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Released
  
1992

Producer
  
Brecker Brothers

Artist
  
Brecker Brothers

Label
  
GRP

Length
  
63:03

Return of the Brecker Brothers (1992)
  
Out of the Loop (1994)

Release date
  
August 1992

Genre
  
Jazz fusion

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Studio
  
Right Track Recording New York

Similar
  
Brecker Brothers albums, Jazz fusion albums

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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.

Contents

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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". 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

  • Randy Brecker – trumpet, flugelhorn, vocals
  • Michael Brecker – tenor and soprano saxophone, Akai EWI, synth programming
  • Mike Stern – guitar
  • Dean Brown – guitar
  • George Whitty – keyboards, programming
  • Armand Sabal-Lecco – bass, piccolo bass, vocals
  • James Genus – electric and acoustic bass
  • Will Lee – electric bass
  • Robby Kilgore – Rhodes, bass
  • Dennis Chambers – drums
  • Bashiri Johnson – percussion
  • Don Alias – percussion
  • Max Risenhoover – drums, bass and synth programming
  • Veera – voices

    • 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. The concert has not officially been released on DVD format.

    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

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

    • Songs

    1Song For Barry5:09
    2King Of The Lobby5:21
    3Big Idea4:20

    References

    Return of the Brecker Brothers Wikipedia
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