Brecker Brothers [Original recording remastered] [Import]

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Digitally Remastered Reissue of their First Album with their Biggest Hit 'sneakin Up Behind You'.

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Average customer rating: If you love funk and fusion, this is a must The Brecker Bros Brotherly Love

Sneakin' Up Behind You: The Very Best of the Brecker Brothers Brecker Brothers Manufacturer: RCA ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Jazz Fusion | Jazz | Styles | Music Smooth Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Funk | R&B | Styles | Music Similar Items: Some Skunk Funk Out of the Loop Pilgrimage Return of the Brecker Brothers Now You See It...Now You Don't ASIN: B000G7PNFO Release Date: 2006-08-01

Tracks:

1. Sneakin' Up Behind You
2. Some Skunk Funk
3. Funky Sea, Funky Dew
4. Tabula Rasa
5. Threesome
6. Squish
7. Baffled
8. Straphangin'
9. Jacknife
10. Inside Out (Live)

Customer Reviews:

If you love funk and fusion, this is a must.......2007-07-08

I have been so fortunate to have been turned onto Jazz while in high school during the 70's. It was the time when so called fusion and jazz rock took the world by storm. It was also during a time when you can get into bars without being id'd and when the drinking age in NYC was 18. The jazz club scene was hot and the cover to get into the jazz clubs in the village were almost all free. I was so lucky to be turned onto the Breckers back then because they owned a club called "Seventh Avenue South" where they booked jazz and jazz fusion bands. Obviously the Breckers themselves played their frequently. This was a club where about 8 bandmembers where tightly squeezed together on a stage that was level with the floor! I saw the Breckers with Will Lee, Steve Gadd, Hiram Bullock or Steve Kahn, Paul Shafer on keyboards. They cooked. Their solos were out of this world! I was so saddened to hear about Michael. What a loss of a great legend. I recommend all of their recordings. The interplay between both brothers was incomparable and cant be duplicated.

The Brecker Bros.......2007-03-08

I had the album,Now the CD,There will never be a group like the B Brothers
I bought this becouse of the passin of Michael Brecker.
Buy this Cd,It Is The Bomb

Brotherly Love.......2006-08-16

Randy and Michael Brecker are jazz royalty, two of the most respected and most honored instrumentalists of the last three decades. Philly born and bred, their father was an attorney who also played piano. As Randy reminisced to me three years ago, "He had a piano he played as soon as he got home from work, and he had jam sessions. A lot of great musicians came over on weekends and played."

Randy himself became a teenaged local legend, playing in all kinds of settings, backing up American Bandstand teen idols and playing in jazz combos and R&B bands. He was an original member of Blood, Sweat & Tears in the late `60s and later joined his younger brother Michael in the jazz-rock horn band, Dreams.

When record mogul Clive Davis formed Arista Records in the mid `70s, the Brecker Brothers were among his first signings. Their first album quickly established them in the top tier of the funk/disco/jazz fusion market. Their single, "Sneakin' Up Behind You" placed them on the radio and on the pop charts in 1975, and Randy's frenetic rave up, "Some Skunk Funk," became a favorite among young jazz rockers.

The new compilation, Sneaking Up Behind You: The Very Best of The Brecker Brothers, kicks off with those two tunes, then winds through a brief history of the band, in the process stirring up fond memories of the latter days of the attempted jazz/rock marriage. It's an exhilarating trip, at times dated (cheesy clavinets and disco high-hat patterns) but always fiery and musically impressive. On that first album, Randy's trumpet and Michael's tenor sax were augmented in the front line by future superstar David Sanborn's distinctive alto saxophonics. Other musicians passing through the band included bassists Will Lee and Marcus Miller, drummers Harvey Mason, Lenny White and Terry Bozzio, and keysmen George Duke and Don Grolnick.

The writing was strong, the soloing incredible (Michael in particular showing the facility for which he would be come renown), the funk relentless. These guys followed in the steps of Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea and Weather Report to lead fusion's second wave.

Originally published in Port Folio Weekly, 8/8/06.
Copyright 2006 Port Folio Weekly/Jim Newsom. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission.

