Rich Engle Posted August 17, 2006 Share Posted August 17, 2006 If you have never heard of this guy, and you're into jazz...www.brianbromberg.net I have never, repeat never heard an upright bassist (he plays electric too) even remotely in this dude's ballpark. Musical, yet near super-human. Plays on an old 1700's period bass. Exquisite tone, has a great jazz trio. 4 stars, to die for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mweiss Posted November 14, 2006 Share Posted November 14, 2006 If you have never heard of this guy, and you're into jazz...www.brianbromberg.net I have never, repeat never heard an upright bassist (he plays electric too) even remotely in this dude's ballpark. Musical, yet near super-human. Plays on an old 1700's period bass. Exquisite tone, has a great jazz trio. 4 stars, to die for.I've heard some incredible recordings from Japan, but the one western culture bass player I consider amazing is Gary King. He played with Bob James' group. My all-time favorite was from the album "One" a Roberta Flack number called "Feel Like Makin' Love". Gary's performance on that number is sheer orgasmic. He even squeaks in a few bars of Tchaikovsky's "1812 Overture" into one of his riffs. Amazing how he keps the interest going.There are a few excellent Japanese bassists too, but I have less information about them due to the language barriers with reading album credits in Japanese. But suffice it to say, there is amazing talent all over this planet. I'm a fan of the extended range bass and love to get down, way down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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