Michael Brecker (album)

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Michael Brecker
Michael Brecker Cover.jpg
Studio album by
Michael Brecker
Released1987
GenreJazz
Length46:01
LabelImpulse!
ProducerMichael Brecker, Don Grolnick
Michael Brecker chronology
Cityscape
(1982) 		Michael Brecker
(1987) 		Don't Try This at Home
(1988)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic5/5 stars[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz3/4 stars[2]

Michael Brecker is the debut album by American saxophonist Michael Brecker. It was released on the Impulse! record label in 1987.

Review[]

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awards the album a full 5 stars and states "Although he had been a major tenor saxophonist in the studios for nearly 20 years and was quite popular for his work with the Brecker Brothers, this MCA/Impulse set was Michael Brecker's first as a leader."[3] The album was issued in two versions: LP record and CD. The CD version has a bonus track, "My One and Only Love".

Track listing[]

Side one:
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Sea Glass"Michael Brecker5:49
2."Syzygy"Brecker9:44
3."Choices"Mike Stern8:06
Side two:
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Nothing Personal"Don Grolnick5:29
2."The Cost of Living"Grolnick7:49
3."Original Rays"Brecker, Grolnick, Stern9:04
4."My One and Only Love"Robert Mellin, Guy Wood8:16

Personnel[]

References[]

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Richard Cook and Brian Morton, The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD, LP & Cassette (Penguin, 1992: ISBN 978-0-14-015364-4).
  3. ^ Yanow, S. Allmusic Review: Michael Brecker accessed 08 June 2010
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