Trombonist Robin Eubanks' Karma begins with a throwaway rap piece and then moves up to a higher level. Eubanks' versatility is displayed on a World Music performance with percussion and a choir ("Mino"), a ballad with sampled strings ("Maybe Next Time"), a Monkish piece based on Thelonious' "Evidence" ("Evidently"), Latin funk ("Send One Your Love"), more commercial funk ("Never Give Up"), a jazz original for sextet ("The Yearning"), the rhythmically monotonous "Pentacourse," a vocal feature for Cassandra Wilson ("Resolution Of Love") and a hard bop original dedicated to Art Blakey ("Remember When"). This CD, which has contributions from altoist Greg Osby, Branford Marsalis on tenor and guitarist Kevin Eubanks, is quite a mixed bag.
Robin Eubanks
Karma
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AllMusic Review by Scott Yanow
Track Listing
| Sample | Title/Composer | Performer | Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7:42 | |||||
| 2 | 5:45 | |||||
| 3 | 5:54 | |||||
| 4 | 5:54 | |||||
| 5 | 4:08 | |||||
| 6 | 5:04 | |||||
| 7 | 9:24 | |||||
| 8 | 6:34 | |||||
| 9 | 6:57 | |||||
| 10 | 5:42 |
