberto Magris 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 Idris Muhammad. The track list also includes a new version of Mating Call, the composition by Tadd Dameron from his album with John Coltrane.[1][2][3]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
All About Jazz[4]
All About Jazz[5]
All About Jazz[6]
All About Jazz[7]
Orkester Journalen[8]
Concerto[9]

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."[4] 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."[7]

Track listing

  1. "Optional Man" (Roberto Magris) - 10:18
  2. "Hill of Illusions" (Roberto Magris) - 10:17
  3. "Lament" (J.J. Johnson) - 8:38
  4. "Theme for Ernie" (Fred Lacey) - 8:09
  5. "Mating Call" (Tadd Dameron) - 13:32
  6. "Europlane Blues" (Roberto Magris) - 5:58
  7. "Lonely Town" (Leonard Bernstein) - 7:55

Personnel

Musicians

Production

References

  1. ^ "Roberto Magris Quintet: Mating Call". All Music.
  2. ^ "Roberto Magris Quintet: Mating Call". JMood Records.
  3. ^ "Roberto Magris Quintet: Mating Call". Jazz Music Archives.
  4. ^ a b Edward Blanco (June 14, 2010). "Roberto Magris Quintet: Mating Call". All About Jazz.
  5. ^ C. Michael Bailey (August 2, 2010). "Roberto Magris Quintet: Mating Call". All About Jazz.
  6. ^ Jerry D’Souza (August 28, 2010). "Roberto Magris Quintet: Mating Call". All About Jazz.
  7. ^ a b Jack Bowers (November 3, 2010). "Roberto Magris Quintet: Mating Call". All About Jazz.
  8. ^ Stig Linderoth (October 1, 2010). "Roberto Magris Quintet: Mating Call". Orkester Journalen (in Swedish).
  9. ^ Joerg Weitlaner (October 1, 2010). "Roberto Magris Quintet: Mating Call". Concerto (in German). No. 3. p. 57.