Hyfi
09-13-2012, 08:46 AM
First off, Thanks to Mr Peabody for emailing me the Amazon link and samples for this one.
Brian Bromberg is more known for his Smooth Jazz bass, both acoustic and electric so this was a big surprise for me. After listening to the short samples, I downloaded an evaluation copy and shortly after that ordered the real disk.
This is freaking incredible and just today I realized that there are ONLY Bass and Drums on this disk and no real guitar.
So it is Bromberg with a drummer named Vinnie Colaiuta.
Bromberg lays down the normal bass, then some lead bass and then all the vocals are interpreted with, you guessed it, bass. Then there is this soaring guitar work that is not intended to be exact copies of Jimi, but rather a nice interpretation. But again, it is all bass. Piccolo basses tuned to the register of a guitar. I would have never guessed that one could get a bass to sound so much like a real electric guitar.
As each song progresses, I got deeper involved and didn't want it to end, but then the next track is just as good and continues to draw you in.
This disk is for anyone who likes Hedrix music, specially if you are tired of all the same old versions you have been listening to since the 60s.
This is from Audiophile Imports
"PLAYS JIMI HENDRIX
2010 release. Japan only release. After tributes to Antonio Carlos Jobim and Jaco Pastorius, bassist Brian Bromberg with the incomparable Vinnie Colaiuta on drums play a ’killer’ testimonial to the legendary guitarist Jimi Hendrix. As explained by Bromberg in the liner notes: There are no guitars on the recording! All guitar sounding tracks are played on piccolo basses. The piccolo basses used on this recording are traditional basses that are tuned to the register of a guitar. These instruments have the same 34” scale string length and string spacing as a regular 4 string bass guitar. All of the guitar sounding melodies and solos were played with traditional bass finger technique. There were no picks used on any of the melody of solo parts. Tracks include: “Fire”, “Manic Depression”, “The Wind Cries Mary”, “Voodoo Chile”, “Freedom”, “All Along The Watch Tower”, “Foxey Lady”, “Hey Joe”, “Crosstown Traffic”, “Spanish Castle Magic” & “Purple Haze”. Brian Bromberg, wood bass, electric bass, piccolo bass; Vinnie Colaiuta, drums. "
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Brian Bromberg is more known for his Smooth Jazz bass, both acoustic and electric so this was a big surprise for me. After listening to the short samples, I downloaded an evaluation copy and shortly after that ordered the real disk.
This is freaking incredible and just today I realized that there are ONLY Bass and Drums on this disk and no real guitar.
So it is Bromberg with a drummer named Vinnie Colaiuta.
Bromberg lays down the normal bass, then some lead bass and then all the vocals are interpreted with, you guessed it, bass. Then there is this soaring guitar work that is not intended to be exact copies of Jimi, but rather a nice interpretation. But again, it is all bass. Piccolo basses tuned to the register of a guitar. I would have never guessed that one could get a bass to sound so much like a real electric guitar.
As each song progresses, I got deeper involved and didn't want it to end, but then the next track is just as good and continues to draw you in.
This disk is for anyone who likes Hedrix music, specially if you are tired of all the same old versions you have been listening to since the 60s.
This is from Audiophile Imports
"PLAYS JIMI HENDRIX
2010 release. Japan only release. After tributes to Antonio Carlos Jobim and Jaco Pastorius, bassist Brian Bromberg with the incomparable Vinnie Colaiuta on drums play a ’killer’ testimonial to the legendary guitarist Jimi Hendrix. As explained by Bromberg in the liner notes: There are no guitars on the recording! All guitar sounding tracks are played on piccolo basses. The piccolo basses used on this recording are traditional basses that are tuned to the register of a guitar. These instruments have the same 34” scale string length and string spacing as a regular 4 string bass guitar. All of the guitar sounding melodies and solos were played with traditional bass finger technique. There were no picks used on any of the melody of solo parts. Tracks include: “Fire”, “Manic Depression”, “The Wind Cries Mary”, “Voodoo Chile”, “Freedom”, “All Along The Watch Tower”, “Foxey Lady”, “Hey Joe”, “Crosstown Traffic”, “Spanish Castle Magic” & “Purple Haze”. Brian Bromberg, wood bass, electric bass, piccolo bass; Vinnie Colaiuta, drums. "
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