Average customer rating: One of my favorite CDs One of the best choices in 1994! This album is amazing The Breckers don't get any better in my opinion m. brecker is the best sax soloist alive

Out of the Loop Brecker Brothers Manufacturer: Grp Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Jazz Fusion | Jazz | Styles | Music Smooth Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Funk | R&B | Styles | Music GRP | Verve Music Group | Specialty Stores | Music Similar Items: Return of the Brecker Brothers Now You See It...Now You Don't Sneakin' Up Behind You: The Very Best of the Brecker Brothers Time Is Of The Essence Pilgrimage ASIN: B0000001U2 Release Date: 1994-09-13

Tracks:

1. Slang
2. Evocations
3. Scrunch
4. Secret Heart
5. African Skies
6. When It Was
7. Harpoon
8. The Nightwalker
9. And Then She Wept

Customer Reviews:

One of my favorite CDs.......2006-09-03

I've owned at least four copies of this cd. People borrow them and ... you know the rest. Musically great, sonically excellent, I still listen to it often today. Brilliantly walks the line between accessible and challenging listening.

One of the best choices in 1994!.......2005-03-09

There are times in which the intuition, the joyous rapture and the inspiration seemed to melt in the right proportions to make an unforgettable record. In the jazz story there are many examples.
But in the particular case in what it concerns the Brecker Brothers made to my mind their best achievement, without any shadow of doubt. Fascinating, exciting and captivating in every track. There is not any hole all along this work.

Simply extraordinary and consider this title among the cream of the cream albums during that year.

This album is amazing.......2003-02-24

I have had this album for many years now. I am only a junior in college, however I'm in music school - I have just recently dug deeper into this album after learning more here. The stuff Michael and Randy play are just heart-stopping. Rediculous. Michael's lines are so out and crazy, yet beautiful. They keep you listening on the edge of your seat. Randy's playing on this album is quite the opposite - its warm and mellow. He pours his heart out through his horn. The mixture of these two with the outstanding arrangments of great song ideas are indispensable. This album is a staple in a musician's listening and learning experience. All other audiences will also be in shock as they listen to what Michael and Randy say musically.

The Breckers don't get any better.......2002-02-08

Probably the most consistently solid Brecker Brothers recording since the earliest, and with the added benefit of the many years of maturing that has made these two guys into the best at what they do. Great writing throughout without the throwaway numbers on the previous GRP release. Worth the price alone for Slang, African Skies, and Nightwalker...but it's all good!

in my opinion m. brecker is the best sax soloist alive.......1999-12-02

track four and five are simply amazing; m. brecker is a prophet

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Heavy Metal Be-Bop The Brecker Brothers Manufacturer: Jvc Japan ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Jazz Fusion | Jazz | Styles | Music Smooth Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Funk | R&B | Styles | Music Jazz | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Pilgrimage ASIN: B000OXENVU Release Date: 2007-06-04

Tracks:

1. East River
2. Inside Out
3. Some Skunk Funk
4. Sponge
5. Funky Sea, Funky Dew
6. Squids

Album Details

24bit K2 Digitally Remastered Japanese Limited Edition Special Issue of the Album Classic in a Deluxe, Miniaturized LP Sleeve Replica of the Original Vinyl Album Artwork.

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A Manhattan Affair Mike Catalano Manufacturer: Catman Records Inc. ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Smooth Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Stay a While Call Me Irresponsible ASIN: B000PWQZ0M Release Date: 2007-06-08

Tracks:

1. Right on Time
2. Beauty and the Beast
3. Thinking of You
4. Urban Delight Mo'Bim
5. Fool on the Hill
6. Mr. Swing
7. Take Me Back to Rio
8. Smooth as Silk
9. Lelena
10. Dindi (English)
11. Moonlight in Baja
12. The End of an Era
13. Dindi (Portuguese)

