Return of the Brecker Brothers

Return of the Brecker Brothers
Studio album by Brecker Brothers
Released 1992
Studio Right Track Recording
New York
Genre Jazz fusion, jazz funk
Length 63:03
Label GRP
Producer Brecker Brothers
Brecker Brothers chronology
The Brecker Bros. Collection, Vol 2
(1991)The Brecker Bros. Collection, Vol 21991		 Return of the Brecker Brothers
(1992)		 Out of the Loop
(1994)Out of the Loop1994
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

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

  1. "Song for Barry" (Michael Brecker) — 5:07
  2. "King of the Lobby" (Michael Brecker) — 5:20
  3. "Big Idea" (Michael Brecker, Randy Brecker, Robbie Kilgore) — 4:20
  4. "Above & Below" (Randy Brecker) — 7:05
  5. "That’s All There Is to It" (Randy Brecker) — 5:26
  6. "Wakaria (What’s Up?)" (Michael Brecker) — 5:26
  7. "On the Backside" (Michael Brecker, Randy Brecker) — 6:25
  8. "Sozinho (Alone)" (Randy Brecker) — 7:36
  9. "Spherical" (Michael Brecker) — 5:58
  10. "Good Gracious" (Randy Brecker) — 5:13
  11. "Roppongi" (Randy Brecker) — 4:56

Personnel

Return of the Brecker Brothers – Live in Barcelona (VHS)

Return of the Brecker Brothers - Live in Barcelona (VHS).

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

  1. "Above & Below" (Randy Brecker)
  2. "Spherical" (Michael Brecker)
  3. "Some Skunk Funk" (Randy Brecker)
  4. "Common Ground" (Mike Stern)
  5. "Song for Barry" (Michael Brecker)
  6. "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

  1. 1 2 Jurek, Thom Allmusic Review: Return of the Brecker Brothers accessed 27 June 2015
  2. ↑ "Return of Brecker Brothers - With Mike Stern (Live in Barcelona 1992)". Retrieved 1 July 2015.
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