Return of the Brecker Brothers
Return of the Brecker Brothers | ||||
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Released | 1992 | |||
Studio | Right Track Recording New York | |||
Genre | Jazz fusion, jazz funk | |||
Length | 63:03 | |||
Label | GRP | |||
Producer | Brecker Brothers | |||
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Return of the Brecker Brothers is an album by the American jazz fusion group, the Brecker Brothers. It was released by GRP Records in 1992, their first recording after a decade-long hiatus. The track "Big Idea" was released as an R&B single.
Reception[]
AllMusic awarded the album with 3.5 stars and its review by Thom Jurek states: "This set marked a fitting return for the Breckers, who never let the fashionable tenets of the smooth jazz '90s totally appropriate their creativity or their sound".[1] At the 1993 Grammy Awards the album received three nominations: Best Contemporary Jazz Album, Best R&B Instrumental Performance ("Big Idea") and Best Jazz Instrumental Solo (Randy Brecker on "Above & Below").
Track listing[]
- "Song for Barry" (Michael Brecker) — 5:07
- "King of the Lobby" (Michael Brecker) — 5:20
- "Big Idea" (Michael Brecker, Randy Brecker, Robbie Kilgore) — 4:20
- "Above & Below" (Randy Brecker) — 7:05
- "That’s All There Is to It" (Randy Brecker) — 5:26
- "Wakaria (What’s Up?)" (Michael Brecker) — 5:26
- "On the Backside" (Michael Brecker, Randy Brecker) — 6:25
- "Sozinho (Alone)" (Randy Brecker) — 7:36
- "Spherical" (Michael Brecker) — 5:58
- "Good Gracious" (Randy Brecker) — 5:13
- "Roppongi" (Randy Brecker) — 4:56
Personnel[]
- Randy Brecker – trumpet, flugelhorn, vocals
- Michael Brecker – tenor and soprano saxophone, Akai EWI, synth programming
- Mike Stern – guitar
- Dean Brown – guitar
- George Whitty – keyboards, programming
- Armand Sabal-Lecco – bass, piccolo bass, vocals
- James Genus – electric and acoustic bass
- Will Lee – electric bass
- Robby Kilgore – Rhodes, bass
- Dennis Chambers – drums
- Bashiri Johnson – percussion
- Don Alias – percussion
- Max Risenhoover – drums, bass and synth programming
- Veera – voices
Return of the Brecker Brothers – Live in Barcelona (VHS)[]
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In 1992, a VHS video entitled "Return of the Brecker Brothers – Live in Barcelona" was released by GRP Records of a concert at the Palau de la Música Catalana in Barcelona.[2] The concert has not officially been released on DVD format.
Track listing[]
- "Above & Below" (Randy Brecker)
- "Spherical" (Michael Brecker)
- "Some Skunk Funk" (Randy Brecker)
- "Common Ground" (Mike Stern)
- "Song for Barry" (Michael Brecker)
- "Inside Out" (Randy Brecker)
Personnel[]
- Randy Brecker – trumpet
- Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone, EWI
- Mike Stern – guitar
- George Whitty – keyboards
- James Genus – bass
- Dennis Chambers – drums
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Jurek, Thom Allmusic Review: Return of the Brecker Brothers accessed 27 June 2015
- ^ "Return of Brecker Brothers - With Mike Stern (Live in Barcelona 1992)". Retrieved 1 July 2015.
- 1992 albums
- Brecker Brothers albums
- GRP Records albums