24 May 2021
The legendary jazz bassist discusses the challenge of adapting Jimi Hendrix for bass, and recalls his greatest collaborations
(Image credit: Raj Naik)
Jazz maestro Brian Bromberg recently reissued his 2010 album
Bromberg Plays Hendrix, a collaboration with the great Vinnie Colaiuta on drums. We meet the master to talk about Hendrix s genius, working with Stan Getz, and the unbeatable quality of his custom Kiesel bass guitars.
What prompted the reissue of
Bromberg Plays Hendrix
, Brian?
“I’m very proud of the original record from 2010, but I just wanted it to be as good as possible – and I knew we could do better. One of the issues was the technology: the equipment that we’re using now is much better than when I did the first record many years ago, so just from a digital standpoint and a hardware standpoint, it’s going to sound better. Also, there were certain things with the mixes that I wanted to change anyway.