Jun 28, 2022
Kevin Eubanks’ Remarkable Life Journey
A look at the guitarist's career from Philadelphia to Boston to New York to Hollywood
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Kevin Eubanks’ Remarkable Life Journey
A look at the guitarist's career from Philadelphia to Boston to New York to Hollywood
Kevin Eubanks – East West Time Line
“… Joining Eubanks on this outing is longtime collaborator and former Berklee College of Music schoolmate, drummer Marvin “Smitty” Smith, who fuels the West Coast outfit alongside seasoned session bassist Rene Camacho, percussionist Mino Cinelu and saxophonist Bill Pierce. Smith’s East Coast counterpart on this bi-coastal session is the swinging Jeff “Tain” Watts, a force of nature on the kit who combines with bassist Dave Holland, Philadelphia-based pianist Orrin Evans and New York trumpeter Nicholas Payton. Together these great musicians bring out the best in Eubanks’ six-string prowess and ignite his searching instincts throughout the sessions in Los Angeles and New York. Eubanks expands on the project, “Of course, we all came up through New York,” says the guitarist who broke in with Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers during the early ’80s. “But we also got the benefits of seeing the East Coast down and dirty and Hollywood down and dirty too. We combined both vibes on this recording—the kind of Latin vibe of Los Angeles and the straight up swinging vibe of New York.” – Geannine Reid/AllAboutJazz.
Kevin Eubanks – The Searcher
If he wasn’t such a great guitarist, this recording would be easy to dismiss. Most GRP releases, especially back in the late ’80s, epitomized the commercial jazz sound. There are several light tracks here that qualify as elevator music; however, there are some good tracks as well. Both “The Story Teller” and “Straightjacket” are listenable funk/fusion romps that showcase both Eubanks and Gene Jackson, but the real gem here is “In Search of the Searcher,” featuring Edward Simon on piano and Dennis Chambers on drums. Being a consummate professional and ultimate musician, Eubanks is able to work within his confined parameters and make tunes such as “Forgotten Future” and “Poem for a Sleeping Child” a pleasant and interesting listen. The producers here were obviously trying to re-create some of the appeal that Pat Metheny achieved by using Mark Ledford’s voicings, but it comes up flat here. Another “diet jazz” recording from GRP with hints of Eubanks’ genius spread thinly throughout (Robert Taylor/AllMusic).
Dave Holland – Another Land
Another Land is a studio album by English jazz bassist Dave Holland together with guitarist Kevin Eubanks and drummer Obed Calvaire. The album was released on 21 May 2021 by Edition Records. The Allmusic site awarded the album 4 stars, stating:” Another Land finds this trio putting forth a complex rhythmic approach to jazz harmony, chromaticism, and improvisation, while sounding loose and carefree.” Dave Holland – bass, bass guitar Obed Calvaire – drums Kevin Eubanks – guitar
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