''Dedication'' is an album by trombonists

Robin Eubanks Robin Eubanks (born October 25, 1955) is an American jazz and jazz fusion slide trombonist, the brother of guitarist Kevin Eubanks and trumpeter Duane Eubanks. His uncles are jazz pianist Ray Bryant and bassist Tommy Bryant. His mother, Vera Eub ...

and

Steve Turre Stephen Johnson Turre (born September 12, 1948, in Omaha, Nebraska) is an American jazz trombonist and a pioneer of using Conch (instrument), seashells as instruments, a composer, arranger, and educator at the collegiate-conservatory level. For ...

which was recorded in 1989 and released on the JMT label.

Reception

The

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review by Scott Yanow stated "Eubanks and Turre had worked together on and off for nearly four years at this point and their familiarity with each other's playing shows. Add to the two trombones a strong and flexible rhythm section and the result is a stimluating and varied set of modern jazz".Yanow, S.
Allmusic Review
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's Jack Fuller wrote "Robin Eubanks and Steve Turre are two of the best younger trombonists, but on this album their approach is surprisingly conservative".Fuller, J.
Chicago Tribune Review
November 26, 1989

Track listing

''All compositions by Robin Eubanks except as indicated'' # "The New Breed" - 6:22 # "V.O." (Steve Turre) - 6:11 # "Red, Black and Green Blues" - 6:33 # "Trance Dance" (Steve Turre) - 6:43 # "Perpetual Groove" - 5:03 # "Especially for You" (Steve Turre) - 7:16 # "Koncepts" (Steve Turre) - 5:02 # "Victory" - 6:55

Personnel

- trombone, bass trombone, keyboards, bells *

- trombone, sea shells, synthesizer, bells, claves *

Mulgrew Miller Mulgrew Miller (August 13, 1955 – May 29, 2013) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and educator. As a child he played in churches and was influenced on piano by Ramsey Lewis and then Oscar Peterson. Aspects of their styles remained in ...

- piano, synthesizers *Francesca Tanksley - synthesizer *

Charnett Moffett Charnett Moffett (June 10, 1967 – April 11, 2022) was an American jazz bassist. Moffett began playing bass in the family band, touring the Far East in 1975 at the age of eight. In the mid-1980s, he played with Wynton Marsalis and Branford Ma ...

- bass *Tommy Campbell,

Tony Reedus Tony Reedus (22 September 1959 – 16 November 2008) was an American jazz drummer. Reedus first gained attention performing in Woody Shaw's band during the 1980s. He played with Dave Stryker, Mulgrew Miller, Art Blakey, Mike Nock, Kenny Garre ...

- drums *Jimmy Delgado - congas, timbales

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dedication (Robin Eubanks and Steve Turre album) 1989 albums Robin Eubanks albums Steve Turre albums JMT Records albums Winter & Winter Records albums