''The Brecker Bros.'' is the first album by the American jazz fusion group, the

Brecker Brothers The Brecker Brothers were a jazz fusion music duo consisting of siblings Michael and Randy. Michael played saxophone, flute, and EWI, and Randy played trumpet and flugelhorn. The brothers attended Cheltenham High School in Wyncote, Pennsylva ...

. It was released by

Arista Records Arista Records ( ) is an American record label owned by Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America, the American division of the Japanese conglomerate Sony. The label was previously a division of Bertelsmann Music G ...

in 1975.

Reception

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awarded the album 4.5 stars and its review by Michael G. Nastos states, "First date for brothers from 1975. Side one is solid jazz/funk/fusion".Nastos, Michael G. ''Allmusic'' review: ''The Brecker Bros'' Retrieved 27 June 2015 At the 1976 Grammy Awards the album received three nominations, for Best R&B Instrumental Performance ("Sneakin’ up Behind You"), Best New Artist and Best Instrumental Arrangement (Randy Brecker for "Some Skunk Funk").

Track listing

All compositions by Randy Brecker except where noted. # "Some Skunk Funk" - 5:51 # "Sponge" - 4:05 # "A Creature of Many Faces" - 7:40 # "Twilight" - 5:43 # "Sneakin’ up Behind You" (

Michael Brecker Michael Leonard Brecker (March 29, 1949 – January 13, 2007) was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. He was awarded 15 Grammy Awards as a performer and composer, received an honorary doctorate from Berklee College of Music in ...

Randy Brecker Randal Edward Brecker (born November 27, 1945) is an American trumpeter, flugelhornist, and composer. His versatility has made him a popular studio musician who has recorded with acts in jazz, rock music, rock, and R&B. Early life Brecker was ...

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) - 4:54 # "Rocks" - 4:39 # "Levitate" - 4:31 # "Oh My Stars" - 3:13 # "D.B.B." - 4:46

Personnel

The Brecker Brothers *

– tenor saxophone *

– trumpet,

flugelhorn The flugelhorn (), also spelled fluegelhorn, flugel horn, or flügelhorn, is a brass instrument that resembles the trumpet and cornet, but has a wider, more conical bore. Like trumpets and cornets, most flugelhorns are pitched in B♭, though ...

, vocals (8) Other Musicians *

– alto saxophone *

– keyboards * Bob Mann – guitars *

– electric bass, vocals (5) *

Harvey Mason Harvey William Mason (born February 22, 1947) is an American jazz drummer, record producer, and member of the band Fourplay. He was the original drummer for Herbie Hancock's band The Headhunters. Life and career Mason was born and grew ...

– drums * Chris Parker – additional drums (5) *

Ralph MacDonald Ralph Anthony MacDonald (March 15, 1944 – December 18, 2011) was an American percussionist, steelpan virtuoso, songwriter, musical arranger, and record producer. His compositions include " Where Is the Love", a Grammy Award winner for the due ...

– percussion Production * Steve Backer – executive producer * Randy Brecker – producer * Gerald Block – engineer, remixing * David Stone – remix assistant * Leanne Ungar – remix assistant * Bob Heimall – art direction * Arron Associates – design * John Paul Endress – photography

Charts

References

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