Product Description

Product Description NOW IN STOCK! New Contemporary Jazz from New York Pianist, Mike Catalano. Featuring an amazing lineup of Musicians and guests. Produced by Mike Catalano and Will Lee (Late Show with David Letterman Band), it features a varitey of new smooth jazz hits and a great lineup of musicians, including Rob Mounsey, Bob James, Ivan Lins, Chuck Loeb, Lou (Blue Lou) Marini of SNL and Blues Brothers fame, Steve Gadd, Peter Erskine, Shawn Pelton, Bashiri Johnson, Jeff Mironov,Nico Assumpcao, Randy Brecker. Highlights include, the new single Smooth as Silk, Will Lee singing Fool on the Hill, Special Guest appearance by Bob James on Rhodes duet with Mike's acoustic piano on Disney's Beauty and the Beast, Ivan Lins, singing the Jobim tune Dindi in ENGLISH and PORTUGUESE,, Rob Mounsey's amazing Orchestrations and featured part on Mr.Swing, the soulful Saxaphones of Blue Lou Marini (SNL, blues brothers),and many more more cool moments! With 16 page booklet featuring Liner notes by journalist author Steve Dunleavy. www.catmanrecords.com

Average customer rating: A fusion jam! Thankfully not "smooth jazz" but could be edgier at times You can't miss it ! great compositions, poor production Great to Have Them Back Again!

Return of the Brecker Brothers The Brecker Brothers Manufacturer: Grp Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Jazz Fusion | Jazz | Styles | Music Smooth Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Funk | R&B | Styles | Music GRP | Verve Music Group | Specialty Stores | Music Similar Items: Out of the Loop Sneakin' Up Behind You: The Very Best of the Brecker Brothers Now You See It...Now You Don't Don't Try This at Home Some Skunk Funk ASIN: B0000001SC Release Date: 1992-09-22

Tracks:

1. Song For Barry
2. King Of The Lobby
3. Big Idea
4. Above & Below
5. That's All There Is To It
6. Wakaria (What's Up?)
7. On The Backside
8. Sozinho (Alone)
9. Spherical
10. Good Gracious
11. Roppongi

Customer Reviews:

A fusion jam!.......2006-06-22

This is an inspired album, that carves in relief the kaleidoscopic creativity of these outstanding musicians brothers.

The front page of the CD is eloquent and talks by itself. This album goes over many different rhythms with such mastery and enraptured vision that has meant not only one of the best albums in the whole discography of these brothers, but besides a never ending motive to enjoy their craft: innovativeness of first order. You will never let disappointed with this album.

Praising recommended.

Thankfully not "smooth jazz" but could be edgier at times.......2005-04-29

Fusion, when done right, can be one of the most exciting genres of music..harnessing the power and majesty of rock or the rhythmic inventions of funk (or both) while filtering in the subtle melodicism of jazz. The Brecker Brothers were one of the bands there with their "skunk funk" at the beginning, when the genre hit its stride in the early 70s. This was their first album since 1980.

HIGHLIGHTS:
Jazz purists will hate the hip-hop influenced "Big Idea" but it has one of the better musical grooves on the album to my ears. I think the addition of Veera's electronicly altered voice was a bit much though. Peppy somewhat Latin flavoured "Above and Below" reminds me a bit of Chick Corea Elektric Band. "On the Backside" is a strutting chunk of mid-tempo funk with some nice trumpet/sax interplay by the Breckers and tasteful piano asides from George Whitty. "Sozinho" is a lovely flugelhorn based ballad though it's perhaps a bit too long. "Roppongi", the album closer, flirts with Brazilian rhythms and flits between several quirky melody/meter changes that somehow manage to hold together.

LOWS:
Randy Brecker makes an ill-advised attempt at singing on "That's All There is to It", a self-penned tune that's no great shakes in the lyric department though the skewed reggae arrangement is at least occasionally interesting musically. "Good Gracious" sounds like the theme song to some bad WB TV show.

BOTTOM LINE:
There are some good songs here and I enjoyed it enough to buy it, but I don't count it among my favourite jazz CDs or even my favourite fusion for that matter. There are some definite "skip" tracks. Listen for yourself and choose accordingly.

