Want to see what the bass can do? Come along with me…
Bassist Georg Breinschmid mixes and matches with a rotating team of musicians in small and cozy group settings from solo to duo to trio and beyond format. Varied and fresh interplay is in abundance here, with artists like Benjamin Schmid/vl, Diknu Schneeberger/g, Gerald Preinfalk/ss and Thomas Gansch/tp (just for starters) among the myriad of contributors who pop in and out of scenes like an Agatha Christie novel. The music is always fresh, lively, swinging and lyrical.
The two cd set includes 28 sumptuous delicacies, most of them delivered in the 3-8 minute format. You get some lively swing with bass, piano and soprano on “Samba for Michi” as well as a Bo Diddley riffing “Gabriwl” that has Gansch’s trumpet bouncing over . Breinsdhmid takes his bass and will slap, pick, pluck, bow and bend the strings to suit the occasion, even accompanying himself on vocals during “Wonder” while creating a richly textured traditional piece with strings on “Kopanitsa.” Dramatic chamber sounds abound on “Mephisto Walzer” while the bass strings bend like a G string on Pavarotti on “Selfie.” Richly sensuous modern tango stomps the floor with Tommaso Huber on accordion on “La Vecchia” while strings swing in celebration on “Irish Wedding in Bucharest.”
There is an abundance of insouciant joy that permeates the sounds captured here. This disc makes enjoying music enjoyable again.
Preiser Records Vienna