Brian Bromberg - Compared To That (2012)

Brian Bromberg - the man of a thousand basses - is joined by a host of top-draw friends on what is arguably his most jazzy set since the Grammy-nominated 'Downright Upright'. Featured guests include Alex Acuña, Randy Brecker, Vinnie Colaiuta, George Duke, Bela Fleck, Larry Goldings and Jeff Lorber. "Surround yourself with excellence and you'll get excellence," Bromberg declares. "Compared to That is a jazz record. It's live and you hear that energy. It's the mentality, spirit and artistry of a spontaneous jazz record meets the highly produced production of a big pop record like David Foster would make…I tried to make Compared To That a true blend of time consuming modern audiophile production and live spontaneous improvised classic mainstream jazz. It's a completely live jazz record with heart and soul, and is totally honest and has integrity."

Tracklist:

1. Compared To That
2. Rory Lowery, Private Eye
3. If Ray Brown Was A Cowboy?
4. Hayride
5. A Little New Old School
6. Forgiveness
7. Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?
8. I'm Just Sayin'
9. The Eclipse
10. Give It To Me Baby

Personnel:

Brian Bromberg - acoustic bass, hollow body piccolo bass, steel string acoustic piccolo bass, Carvin B24 4 string bass, Carvin B24 4 string fretless bass
Randy Brecker - trumpet, flugelhorn
Vinnie Colaiuta - drums
Alex Acuna - percussion
Gary Meek - tenor sax
Jeff Lorber - piano, electric piano
George Duke - piano
Mitch Forman - piano
Larry Goldings - hammond b3 organ
Tom Zink - piano
Bela Fleck - banjo
Gannin Arnold - rhythm guitar
Charlie Bishart - violin

Horn Section:
Tony Guerrero, Willie Murillo, Jason Thor, Vince Trombetta, Mark Visher
The Rising Sun Orchestra (Tokyo)