You can't miss it !.......2005-03-24

The first time I heard this album I wasn't so impressed, and put it aside. Now, several years later, I'm just listening to it, and can't understand why didn't I perceived all the beauty it has! It's amazing! very creative, and it's fun to listen to.
You must have it!

Dihelson Mendonça

great compositions, poor production.......2004-11-12

I am a big fan of the Brecker Brothers' work of the 70's and early 80's when they produced a unique style of music, characterized by powerful grooves and wonderful, original melodies and harmonies. Together with the great individual skills of Michael and Randy and of the various other band members, they were responsible for some of the greatest Jazz (funk) records IMHO. I decided to buy this cd after i was quite enthusiastic about their 'Live in Barcelona' video. The video featured the BB playing with Mike Stern, Dennis Chambers, James Genus, George Whitty; all of whom can also be found on this cd. Unfortunately the chemistry and energy of that band cannot be found on this cd. The slick 'revenge of the eighties' production of keyboardists Whitty and Risenhoover makes for a cardboardy, mechanic sound that does not do justice to the richness of the music. They took good care to make even the few musical parts that they were not allowed to play sound like they come from their synthesisers. And that includes everything from Dennis Chambers' drumming until Michael Breckers' saxophone. This fact is seriously detrimental to the general flow and groove of the music, which is all the more noticable and painful for someone acquainted with the BB's prior work. Why? Why not take the great band to the studio and have them play all the tunes in a couple of days? Better even, why not use the material that was recorded live? In the mean time tell the keyboardist to stay behind his keyboard. Knowing the 'Live in Barcelona' video, it is painfully clear that despite of some great compositions, this cd was a wasted opportunity for another BB classic.

Great to Have Them Back Again!.......2004-10-22

After an unintentional 10+ year hiatus, Michael and Randy Brecker pulled back together, curious to see if the old magic was there. For the most part, the answer was a screaming YES! As would be expected of an early 90's release, the production is more slick and there's the obligatory (for the time) hip-hop/electronica touches, which while not necessary in the slightest, were less obnoxious and overbearing than most (hence the 4 as opposed to 5 star rating).

I'll take it track by track this time:

1. Song for Barry - Feisty little opening Afro-Fusion tune dedicated to the late trombonist Barry Rogers. Starts burning and gets positively incendiary as Randy and Michael fire inspired phrases back and forth.

2. King of the Lobby - More the traditional stomping BB funk with David Sanborn (from the original lineup) making a guest appearance. Could've done without the pointless breathy vocal interjections though.

3. Big Idea - Brecker Bros - 101 or a Brecker Bros commercial depending on your outlook. In other words, melody lines lifted from several classic BB songs and then put together by a dance music producer with a loping electro beat (that still oddly grooves), punctuated throughout with a line from "Squids". Fun little ditty actually, just please lose the stooopid vocal interjections!

4. Above & Below - Here's a barnburner for ya! Starting off with one of Randy's typically twisted melody lines, the band soars with great solos by Randy, Michael and guitarist Mike Stern (whose playing I'm normally not very fond of but here, he transcends himself, unleashing fruity chords and melodies), before bringing it all to a rousing conclusion, propelled along by Dennis Chambers muscular drumming.


5. That's All There Is to It - DANGER DANGER WILL ROBINSON, RANDY SINGS WARNING WARNING!! Over a rather lifeles pseudo-Reggae groove, Randy does the nearly unpardonable, namely singing some rather lame lyrics (and his voice ain't the greatest either) trying to play it up for laughs but just falling flat on his butt. Oh well, like th song says "I'm only huuumannnnn--"

6. Wakaria (What's Up?) - Michael takes an EXTREMELY rare turn on soprano sax in this African influenced outing, playful but a bit repetitive for my taste.

7. On the Backside - - Hip-Hop meets Crime Jazz vibe here, pretty cool in an early 90's sort of way.

8. Sozohino (Alone) - Beautiful haunting jazz-ballad

9. Spherical - Randy sure loves Monk, as evidenced by his penchant for twisty, angular and yet very witty melody lines.

10. Good Gracious - Loud, bawdy and just good sleazy fun!

11. Roppongi - Great closing tune, that alternates jamming funk and thses perky yet twisted Salsa sections, and at the loud downward swoop of bassist James Genus, turns on a dime into some of the stompingest funk ya ever heard, great fun!

