- Michael Brecker (album)
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Michael Brecker Studio album by Michael Brecker Released 1987 Genre Jazz Length 46:01 Label Impulse! Producer Michael Brecker, Don Grolnick Michael Brecker chronology Michael Brecker
(1987)Don't Try This at Home
(1988)Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic [1]
Michael Brecker is the debut album by American saxophonist Michael Brecker. It was released on the Impulse! record label in 1987.
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awards the album a full 5 stars and states "Although he had been a major tenor saxophonist in the studios for nearly 20 years and was quite popular for his work with the Brecker Brothers, this MCA/Impulse set was Michael Brecker's first as a leader."[2]
Track listing
- "Sea Glass" (Brecker) — 5:49
- "Syzygy" (Brecker) — 9:44
- "Choices" (Stern) — 8:06
- "Nothing Personal" (Grolnick) — 5:29
- "Cost of Living" (Grolnick) — 7:49
- "Original Rays" (Brecker, Grolnick, Stern) — 9:04
- "My One and Only Love" (Mellin, Wood) — 8:16
Personnel
- Michael Brecker - Saxophone, EWI, Producer
- Jack DeJohnette - Drums
- Don Grolnick - Producer
- Charlie Haden - Bass
- Kenny Kirkland - Keyboards
- Pat Metheny - Guitar
References
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Yanow, S. Allmusic Review: Michael Brecker accessed 08 June 2010
Michael Brecker (discography) As leader Pilgrimage · Wide Angles · Nearness of You · Time Is of the Essence · Two Blocks from the Edge · Tales from the Hudson · Now You See It... Now You Don't · Don't Try This at Home · Michael Brecker · Directions in Music: Live at Massey Hall · Gathering of Spirits · CityscapeSteps Ahead Live in Tokyo · Magnetic · Modern Times · Steps Ahead · Paradox · Step By Step · Smokin' In the PitBrecker Brothers Score · East River · Out of the Loop · Return of the Brecker Brothers · Straphangin' · Detente · Heavy Metal Be-Bop · Blue Montreux · Don't Stop the Music · Back To Back · The Brecker Brothers · The Collection, Vol. 1 · The Collection, Vol. 2Dreams Dreams (1970) · Imagine My Surprise (1971)Players Association Born to Dance (1977) · Turn The Music Up (1978)Categories:- 1987 albums
- Michael Brecker albums
- Debut albums
- Impulse! Records albums
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