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Michael Brecker (album)

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Released
  
1987

Length
  
46:01

Genre
  
Jazz

Label
  
Impulse!

Producer
  
Michael Brecker, Don Grolnick

Michael Brecker (1987)
  
Don't Try This at Home (1988)

Michael Brecker is the debut album by American saxophonist Michael Brecker. It was released on the Impulse! record label in 1987.

Contents

Review

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."

Track listing

  1. "Sea Glass" (Brecker) — 5:49
  2. "Syzygy" (Brecker) — 9:44
  3. "Choices" (Stern) — 8:06
  4. "Nothing Personal" (Grolnick) — 5:29
  5. "The Cost of Living" (Grolnick) — 7:49
  6. "Original Rays" (Brecker, Grolnick, Stern) — 9:04
  7. "My One and Only Love" (Mellin, Wood) — 8:16

Personnel

  • Michael Brecker - tenor saxophone, EWI
  • Pat Metheny - guitar
  • Kenny Kirkland - keyboards
  • Charlie Haden - bass
  • Jack DeJohnette - drums

    • References

    Michael Brecker (album) Wikipedia
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