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Brian Bromberg (born Dec 5, 1960) is an American jazz bassist as well as tape producer who performs on both electrical as well as acoustic instruments. Though he tends to gravitate towards the genre of smoothen jazz, Bromberg has released around straight-ahead jazz records inwards which he performs amongst a trio, as well as has fifty-fifty ventured into to a greater extent than rock-oriented jazz fusion territory every bit of late. His innovative as well as technically demanding mode of playing extends to both electrical as well as upright bass. On his acoustic bass albums, Bromberg performs jazzy interpretations of diverse pop as well as stone staples from the 1960s as well as '70s completely solo. Regarding his travel 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 inwards which he plays both the bass trace of piece of occupation as well as melody. For instance, upon outset psyche many volition travel surprised to acquire that, although soaring guitar tin travel heard throughout the album, Bromberg's 2005 loose Metal contains exclusively Bromberg on 2 overdubbed basses, ane of which is heavily effects-laden to become far audio similar an electrical guitar.

H5N1 real versatile acoustic as well as electrical bassist capable of playing straight-ahead jazz, funk, as well as fusion, Brian Bromberg is also ane of the few bassists to master copy the tapping technique made famous yesteryear Stanley Jordan, sometimes sounding similar iii bassists at ane time during his often-thunderous solos. Although he was a drummer at the historic menses of 13, the next twelvemonth Bromberg started classical lessons on bass. He developed chop-chop as well as yesteryear the fourth dimension he was 19, he was business office of Stan Getz's group. Bromberg has been a valuable sidemen amongst many bands since including those led yesteryear Horace Silver, Monty Alexander, Dizzy Gillespie, Richie Cole, Lee Ritenour, Dave Grusin, as well as Freddie Hubbard.

He recorded his outset album every bit a leader inwards 1986 (A New Day for the Black Hawk label) as well as has since led sessions for Intima as well as Nova. Into the side yesteryear side century, Brian Bromberg remained ane of the close underrated bassists inwards jazz. That would change. Bromberg's initial albums every bit a leader were smoothen jazz affairs, including 1986's H5N1 New Day, 1988's Basses Loaded, as well as 1989's Magic Rain, but he switched gears for 1991's It's About Time: The Acoustic Project, a to a greater extent than mainstream acoustic jazz record. The side yesteryear side release, though, 1993's self-titled Brian Bromberg, saw him supply ane time again to the smoothen jazz experience of his before albums. Signing amongst Zebra Records, Bromberg released 1998's You Know That Feeling, which featured Rick Braun, Joe Sample, Jeff Lorber, Everette Harp, as well as other notables from the smoothen jazz genre.
WoodBromberg side yesteryear side went dorsum to direct jazz for 2002's Wood, followed yesteryear a tribute to bassist Jaco Pastorius -- only titled Jaco -- a brusk fourth dimension afterwards inwards 2003. H5N1 sequel to Wood, Wood II, appeared inwards 2005, as well as Bromberg had clearly moved out of the box of his smoothen jazz phase, especially amongst the rapid-fire, amazing bass solos that made upwardly Metal, which appeared afterwards inwards 2005. He also became a highly sought after tape producer, amongst several charting projects inwards his résumé.
It Is What It Is Continually stretching himself on bass, Bromberg moved further exterior of the box amongst 2009's It Is What It Is. The next year, he paid tribute to guitar legend Jimi Hendrix amongst Bromberg Plays Hendrix. He thence gathered an all-star cast of musicians, including Alex Acuña, Randy Brecker, George Duke, Béla Fleck for 2012's Compared to That.
Full Circle Taking fourth dimension out from his solo work, Bromberg appeared on albums yesteryear Till Brönner, Andrea Bocelli, Andreas Varady, as well as others. In 2016, he returned amongst Full Circle, which included invitee appearances from Arturo Sandoval, Kirk Whalum, as well as others.

On his self-titled album for Nova, bassist Brian Bromberg employs a who's who of smoothen jazz as well as fusion talent for a varied outing that runs the gamut. Kenny Rankin appears on the song version of the hitting "Her Eyes, Her Heart," -- its instrumental is also included -- piece guitarist Lee Ritenour, keyboard as well as programming whiz Jeff Lorber, as well as Kirk Whalum merchandise places amongst the likes of jazz harmonica boss Toots Thielemans as well as saxophone master copy Ernie Watts, who acquire inwards the groove too. Ivan Lins lends his song talents to a few numbers every bit well. In around ways, this is a real schizophrenic recording, though it plant well. There are groovers similar the opener "Summer Afternoon," which walks the jazz-funk tightrope, smoothen cuts similar the aforementioned, "My Brother," as well as "Intimadagé," as well as knotty fusion workouts such every bit "Tunnel Vision," as well as "Sedona," as well as fifty-fifty large groovers similar "Yo!," amongst Thielemans, as well as Bob Boykin's "Bern City." What makes the album concur together thence beautifully is sequencing. It's a big, glossy production handled yesteryear Bromberg's blood brother David (no relation to the American roots music master), but gives listeners a chip of everything.

Track listing:

01 Summer Afternoon 4:50
02 Bass Face 5:12
03 Her Eyes, Her Heart 4:59
04 My Brother 4:56
05 Tunnel Vision (For Miles) 4:59
06 I'll Be Around This Time 4:58
07 Intimadagé 4:50
08 Yo! 4:03
09 Bern City 4:03
10 Sedona 6:51
eleven The Blessing 5:55
12 Her Eyes, Her Heart (Vocal Version) 4:59
xiii My Bass 3:42

Personnel:

Brian Bromberg - Bass [Nylon String Piccolo Bass, 4-String Contra Bass, Stereo Panning String Bass, 4-String Bass, Tenor Bass, Nylon String Fretless Bass, Piccolo Bass, Fretless Bass, Stereo Panning String Piccolo Bass, Signature Peavey 4-String Bass]
Lee Ritenour - Acoustic Guitar
Jeff Lorber - Keyboards, Drum Programming
Joel Taylor - Drums
Paul Jackson Jr. - Rhythm Guitar
Toots Theilemans - Harmonica
Kirk Whalum - Tenor Saxophone
Everette Harp - Tenor Saxophone
Doug Webb - Tenor Saxophone
Michael Shapiro - Percussion
Marc Hugenberger - Piano, Programmed By [Keyboard Programming]
Bob Boykin - Rhythm Guitar
Mitchel Forman, Tom Zink - Keyboards
Bill Cantos,  Ivan Lins, Kenny Rankin - Voice
Tony Guerrero, Gary Grant - Trumpet
Ernie Watts - Saxophone
Bill Reichenbach  - Trombone