Georg Breinschmid
Brein’s World
Preiser Records
www.georgbreinschmid.com
www.preiserrecords.at
By George W. Harris

Here’s a charming double disc release by a guy I’ve never heard of before: Austrian bassist Georg Breinschmid mixes and matches with a variety of chamber jazz musicians, including Roman Janoska/vl, Frantisek/p, Thomas Gansch/tp, Tommaso Huber/acc and Thomas Dobler/vib in a wide ranging collection of originals that are, well, original! He’s got an amazing set of chops that accompany his incessant sense of swing, both of which get him through these folksy and gypsy tunes that go from blues to bohemian to various quirky mainstream. Songs like the trio “Dark Lights” with piano, violin and bass have a old world feel and attraction, while you are able to the idiosyncratic vocals on “Orlaub am Giatl” due to the relentless joy emitted by the two violinists. Unique, slightly irreverent, but always musically attractive, this disc is like a fresh breeze on a summer evening.