However the Breckerīrothers is definitely I band I could do without, because I've always found their ultra-technical andĬomplex funk-fusion rather unmoving intellectually. I'm a JR/F fan and enjoy most (if not all) of what came between 69 and 75. Well, those reading my embarrassing blunders that serve this site as reviews, they will know that Posted Saturday, Febru| Review this album | Report (Review #629922) Still mildly interesting, but IMHO, not really worth the detour. Those two ugly binary disco crap tune, that automatically lessen the album's appeal, but the other two Well the present album is not as bad as I would tend to make it appear, but it is mainly plagued by The closing lengthy Tabula Rasa again presents aįast funk-fusion where the brothers add a slight Spanish brassy touch. Some instrumental tracks like Funky Sea or the album-longest instrumental Squids were highlyĮnjoyable (if you like that sort of thing), but drowned in a sea of radio-friendly brassy soul-disco-funkĬrap that flooded the airwaves and the nightclubs. Romantic mood (both filled with string arrangements), but are not completely without merits. Spectrum, we have As Long As I've Got Your Love or the no-less cheesy instrumental Petals provide Right from the first ugly disco beat of the opening Finger Lickin' Good and the title track opening theįlipside, one can only think of an atrociously kitschy soul-funk-disco. Steve Gadd (both drums), alongside the mainstays of Grolnick, Lee and McDonald and, of course,
To have a stable line-up then and among the guests, we hear Steve Kahn (guitars), Lenny White and Very few bands came unscathed from thisĭisastrous passage through the label, and the BB didn't make an exception. Indeed, in the late 70's,Īrista became responsible for the downgrade of excellent early 70's artistes that had to keep survivingĪnd had to resort to signing a contract with them. To brassy funk to everything an Arista label band had to lower themselves to. Third album from the BB, and one that took unashamedly the radio-friendly route, ranging from disco, In 2007 Michael was inducted into the Downbeat Jazz Hall of Fame. Although the other artists the brothers have worked with are too numerous to list, some of their best work as a traveling duo can be found on Parliament's insanely creative Mothership Connection and Billy Cobham's incendiary Shabazz. The end result was a fun high energy take on fusion that eschewed weighty pretensions for blistering solos and rapid fire rhythms.
The Brecker Brothers band used the hard driving horn based RnB/jazz of the JBs as a base and then added the progressive fusion tendencies of past band mates such as Billy Cobham, Larry Coryell and Frank Zappa. From there both of them played with a wide range of artists finally deciding to team up in 1975 to form their own band, The Brecker Brothers. Raised in the Philadelphia area, both moved to New York City at a young age to seek a career in music and ended up with Billy Cobham in the seminal jazz-rock band Dreams. Meanwhile, Randy continues to perform to this day.
Randy Brecker (trumpet, fluglehorn) and Michael Brecker (tenor saxophone and electronic wind instruments), whether working together or separately, have been two of the most sought after horn players from the early 70s up until when Michael passed away in 2007.
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