Brian Bromberg - Portrait Of Jaco (2002)

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Title: Portrait Of Jaco
Year Of Release: 2002
Label: King Records
Genre: Jazz / Fusion
Quality: FLAC (image + .cue, log, artwork)
Total Time: 52:54 min
Total Size: 343 MB
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Tracklist:

01. Portrait Of Tracy
02. Continuum
03. Teen Town (Bass Version)
04. A Remark You Made
05. Three Views Of A Secret
06. Tears
07. Slang
08. Come On, Come Over
09. The Chicken
10. Teen Town (Piccolo Bass Version)

Personnel:

Brian Bromberg (arranger, acoustic & electric basses, programming);
Bill Champlain (vocals);
Dan Higgins, Larry Williams, Bob Mintzer, Eric Marienthal (saxophone);
Gary Grant, Jerry Hey (trumpet);
Andy Martin (trombone);
USC Symphony Orchestra (strings);
Tom Zink (piano, keyboards, programming);
Jeff Lorber (electric piano, keyboards, programming);
Gregg Mathison (Hammond B-3 organ);
Gannin Arnold (guitar);
Derrick "D Lok" Walker, Joel Taylor (drums);
Chris Wabich (steel drums);
Alex Acuna (percussion).

If you look closely at this CD's cover photo of acoustic and electric bassist Brian Bromberg, you'll see that it's styled exactly like that of legendary bass player Jaco Pastorius's first solo recording from 1976. For Bromberg, who played with Stan Getz, Horace Silver, and Lee Ritenour, the magical and mercurial Pastorius was to the electric bass what Jimi Hendrix was to the guitar. On this tribute, with keyboardist Jeff Lorber, saxophonists Bob Mintzer and Eric Marienthal, and percussionist and (ex-Jaco bandmate) Alex Acuna, Bromberg extends and elaborates on Pastorius's unique blend of jazz fusion, world, and soul influences. Bromberg skillfully reinterprets Pastorius's brilliant bass lines on the acoustic and electric bass and changes up the groove on a number of his compositions. "Continuum" and "Three Views of a Secret" are redone with Afro-Caribbean tinges and a funky big-band feel. The two versions of "Teen Town" rock with hip-hop-friendly backbeats, while "The Chicken" and "Come On, Come Over" recall Pastorius's love for the rhythm & blues stars Sam & Dave. The tour de force of the CD is "Slang(ish)," a solo spotlight where Bromberg shows off advanced string-tapping skills that would have made his idol proud. -- Eugene Holley Jr.