Return of the Brecker Brothers

Return of the Brecker Brothers
Studio album by Brecker Brothers
Released	1992
Studio	Right Track Recording New York
Genre	Jazz fusion, jazz funk
Length	63:03
Label	GRP
Producer	Brecker 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
Source	Rating
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

• 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)

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.

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

References