Duane Eubanks was in his late 20s when he made his recording debut as a leader with My Shining Hour, a hard bop/post-bop date that recalls early to mid-1960s Blue Note and unites the younger brother of Kevin and Robin Eubanks with trombonist Robin, alto saxophonist Antonio Hart, pianist Orrin Evans, Avishai Cohen and drummer Ralph Peterson. Although derivative and not overly original, the music is well executed and generally satisfying. As a trumpeter, Duane Eubanks favors a tone that falls somewhere between Miles Davis and Clifford Brown-influenced trumpeters like Lee Morgan and Freddie Hubbard. Eubanks swings plays passionately, but on some of the more introspective material, he almost sounds like he could be playing a flugelhorn. Though Eubanks' interpretations of I Love You and Dear Old Stockholm are competent, the CD's most memorable moments come when he embraces his own compositions. The melancholy Lonelyism, the congenial Can't Wait 'Til Dawn and the moody Clairvoyance show Eubanks to be a thoughtful composer who doesn't simply write lines -- he writes melodies. Released by the Swiss TCB label, My Shining Hour reached North American stores as an import. ~ Alex Henderson, Rovi

1		Blues for Duane
2		Clairvoyance
3		Can't Wait Til Dawn
4		Taylored by Louis
5		My Shining Hour
6		Dear Old Stockholm
7		Lonelyism
8		High Fly
9		I Love You