BRIAN BROMBERG
''BROMBERG PLAYS HENDRIX''
JULY 27 2010
50:09
1. Fire /4:44
2. Manic Depression /3:54
3. Freedom /4:49
4. The Wind Cries Mary /4:17
5. All Along The Watchtower/Bob Dylan /4:43
6. Foxey Lady /4:50
7. Hey Joe /6:29
8. Crosstown Traffic /3:45
9. Spanish Castle Magic /5:41
10. Purple Haze /6:58
Brian Bromberg /5-string Bass, Arranger, Bass, Bass (Acoustic), Bass (Electric), Bass (Upright), Electric Upright Bass, Fretless Bass, Piccolo Bass, Tenor Bass, Vocals
Vinnie Colaiuta /Drums
Tom McCauley /Vocals
Bruce Stone /Vocals
REVIEW
by Al Campbell
On Bromberg Plays Hendrix, bassist Brian Bromberg doesn't utilize the electric guitar at all, but it's hard to tell. A tribute to one of the world's most inventive guitarists could only be honored by doing something completely different from what is expected. Bromberg manages this on both acoustic and electric piccolo bass. Whether covering sonic blasts like "Fire" and "Purple Haze" or the melancholia of "The Wind Cries Mary," Bromberg and drummer Vinnie Colaiuta make this a worthwhile endeavor that stands up to repeated listening.
BIOGRAPHY
by Scott Yanow
A very versatile acoustic and electric bassist capable of playing straight-ahead jazz, funk, and fusion, Brian Bromberg is also one of the few bassists to master the tapping technique made famous by Stanley Jordan, sometimes sounding like three bassists at once during his often-thunderous solos. Although he was a drummer at the age of 13, the following year Bromberg started classical lessons on bass. He developed quickly and by the time he was 19, he was part of Stan Getz's group. Bromberg has been a valuable sidemen with many bands since including those led by Horace Silver, Monty Alexander, Dizzy Gillespie, Richie Cole, Lee Ritenour, Dave Grusin, and Freddie Hubbard. He recorded his first album as a leader in 1986 (A New Day for the Blackhawk label) and has since led sessions for Intima and Nova; unfortunately, all of those record companies have since gone out of business. Into the next century, Brian Bromberg remained one of the most underrated bassists in jazz. That would change. Bromberg's initial albums as a leader were smooth jazz affairs, including 1986's A New Day, 1988's Basses Loaded, and 1989's Magic Rain, but he switched gears for 1991's It's About Time: The Acoustic Project, a more mainstream acoustic jazz record. The next release, though, 1993's self-titled Brian Bromberg, saw him return again to the smooth jazz feel of his earlier albums. Signing with Zebra Records, Bromberg released 1998's You Know That Feeling, which featured Rick Braun, Joe Sample, Jeff Lorber, Everette Harp, and other notables from the smooth jazz genre. Bromberg next went back to straight jazz for 2002's Wood, followed by a tribute to bassist Jaco Pastorius -- simply titled Jaco -- a short time later in 2003. A sequel to Wood, Wood II, appeared in 2005, and Bromberg had clearly moved out of the box of his smooth jazz phase, particularly with the rapid-fire, amazing bass solos that made up Metal, which appeared later in 2005. He also became a highly sought after record producer, with several charting projects in his résumé. Continually stretching himself on bass, Bromberg continued to move outside of the box with 2009's It Is What It Is.
''BROMBERG PLAYS HENDRIX''
JULY 27 2010
50:09
1. Fire /4:44
2. Manic Depression /3:54
3. Freedom /4:49
4. The Wind Cries Mary /4:17
5. All Along The Watchtower/Bob Dylan /4:43
6. Foxey Lady /4:50
7. Hey Joe /6:29
8. Crosstown Traffic /3:45
9. Spanish Castle Magic /5:41
10. Purple Haze /6:58
Brian Bromberg /5-string Bass, Arranger, Bass, Bass (Acoustic), Bass (Electric), Bass (Upright), Electric Upright Bass, Fretless Bass, Piccolo Bass, Tenor Bass, Vocals
Vinnie Colaiuta /Drums
Tom McCauley /Vocals
Bruce Stone /Vocals
REVIEW
by Al Campbell
On Bromberg Plays Hendrix, bassist Brian Bromberg doesn't utilize the electric guitar at all, but it's hard to tell. A tribute to one of the world's most inventive guitarists could only be honored by doing something completely different from what is expected. Bromberg manages this on both acoustic and electric piccolo bass. Whether covering sonic blasts like "Fire" and "Purple Haze" or the melancholia of "The Wind Cries Mary," Bromberg and drummer Vinnie Colaiuta make this a worthwhile endeavor that stands up to repeated listening.
BIOGRAPHY
by Scott Yanow
A very versatile acoustic and electric bassist capable of playing straight-ahead jazz, funk, and fusion, Brian Bromberg is also one of the few bassists to master the tapping technique made famous by Stanley Jordan, sometimes sounding like three bassists at once during his often-thunderous solos. Although he was a drummer at the age of 13, the following year Bromberg started classical lessons on bass. He developed quickly and by the time he was 19, he was part of Stan Getz's group. Bromberg has been a valuable sidemen with many bands since including those led by Horace Silver, Monty Alexander, Dizzy Gillespie, Richie Cole, Lee Ritenour, Dave Grusin, and Freddie Hubbard. He recorded his first album as a leader in 1986 (A New Day for the Blackhawk label) and has since led sessions for Intima and Nova; unfortunately, all of those record companies have since gone out of business. Into the next century, Brian Bromberg remained one of the most underrated bassists in jazz. That would change. Bromberg's initial albums as a leader were smooth jazz affairs, including 1986's A New Day, 1988's Basses Loaded, and 1989's Magic Rain, but he switched gears for 1991's It's About Time: The Acoustic Project, a more mainstream acoustic jazz record. The next release, though, 1993's self-titled Brian Bromberg, saw him return again to the smooth jazz feel of his earlier albums. Signing with Zebra Records, Bromberg released 1998's You Know That Feeling, which featured Rick Braun, Joe Sample, Jeff Lorber, Everette Harp, and other notables from the smooth jazz genre. Bromberg next went back to straight jazz for 2002's Wood, followed by a tribute to bassist Jaco Pastorius -- simply titled Jaco -- a short time later in 2003. A sequel to Wood, Wood II, appeared in 2005, and Bromberg had clearly moved out of the box of his smooth jazz phase, particularly with the rapid-fire, amazing bass solos that made up Metal, which appeared later in 2005. He also became a highly sought after record producer, with several charting projects in his résumé. Continually stretching himself on bass, Bromberg continued to move outside of the box with 2009's It Is What It Is.
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