1986 studio album by Gruppo Jazz Marca Mitteleuropa Studio album by Gruppo Jazz Marca Released| 1986 Recorded| October 27, 1985 Studio| Gulliver Recording Studios, Treviso, Italy Genre| Jazz Length| 41:22 Label| Gulliver (LP 1986) and Arision (CD ARI024 2006) Roberto Magris chronology | Aria di Città (1983) | Mitteleuropa (1986) | Life in Israel (1990) | | Mitteleuropa is an album by the Jazz Marca (Roberto Magris / Lilli Furlan / Franco Polisseni Trio), with the addition of a horn section, guitar, vibes and percussion, released in 1986 on the Gulliver label and reissued in 2006 by the English label Arision. ## Reception[edit] Professional ratingsReview scores Source| Rating Basic Soul| [1] Musica Jazz| [2] The Basic Soul review by Andy Allen simply states: "Here pianist Roberto Magris extends his usual trio to accommodate a horn section giving the compositions a much fuller sound than that found on their Comunicazione Sonora album, which is most effective on the immaculate Dedalus."[1] ## Track listing[edit] 1. Città Di Frontiera (Roberto Magris) - 12:06 2. Dedalus (Roberto Magris) - 8:15 3. Annamaria (Roberto Magris) - 1:36 4. Three Dorico Time (B. Vatta – arr. R. Magris) - 7:33 5. Blues Transfert (Roberto Magris) - 13:21 ## Personnel[edit] ### Musicians[edit] * Roberto Magris \- piano * Lilli Furlan - bass * Franco Polisseni - drums * Andrea Sottani - trumpet * Sergio Campagnolo - alto sax * Ettore Martin - tenor sax * Tiziano Strata - baritone sax * Roberto Cocever - guitar * Saverio Tasca - vibraphone and percussion ## References[edit] 1. ^ a b Andy Allen (September 11, 2006). "Gruppo Jazz Marca: Mitteleuropa". Basic Soul. 2. ^ Maurizio Franco (2006). "Gruppo Jazz Marca: Mitteleuropa". Musica Jazz (in Italian).