Mental Images (album) explained
| Mental Images |
| Type: | Album |
| Artist: | Robin Eubanks |
| Cover: | Mental Images (album).jpg |
| Released: | 1994 |
| Recorded: | April 1994 |
| Studio: | Power Station, New York City |
| Genre: | Jazz |
| Length: | 43:56 |
| Label: | JMT
JMT 514 017 |
| Producer: | Stefan F. Winter & Robin Eubanks |
| Chronology: | Robin Eubanks |
| Prev Title: | Karma |
| Prev Year: | 1990 |
| Next Title: | Wake Up Call |
| Next Year: | 1997 |
Mental Images is an album by trombonist Robin Eubanks which was recorded in 1994 and released on the JMT label.[1] [2]
Reception
AllMusic gave the album 3 stars.[3] The Rough Guide to Jazz called it a "gutsy album, which embraces M-Base and other styles".[4]
Track listing
All compositions by Robin Eubanks
- "Matatape" - 8:29
- "Mental Images" - 8:54
- "Union 2 - Brotherly Love" - 3:50
- "Collage" - 7:07
- "Skin 'n' Bones" - 9:14
- "For What Might Have Been" - 4:07
- "X-Base" - 7:31
- "Egoli (Formerly Johannesburg)" - 6:08
- "CP-Time" - 3:04
Personnel
- Robin Eubanks - electric and acoustic trombone, vocals, cowbell, sampler
- Randy Brecker - trumpet (tracks 2 & 7)
- Antonio Hart - alto saxophone, tenor saxophone (tracks 1, 2, 4, 7)
- Kevin Eubanks - acoustic guitar, cowbell, synthbass, (tracks 1-3, 6 & 7)
- Michael Cain - piano, synthesizer (tracks 1, 2, 4)
- Kenny Davis - electric bass (tracks 1 & 7)
- Dave Holland - acoustic bass (tracks 2, 4 & 8)
- Gene Jackson (tracks 1, 2, 4), Marvin "Smitty" Smith (tracks 5 & 7) - drums
- Kimati Dinizulu - African percussion, berimbau (tracks 1, 4 & 8)
- Adrian von Ripka, Carlos Albrecht, Stefan Winter - vocals (track 1)
Notes and References
- http://robineubanks.com/recordings/dedication/ Robin Eubanks discography
- Shimada, T., JMT label discography, accessed December 9, 2014
- http://www.allmusic.com/album/mental-images-mw0000643743 Allmusic listing
- Carr, I., Fairweather, D., Priestley, B., The Rough Guide to Jazz, Rough Guides, 2004, p. 248
