181475704720

Full Circle

Brian Bromberg

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Format: CD

Cat No: ART7047

Release Date:  25 March 2016

Label:  Artizen Music

Packaging Type:  Digipak

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  181475704720

Genres:  Jazz  Contemporary  

  • Description

    World-renowned acoustic and electric bassist Brian Bromberg's first album since 2012, which he understandably describes as "the most important record of my career", as it marks his triumphant return from a career-threatening back injury.

    Like all of his work, 'Full Circle' features a stellar cast that includes trumpeter Arturo Sandoval; saxophonists Bob Sheppard, Kirk Whalum and Doug Webb; pianists Randy Waldman, Mitch Forman and Otmaro Ruíz; and percussionist Alex Acuña. The project also finds "the man that refuses to sit still" mixing styles from New Orleans funk and a legit jazz cover of Michael Jackson's "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" to Cubop - with a sizzling, relentless swing throughout.

    Bromberg indeed completes a full circle here, as he started his musical career on the drums and now returns to sit behind the kit. 'Full Circle' is pretty much a straight-ahead jazz date unlike anything of Brian's career and yes, he does play a bunch of bass too. There is no guitar on this recording. All guitar-sounding tracks are played on a piccolo bass. Brian's piccolo bass on this recording is an arched top hollow body bass guitar that is tuned to the register of a guitar, one full octave and a fourth above standard bass tuning.

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Jazz Me Blues
      • 2. Full Circle
      • 3. Sneaky Pete
      • 4. Saturday Night In The Village
      • 5. Boomerang
      • 6. Havana Nights [aka Havana Nagila]
      • 7. Bernie's Bop
      • 8. Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough
      • 9. Naw'lins!
      • 10. Susumu's Blues
      • 11. Washington And Lee Swing