Learn Brian Bromberg - 1990 Bassically Speaking

Brian Bromberg (born Dec 5, 1960, inward Tucson, Arizona) is an American jazz bassist together with record producer who performs on both electric together with acoustic instruments. Though he tends to gravitate towards the genre of smooth jazz, Bromberg has released roughly straight-ahead jazz records inward which he performs amongst a trio, together with has fifty-fifty ventured into to a greater extent than rock-oriented jazz fusion territory every bit of late. His innovative together with technically demanding manner of playing extends to both electrical together with upright bass. On his acoustic bass albums, Bromberg performs jazzy interpretations of diverse pop together with stone staples from the 1960s together with '70s completely solo. Regarding his function amongst electrical bass, Bromberg, amid other bassists, helped popularize the piccolo bass, or bass amongst each string tuned an octave up, yesteryear releasing several albums inward which he plays both the bass delineate of piece of occupation together with melody. For instance, upon get-go head many volition live on surprised to larn that, although soaring guitar tin live on heard throughout the album, Bromberg's 2005 liberate Metal contains alone Bromberg on 2 overdubbed basses, 1 of which is heavily effects-laden to brand it audio similar an electric guitar.

Nova Records inward the early on '90s had the bully distinction of having 2 of the world's well-nigh stunning immature bass players on their roster: artist/byron-miller-mn0000939338">Byron Miller together with artist/brian-bromberg-mn0000623336">Brian Bromberg. artist/bromberg-mn0000623336">Bromberg, whose virtuosic mix of funk together with mainstream influences accept earned him comparisons to artist/stanley-clarke-mn0000745316">Stanley Clarke, has institute a magical agency to repose his bright chops on ix dissimilar basses into a really commercial setting. His latest, BASSically Speaking, shows him all aces non alone every bit a consummate player, but every bit a producer, arranger, together with composer every bit well. Mellow fare similar "Take a Walk inward the Park With Me" offsets the to a greater extent than up-tempo numbers, together with you've never heard "My Funny Valentine" played amongst this much vigor. Complemented yesteryear the likes of artist/freddie-hubbard-mn0000798326">Freddie Hubbard together with the belatedly flutist artist/joe-farrell-mn0000125160">Joe Farrell, artist/bromberg-mn0000623336">Bromberg has arrived every bit the get-go bassman of contemporary jazz's future.

Brian Bromberg "Bassically Speaking" This cd is Brian's get-go tape "A New Day" inward CD form. Some novel tracks were added together with roughly master tracks accept roughly novel additions. This disc features the likes of: Alex Acuna, Joe Farrell, Freddie Hubbard, Ernie Watts together with Brian's get-go move yesteryear v unmarried "You together with I" This cd has the master recording of the quasi cult classic bass solo "Bassically Speaking".

This compilation was from an album called H5N1 New Day which I accept on Cassette. As far every bit I know this was Brian's really get-go album. Highly Recommend!!!

Brian Bromberg's seminal album is a classic together with defies exactly existence a "bassist" inward a jazz band; his riffs look effortless, the beats catchy together with he shows WHY he is the premier bassist of whatsoever band..

Tracklist:

1     You And I     4:59
2     Summertime     4:38
three     H5N1 New Day     5:08
iv     My Funny Valentine     4:44
v     Oriental Ho-Down     6:23
six     BASSically Speaking     2:41
seven     Mushy Tushy     6:02
8     Take H5N1 Walk In The Park With Me     5:34
nine     Puerto Mañana     4:54
10     Sunrise     6:24

Personnel:

Brian Bromberg (bass);
Doug Webb, Greg Armstrong, Ernie Watts (saxophone);
Freddie Hubbard (flugelhorn);
Joe Farrell (flute);
Kei Akagi, Mark Hugenberger, Arthur Statman, Guy Luna (keyboards);
Carl Cherry, Joel Taylor (drums);
Alex Acuna, Steve Reid (percussion).