World Gardens Explained

World Gardens
Type:	Album
Artist:	Roberto Magris
Border:	yes
Released:	2018
Recorded:	September 29, 2015, and November 1, 2016
Studio:	Chapman Recording Studio, Lenexa, Kansas
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	77:01
Label:	JMood JM-16
Producer:	Paul Collins
Chronology:	Roberto Magris
Prev Title:	Live in Miami @ The WDNA Jazz Gallery
Prev Year:	2017
Next Title:	Sun Stone
Next Year:	2019

World Gardens is an album by jazz pianist Roberto Magris released on the JMood label in 2018, featuring performances by Magris with his trio from Kansas City.^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]}

Reception

The All About Jazz review by Dan McClenaghan awarded the album 4 stars and called its content "a variety of beautiful musical flowers", while the more subdued All About Jazz review by Jerome Wilson awarded the album 3 ½ stars and noted it as "a fine representation of the scope and joy of (Magris's) piano abilities."

Track listing

1. Never Can Say Goodbye (Clifton Davis) - 6:20
2. Pilgrim (Lackner/Nievergelt/Perkins) - 7:50
3. Blue Bamboo (Yunnan folk song) - 9:12
4. Another More Blues (Roberto Magris) - 5:13
5. Song for an African Child (Roberto Magris) - 7:56
6. Blues at Lunch! (Roberto Magris) - 7:49
7. Vse Najlepse Rozice / All the Most Beautiful Flowers (Slovenia folk song) - 4:02
8. High Priest (Andrew Cyrille) - 6:23
9. I’m Glad There is You (Jimmy Dorsey/Paul Madeira) - 9:19
10. Stella by Starlight (Victor Young) - 9:32
11. Audio Notebook - 2:59

Personnel

Musicians

• Roberto Magris - piano
• Dominique Sanders - bass
• Brian Steever - drums
• Pablo Sanhueza - congas and percussion

Production

• Paul Collins – executive producer and producer
• George Hunt and Robert Rebeck – engineering
• Abe Goldstien – design
• Giovanna Bissoli – painting
• Jerry Lockett – photography

Notes and References

1. Web site: All Music. Roberto Magris: World Gardens.
2. Web site: Roots Music Report. Roberto Magris: World Gardens.
3. Web site: Jazz Week. Roberto Magris: World Gardens.
4. Web site: JMood Records. Roberto Magris: World Gardens.
5. Web site: Jazz Times. Roberto Magris: Eyes to the Swinging Future. Mick Carlon.
6. Web site: Jazz Music Archives. Roberto Magris: World Gardens.