Check-In (album)

2005 studio album by Roberto Magris Europlane

Check-In

Studio album by

Roberto Magris Europlane

Released| 2005 (2005)
Recorded| September 2, 2003
Studio| Urban Recording Studio Trieste, Italy
Genre| Jazz
Length| 72:02
Label| Soul Note (121325-2)
Producer| Roberto Magris and Gabriele Centis
Roberto Magris chronology
| Europlane Orchestra – Plays Kurt Weill
(2000)  | Check-In
(2005)  | Il Bello del Jazz
(2006)

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Check-In is an album by jazz pianist Roberto Magris released on the Soul Note label in 2005, and including performances by the Roberto Magris Europlane featuring saxophonist Tony Lakatos.[1][2][3]

## Reception

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [4]
All About Jazz| [5]
All About Jazz| [6]
All About Jazz| [7]
All About Jazz| [8]
All About Jazz| [9]
The Irish Times| [10]
Concerto| [11]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings| [12]

The AllMusic review by Alain Drouot awarded the album 4 stars and simply states: "For some years, Europlane has been an important vehicle for Italian pianist Roberto Magris. The version featured on Check-In delivers some straight-ahead jazz of the finest order -- inventive, yet accessible."[4]

## Track listing

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1. I Remember You (Schertzinger/Mercer) – 7:19
2. Blues for my Sleeping Baby (Roberto Magris) - 12:29
3. African Mood (Roberto Magris) - 9:35
4. Luci Lontane (Roberto Magris) - 6:20
5. What Blues? (Roberto Magris) - 5:26
6. Why Did I Choose You (Martin/Leonard) - 6:00
7. I Concentrate on You (Cole Porter) - 7:26
8. Che Cosa C’è (Gino Paoli) - 3:26

## Personnel

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### Musicians

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* Tony Lakatos – tenor sax and soprano sax
* Michael Erian – tenor sax and soprano sax
* Roberto Magris – piano
* Robert Balzar – bass
* Gabriele Centis – drums
* Fulvio Zafret – congas (on # 3)

### Production

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* Roberto Magris and Gabriele Centis – co-producers
* Flavio Bonandrini – executive producer
* Fulvio Zafret – engineering
* Maria Bonandrini – design

## References

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1. ^ "Roberto Magris Europlane feat. Tony Lakatos: Check-In". All About Jazz.
2. ^ "Roberto Magris Europlane feat. Tony Lakatos: Check-In". CAM Jazz.
3. ^ "Roberto Magris Europlane feat. Tony Lakatos: Check-In". Jazz Music Archives.
4. ^ a b Alain Drouot. "Roberto Magris Europlane feat. Tony Lakatos: Check-In". All Music.
5. ^ C. Michael Bailey (March 29, 2005). "Roberto Magris Europlane feat. Tony Lakatos: Check-In". All About Jazz.
6. ^ Jack Bowers (June 29, 2005). "Roberto Magris Europlane feat. Tony Lakatos: Check-In". All About Jazz.
7. ^ Dennis Hollingsworth (May 3, 2005). "Roberto Magris Europlane feat. Tony Lakatos: Check-In". All About Jazz.
8. ^ Jerry D’Souza (April 24, 2005). "Roberto Magris Europlane feat. Tony Lakatos: Check-In". All About Jazz.
9. ^ Chris May (April 17, 2005). "Roberto Magris Europlane feat. Tony Lakatos: Check-In". All About Jazz.
10. ^ Ray Comiskey (July 29, 2005). "Roberto Magris Europlane feat. Tony Lakatos: Check-In". The Irish Times.
11. ^ Joerg Weitlaner (April 1, 2005). "Roberto Magris Europlane feat. Tony Lakatos: Check-In". Concerto. No. 2.
12. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 922\. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.

Studio albums|

* Comunicazione Sonora (1981)
* Mitteleuropa (1985)
* Music of Today (1990)
* Check-In (2003)
* Il Bello del Jazz (2003)
* Love Is Passing Thru (2005)
* Kansas City Outbound (2007)
* Mating Call (2008)
* Morgan Rewind: A Tribute to Lee Morgan Vol. 1 (2009)
* One Night in with Hope and More Vol. 1 (2009)
* One Night in with Hope and More Vol. 2 (2009 & 2010)
* Cannonball Funk'n Friends (2010)
* Morgan Rewind: A Tribute to Lee Morgan Vol. 2 (2010)
* Ready for Reed - Sam Reed Meets Roberto Magris (2011)
* Aliens in a Bebop Planet (2012)
* High Quote (2012)
* Duo & Trio (2012 & 2019)
* Enigmatix (2013)
* Need to Bring Out Love (2013 & 2014)
* World Gardens (2015 & 2016)
* Prague After Dark (2016)
* Sun Stone (2017)
* Suite! (2018)
* Match Point (2018)
* Shuffling Ivories (2019)
* A Step into Light (2019)

Live albums|

* Current Views (2001 & 2003)
* An Evening with Herb Geller & The Roberto Magris Trio – Live in Europe 2009 (2009)
* Live in Miami @ The WDNA Jazz Gallery (2016)

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