This album, issued inward the wake of the stir caused past times the Young Lions compilation album on Elektra Musician, is a first-rate mix of originals in addition to standards beautifully executed past times a grouping of studio players who include brothers artist/robin-eubanks-mn0000247277">Robin Eubanks on trombone, artist/charles-mn0000205571">Charles on acoustic piano, in addition to artist/david-mn0002290630">David on bass along amongst tenor saxophonist artist/ralph-moore-mn0000387210">Ralph Moore in addition to drummer artist/ronnie-burrage-mn0000275117">Ronnie Burrage. artist/eubanks-mn0000247277">Eubanks' pick of covers is brave; from artist/thelonious-monk-mn0000490416">Thelonious Monk's "Evidence" in addition to artist/miles-davis-mn0000423829">Miles Davis' "Blue inward Green" to artist/wes-montgomery-mn0000248392">Wes Montgomery's "The Thumb" in addition to artist/jerome-kern-mn0000031646">Jerome Kern's "Yesterdays," he offers non exclusively chops, merely a keen ear for nuance in addition to subtlety. The handling of artist/monk-mn0000490416">Monk's "Evidence" is particularly satisfying for retaining the pianist/composer's angles without sacrificing the swing quotient. Likewise, his solo reading of "The Thumb" is played amongst swell taste, offering no show-off pyrotechnics, silent he interprets the melody for the acquaint day. artist/eubanks-mn0000247277">Eubanks' ain tunes, such equally "Inner-Vision" amongst artist/moore-mn0000387210">Moore, artist/burrage-mn0000275117">Burrage, in addition to artist/david-mn0002290630">David, are shaped in addition to informed past times non exclusively jazz merely somebody in addition to blues without falling into crossover cliché. This is a fine starting fourth dimension effort. [After existence out of impress for a decade on CD, Guitarist was reissued past times Wounded Bird inward 2004.]
Tracklist
01 - The Novice Bounce [03:58]
02 - Inner-Vision [04:30]
03 - Yesterdays [06:29]
04 - Evidence [06:05]
05 - Urban Heat [08:05]
06 - The Thumb/Blues For Wes [04:18]
07 - Untitled Shapes [07:42]
08 - Blue In Green [03:15]
Personnel :
Bass [Acoustic] - David Eubanks
Drums - Ronnie Burrage, Roy Haynes, Tommy Campbell
Guitar [Acoustic, Electric] - Kevin Eubanks
Producer - Michael Gibbs
Saxophone [Tenor] - Ralph Moore
Trombone - Robin Eubanks
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