Aliens in a Bebop Planet

Aliens in a Bebop Planet is a double album by jazz pianist Roberto Magris released on the JMood label in 2012, featuring performances by Magris with his Space Trek from Kansas City.[1][2][3][4]

Aliens in a Bebop Planet
Studio album by
Released2012 (2012)
RecordedFebruary 26, 2012
StudioChapman Recording Studio, Lenexa, Kansas
GenreJazz
Length116:53 (2 CD)
LabelJMood
JM-04
ProducerPaul Collins
Roberto Magris chronology
One Night in with Hope and More Vol. 1
(2012)
Aliens in a Bebop Planet
(2012)
Ready for Reed - Sam Reed Meets Roberto Magris
(2013)

Reception

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

The DownBeat review by John Ephland awarded the album 3 ½ stars and simply states: "Aliens in a Bebop Planet has the feel of a musical theater revue, but that doesn’t come through until the very end. Before that, we are treated to a variety of mainstream jazz styles. As for the title of the package, a better one might be Beboppers on an Alien Planet. But kicking it all off is a signature sound on piano that suggests yet another 'planet'”.[5]

Track listing

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CD 1

  1. Blues Clues on the Lunar Sand (Roberto Magris) – 4:33
  2. Across the Borders / Beyond the Faith (Roberto Magris) – 6:44
  3. A Night in Cydonia (Roberto Magris) – 5:12
  4. Nostalgia (Fats Navarro) – 4:26
  5. On Cloud Nine (Roberto Magris) – 6:05
  6. Sat (Roberto Magris) – 6:45
  7. Robbin's Space Bolero (Sir Charles Thompson) – 7:01
  8. Aliens in a Bebop Planet Roberto (Magris) – 5:23
  9. Chachanada (Roberto Magris) – 6:35

CD 2

  1. New Cos City (PJ Aubree Collins/Roberto Magris) – 4:33
  2. Signals and Prayers (Roberto Magris) – 4:08
  3. The Gypsy (Billy Reid) – 5:32
  4. Nobody Knows (Kenny Clarke) – 3:47
  5. Cosmic Storyville (Roberto Magris) – 3:42
  6. Giant Steps (John Coltrane) – 5:07
  7. Rhythms from the Floating Space (Roberto Magris) – 3:14
  8. On Cloud Nine Duet (Roberto Magris) – 6:12
  9. Saturn Sun Ra (Roberto Magris) – 3:54
  10. Audio Notebook – 19:00

Personnel

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Musicians

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  • Matt Otto – tenor sax
  • Roberto Magris – piano
  • Dominique Sanders – bass
  • Brian Steever – drums
  • Pablo Sanhueza – congas and percussion (on # 3, 4, 6–9, 11, 12, 16, 18)
  • Eddie Charles – vocal (on # 8, 10, 13)

Production

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  • Paul Collins – executive producer and producer
  • George Hunt – engineering
  • Stephen Bocioaca – design
  • Jerry Lockett – photography

References

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  1. ^ "Roberto Magris Space Trek: Aliens in a Bebop Planet". AllMusic.
  2. ^ "Roberto Magris Space Trek: Aliens in a Bebop Planet". Jazz Week.
  3. ^ "Roberto Magris Space Trek: Aliens in a Bebop Planet". JMood Records.
  4. ^ "Roberto Magris Space Trek: Aliens in a Bebop Planet". Jazz Music Archives.
  5. ^ a b John Ephland (April 2013). "Roberto Magris Space Trek: Aliens in a Bebop Planet". Down Beat.
  6. ^ Stig Linderoth (December 2012). "Roberto Magris Space Trek: Aliens in a Bebop Planet". Orkester Journalen (in Swedish). Vol. 80, no. 6. p. 70.
  7. ^ Joerg Weitlaner (December 2012). "Roberto Magris Space Trek: Aliens in a Bebop Planet". Concerto (in German). No. 6. p. 50.
  8. ^ Jack Bowers (January 3, 2013). "Roberto Magris Space Trek: Aliens in a Bebop Planet". All About Jazz.