Return of the Brecker Brothers

Return of the Brecker Brothers
Studio album by
Brecker Brothers
ReleasedSeptember 1992
StudioRight Track Recording
New York
GenreJazz fusion, jazz funk
Length63:03
LabelGRP
ProducerBrecker Brothers
Brecker Brothers chronology
The Brecker Bros. Collection, Vol 2
(1991) 		Return of the Brecker Brothers
(1992) 		Out of the Loop
(1994)
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

The Brecker Brothers

  • Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone, Akai EWI (1, 6, 11), keyboards (1, 2, 9), synthesizer programming (1, 2, 6, 9), arrangements (1, 2, 5, 7, 9), soprano saxophone (6)
  • Randy Brecker – trumpet (1–7, 9, 10, 11), flugelhorn (1, 2, 6, 8), arrangements (4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11), vocals (5)

Other Musicians

  • Max Risenhoover – synthesizer programming (1, 2), percussion programming (1), bass (2), drums (2), arrangements (2), snare drum programming (6), ride cymbal (6), cymbals (8)
  • George Whitty – keyboards (1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8–11), additional Rhodes piano (3), arrangements (5, 9), acoustic piano (7), programming (7), additional arrangements (7), synthesizer programming (9, 11)
  • Mary "Maz" Kessler – keyboards (3, 7), drum programming (3, 7), arrangements (3)
  • Robbie Kilgore – Rhodes piano (3), bass (3), arrangements (3), additional acoustic piano (7), synth bass (7)
  • Mike Stern – guitars (1, 2, 4, 8–11)
  • Dean Brown – guitars (2, 5, 11)
  • Armand Sabal-Lecco – bass (1, 5, 6), piccolo bass (1, 6), vocals (1, 6), drums (6), percussion (6), arrangements (6)
  • James Genus – bass (4, 10, 12), acoustic bass (7, 8), electric bass (8)
  • Dennis Chambers – drums (4, 5, 6, 8–11)
  • Don Alias – percussion (1, 8, 9, 11)
  • Bashiri Johnson – percussion (4)
  • David Sanborn – alto saxophone (2)
  • Jason Miles – arrangements (2)
  • Veera – voices (2, 3)
  • Will Lee – additional voices (5), bass (9)
  • Malcolm Pollack – additional voices (5)

Production

  • Dave Grusin – executive producer
  • Larry Rosen – executive producer
  • The Brecker Brothers – producers (1, 2, 4–11)
  • Maz & Kilgore – producers (3, 7), mixing (7)
  • Max Risenhoover – co-producer, editing, sequencing
  • George Whitty – co-producer
  • Todd Childress – engineer, assistant engineer
  • Malcolm Pollack – engineer
  • Garry Rindfuss – engineer
  • Michael White – engineer, assistant engineer
  • Jenny Bette – assistant engineer
  • Brian Kinkead – assistant engineer
  • Lolly Grodner – assistant engineer
  • Ray Bardani – mixing (1, 2, 3)
  • Joe Ferla – mixing (4, 5, 6, 8–11)
  • Joseph Doughney – post-production engineer
  • Michael Landy – post-production engineer
  • Adam Zelinda – post-production engineer
  • Greg Calbi – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York, NY)
  • Kyle Benson – A&R
  • Cameron Mizell – production coordinator
  • Hollis King – art direction
  • Scott Johnson – design
  • Sonny Mediana – design
  • Andy Ruggirello – design
  • Dan Serrano – design
  • Sharon Franklin – design assistant
  • Darryl Pitt – cover concept, photography
  • Judith Schiller – photography

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. It was officially released on Laser disk however. (GRP Video – PILJ-1124)

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

  • Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone, EWI
  • Randy Brecker – trumpet
  • George Whitty – keyboards
  • Mike Stern – guitars
  • James Genus – bass
  • Dennis Chambers – drums

References

  1. ^ a b 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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