Acoustic and electric bassist musician extraordinaire Brian Bromberg is back and playing funkier than ever. Bromberg’s sounds are diverse and always in the pocket and with his album titled Thicker Than Water, the bassist is again displaying his tremendous talent on both electric and acoustic bass. On this project Bromberg explores the electric bass and its possibilities. He used eleven different electric basses to get all the sounds he heard in the music. Bromberg’s fluidity in single lines, slapping and popping and chords on the electric bass are everywhere on Thicker Than Water. Combine that with an outstanding cast of musicians and excellent compositions and you have an amazing project. Thicker Than Water is full of guest appearances including: trumpeter Randy Brecker and saxophonists Marion Meadows, Najee, Everette Harp, Brandon Fields, and Gary Meek. It also features one of the final performances by the late, great keyboardist George Duke. The thirteen tracks run through many styles – smooth grooves to beautiful ballads, from fusion to all out funk, but no matter the style, Bromberg’s gift for rhythm and melody is a joy to hear. That’s the short of it!
Thicker Than Water
Is That The Best You Can Do?
Minneapolis, 1987
Thicker Than Water
Coupe De Ville (Intro)
Coupe De Ville
Changes
Trials and Tribulations
It’s Called Life (Intro)
It’s Called Life
Uh-Huh
Your Eyes
Land of the Rising Sun
A Familia
Release Date: July 13, 2018
Mack Avenue Records
1 hour and seven minutes
Hearing Bromberg’s electric bass playing is a real treat. His mastery of building a groove is evident in his supporting bass parts, but especially in his solos is where his fluidity and musicality shine.