''Mental Images'' is an album by trombonist Robin Eubanks which was recorded in 1994 and released on the JMT label.

Reception

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gave the album 3 stars.Allmusic listing
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to Jazz called it a "gutsy album, which embraces

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and other styles".Carr, I., Fairweather, D., Priestley, B., The Rough Guide to Jazz, Rough Guides, 2004, p. 248

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 Randal Edward Brecker (born November 27, 1945) is an American trumpeter, flugelhornist, and composer. His versatility has made him a popular studio musician who has recorded with acts in jazz, rock, and R&B. Early life Brecker was born on No ...

- trumpet (tracks 2 & 7) * Antonio Hart - alto saxophone, tenor saxophone (tracks 1, 2, 4, 7) *

Kevin Eubanks Kevin Tyrone Eubanks (born November 15, 1957) is an American jazz and fusion guitarist and composer. He was the leader of The Tonight Show Band with host Jay Leno from 1995 to 2010. He also led the Primetime Band on the short lived ''The Jay Le ...

- acoustic guitar, cowbell, synthbass, (tracks 1-3, 6 & 7) *

Michael Cain Michael Cain (born April 2, 1966) is a pianist and composer. Biography Cain attended several universities starting with the University of North Texas. Although initially a jazz major, he found that classical music was occupying more of his ...

- piano, synthesizer (tracks 1, 2, 4) *Kenny Davis - electric bass (tracks 1 & 7) *

Dave Holland David “Dave” Holland (born 1 October 1946) is an English jazz double bassist, composer and bandleader who has been performing and recording for five decades. He has lived in the United States for over 40 years. His extensive discography r ...

- acoustic bass (tracks 2, 4 & 8) *Gene Jackson (tracks 1, 2, 4),

Marvin "Smitty" Smith Marvin "Smitty" Smith (born June 24, 1961) is an American jazz drummer and composer. Marvin Smith was born in Waukegan, Illinois, where his father, Marvin Sr., was a drummer. "Smitty" was exposed to music at a young age, receiving formal musica ...

(tracks 5 & 7) - drums *Kimati Dinizulu - African percussion, berimbau (tracks 1, 4 & 8) *Adrian von Ripka, Carlos Albrecht, Stefan Winter - vocals (track 1)

References

{{Authority control 1994 albums Robin Eubanks albums JMT Records albums Winter & Winter Records albums