Brecker Brothers

The Brecker Brothers ( also The Brecker Brothers or Brecker Bros. ) was a fusion band of brothers Michael Brecker (saxophone, flute) and Randy Brecker (trumpet, flugelhorn ) was passed and since 1975 in the 1970s and early 1980s commercially successful fusion albums recorded. They had achieved a hit with East River in 1979, the number 34 in the UK Singles Charts. For their album Out of the Loop in 1995 they were awarded the Grammy.

History

The older brother Randy was known as a founding member of the group Blood, Sweat & Tears. He played on her debut album, Child Is Father to the Man in 1968. 's Younger brother Michael came in 1970 to New York, where he joined with his brother in the jazz-rock band Dreams. In subsequent years, the two brothers established as a popular brass section for numerous studio productions in the field of rock and pop music due to their precise riffs. 1974 Art Blakey took both his Jazz Messengers before they made ​​themselves independent in 1975 and published with The Brecker Brothers a " compelling debut record ". In the second half of the 1970s they were "one of the most successful funk-jazz groups. " 1992 directed the album The Return of the Brecker Brothers Reunion a short-term one.

In addition to the recordings of their own compositions, the brothers frequently played together on albums and recordings by other artists, such as Todd Rundgren 's hit Hello It's Me, the Parliament album Mothership Connection and the debut album of the Japanese fusion band Casiopea. The brothers also went in the late 1970s with Frank Zappa on tour and appeared on the album Zappa in New York. Their collaboration ended in 2007 with the death of Michael Brecker, who died of leukemia.

Discography

  • The Brecker Brothers ( Arista 1975), with Dave Sanborn, Harvey Mason, Will Lee, Bob Mann, Don Grolnick
  • Back to Back ( Arista 1976), with Dave Sanborn, Luther Vandross, Lew Del Gatto, Steve Gadd, Steve Khan, Dave Friedman, Don Grolnick, Sammy Figueroa
  • Do not Stop the Music ( Arista 1977), with Lew Del Gatto, Lenny White, Steve Gadd, Hiram Bullock, Don Grolnick
  • Heavy Metal Be-Bop ( Arista 1978), with Terry Bozzio, Barry Finnerty, Sammy Figueroa
  • Detente ( Arista 1980), with Marcus Miller, George Duke, Paulinho Da Costa, Steve Gadd, Hiram Bullock
  • Straphangin ( Arista 1981), with Marcus Miller, Barry Finnerty, Don Alias
  • Return of the Brecker Brothers (GRP 1992), with James Genus, Dennis Chambers, Mike Stern, Robbie Kilgore, Don Alias
  • Out of the Loop (GRP 1994)
  • Some Skunk Funk (BHM 2005)
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