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Gold Encore Series - The World of Contemporary Jazz Groups The Rippingtons , Acoustic Alchemy , Spyro Gyra , The Crusaders , The Brecker Brothers , Special EFX , Gary Burton , Pat Metheny , Chick Corea Elektric Band , and Yellowjackets Manufacturer: GRP ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music GRP | Verve Music Group | Specialty Stores | Music Similar Items: The Best of the Rippingtons We Know Just How You Feel About Jazz ASIN: B000CIR8N2

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Gold Encore Series - The World of Contemporary Jazz Groups // 1. Curves Ahead - The Rippingtons 2. Reference Point - Acoustic Alchemy 3. Morning Dance - Spyro Gyra 4. Shake Dance - The Crusaders 5. Song For Barry - The Brecker Brothers 6. Daybreak - Special EFX 7. Reunion - Gary Burton/Pat Metheny 8. Inside Out - Chick Corea Elektric Band 9. Freedomland - Yellowjackets

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Heavy Metal Be-Bop ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Jazz | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B000QCQ7AY Release Date: 2007-07-24

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Out of print in the U.S.! German pressing of this 1978 live release from the horn-blowin' brothers of Jazz and fusion, Michael and Randy Brecker. Arista.

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Don't Stop the Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Jazz | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B000QCQ7BS Release Date: 2007-07-24

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Out of print in the U.S.! German pressing of this 1977 release from the horn-blowin' brothers of Jazz and fusion, Michael and Randy Brecker. Arista.

Average customer rating: unbelievable swing

Detente The Brecker Brothers Manufacturer: One Way Records Inc ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Jazz Fusion | Jazz | Styles | Music Smooth Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Funk | R&B | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Jazz General | Jazz | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Jazz General | Jazz | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Funk | R&B | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Funk | R&B | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music Similar Items: Some Skunk Funk ASIN: B000002R7J Release Date: 1996-06-18

Tracks:

1. You Ga (Ta Give It)
2. Not Tonight
3. Don't Get Funny With My Money
4. Tee'd Off
5. You Left Something Behind
6. Squish
7. Dream Theme
8. Baffled
9. I Don't Know Either

Customer Reviews:

unbelievable swing.......2006-07-06

Well, how d'you put that one? Say, in 1984 or so, following a friend's advice I checked the (never heard before) Brecker brothers, the only one they carried in store was "Detente" so I bought it; well next thing I remember is being P... off by the disco-funk beat which I hated, but after some 30 seconds when the first chorus went off, had realized that it was my best record ever. Well what they do is, take any style and burst it from the inside, into jazz frenzy. My masters ever since, btw I used to play trumpet and my bro is still a pro at saxophone, he learned a great deal from them crazy brothers.
You can blindly go for it, quality 360° scope.

Average customer rating: Fine Funky Jazz

Priceless Jazz The Brecker Brothers Manufacturer: Grp Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Jazz Fusion | Jazz | Styles | Music Smooth Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Funk | R&B | Styles | Music GRP | Verve Music Group | Specialty Stores | Music Jazz | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Brecker Bros. Collection, Vol. 1 Some Skunk Funk ASIN: B00000IJCD Release Date: 1999-04-06

Tracks:

1. Big Idea
2. King Of The Lobby
3. And Then She Wept
4. Slang
5. Above And Below
6. African Skies
7. Song For Barry
8. Harpoon
9. Good Gracious
10. Spherical
11. Sozhino (Alone)

Customer Reviews:

Fine Funky Jazz.......2003-03-07

The Breckers' music is funky jazz at its best, and the music on this disc is no exception. Be warned, though, that this "best of" type collection samples from only 2 albums- 7 songs from Return of the Brecker Brothers (1992) and 4 songs from Out of the Loop (1994). Some fine songs from the latter album are left off, including Scruch. Still, when I listen to these guys, my head is nodding, my feet are tapping, and my fingers are drumming- if I'm not up dancing.

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