Robin Eubanks

Karma

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Karma Review

by Scott Yanow

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.

Track Listing

	Title/Composer	Performer	Time	Stream
1	Karma Robin Eubanks	Robin Eubanks	07:42	Amazon
2	Mino Robin Eubanks	Robin Eubanks	05:45	Amazon
3	Maybe Next Time Robin Eubanks	Robin Eubanks	05:54	Amazon
4	Evidently Robin Eubanks	Robin Eubanks	05:54	Amazon
5	Send One Your Love Stevie Wonder	Robin Eubanks	04:08	Amazon
6	Never Give Up Robin Eubanks	Robin Eubanks	05:04	Amazon
7	The Yearning Robin Eubanks	Robin Eubanks	09:24	Amazon
8	Pentacourse Robin Eubanks	Robin Eubanks	06:34	Amazon
9	Resolution of Love Robin Eubanks	Robin Eubanks	06:57	Amazon
10	Remember When Robin Eubanks	Robin Eubanks	05:42	Amazon