''Kansas City Outbound'' is an album by jazz pianist Roberto Magris released on the JMood label in 2008, featuring performances by the Roberto Magris Trio with

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, Jimmy “Junebug” Jackson and Zack Albetta. This album is also the final recording of bassist Art Davis.

Reception

The Jazzreview review by Paul J. Youngman awarded the album 4 stars, observing that it "starts out dark and deep with a hard bop sensibility (and) progresses through the blues", and particularly lauding Magris's keyboard skills. The

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review by Dan McClenaghan awarded the album 4 stars, and ranked the album "on the top shelf, gleaming with the best of them."

Track listing

# Kansas City Outbound ( Roberto Magris) - 3:24 # I Fall in Love Too Easily (

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/ Styne) - 8:38 # Iraqi Blues (Roberto Magris) - 7:09 # A Flower is a Lovesome Thing (

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) - 4:22 # KC Inbound (Roberto Magris) - 3:25 # Reverend du Bop ( Andrew Hill) - 7:38 # Rainbow Eyes (Roberto Magris) - 3:21 # Bemsha Swing (

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) - 5:21 # Lonely Woman (

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) - 4:02 # Darn That Dream (Burke/ Van Heusen) - 6:43 # Alone Together (Dietz/ Schwartz) - 6:30 # Bye Bye Baby (

/ Styne) - 5:06

Personnel

Musicians

* Roberto Magris -

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- bass *Jimmy “Junebug” Jackson -

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(on 1, 2, 3, 8) *Zack Albetta -

(on 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12)

Production

* Paul Collins – producer * Justin Mantooth –

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* Jerry Lockett –

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References

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