David Bromberg -- Any fans?


I still play Bromberg albums. Never got to see him live. He got lost in the embarrassment of riches we failed to appreciate back when we had it. There were so many great acts in the late 60s and early 70s that people like David Bromberg, who would be cherished today, had only niche followings back then.
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Another Bromberg fan, recently bought 3 of his older LPs on eBay. "My Own House" [Fantasy Records] is one of the rare pressings that really sounds like he is in the room with me, wonderful ambience. Going back to the 70s-80s, I had a good friend who was a studio musician, and he could figure out any guitar lick just by listening, but there was one player who was so good, his licks were "indecipherable" - that was Dave Bromberg! On my LP shelf he's filed next to Sandy Bull, Leo Kottke, Stephen Grossman, and another great guitar player of the era, Benji Aranoff.
I just picked up this vinyl Album for .77 cents. This album is closer to a demonstration LP for sound quality alone, except that the music, playing and songs are just flat out great. Happy I stumbled across this gem of an album. I will be looking out for any vinyl albums David Bromberg put out "back in the day".
I saw him twice recently at a local theater 200 seats and we had front row. He is great live. I had more than a few lps in the 70s and always enjoyed his music. Try to get to a show if you can. Best
He and Ry Cooder got me through the second half of the 70's. I still have many LP's. Saw him live at the Armadillo World Headquarters in Ausin in '78. Fantastic band, great show.
A good friend is a close friend of David Bromberg, but thus far I have only met his wife and haven't been able to see him live (the ticket prices for his recent Chicago show were really high).