Return of the Brecker Brothers
Return of the Brecker Brothers is the sixth 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". At the 1993 Grammy Awards the album received three nominations: Best Contemporary Jazz Album, Best R&B Instrumental Performance and Best Jazz Instrumental Solo.Track listing
- "Song for Barry" — 5:07
- "King of the Lobby" — 5:20
- "Big Idea" — 4:20
- "Above & Below" — 7:05
- "That’s All There Is to It" — 5:26
- "Wakaria " — 5:26
- "On the Backside" — 6:25
- "Sozinho " — 7:36
- "Spherical" — 5:58
- "Good Gracious" — 5:13
- "Roppongi" — 4:56
Personnel
The Brecker Brothers- Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone, Akai EWI, keyboards, synthesizer programming, arrangements, soprano saxophone
- Randy Brecker – trumpet, flugelhorn, arrangements, vocals
- Max Risenhoover – synthesizer programming, percussion programming, bass, drums, arrangements, snare drum programming, ride cymbal, cymbals
- George Whitty – keyboards, additional Rhodes piano, arrangements, acoustic piano, programming, additional arrangements, synthesizer programming
- Mary "Maz" Kessler – keyboards, drum programming, arrangements
- Robbie Kilgore – Rhodes piano, bass, arrangements, additional acoustic piano, synth bass
- Mike Stern – guitars
- Dean Brown – guitars
- Armand Sabal-Lecco – bass, piccolo bass, vocals, drums, percussion, arrangements
- James Genus – bass, acoustic bass, electric bass
- Dennis Chambers – drums
- Don Alias – percussion
- Bashiri Johnson – percussion
- David Sanborn – alto saxophone
- Jason Miles – arrangements
- Veera – voices
- Will Lee – additional voices, bass
- Malcolm Pollack – additional voices
Production
- Dave Grusin – executive producer
- Larry Rosen – executive producer
- The Brecker Brothers – producers
- Maz & Kilgore – producers, mixing
- Max Risenhoover – co-producer, editing, sequencing
- George Whitty – co-producer
- Todd Childress – engineer, assistant engineer
- Malcolm Pollack – engineer
- Garry Rindfuss – engineer
- Michael White – engineer, assistant engineer
- Jenny Bette – assistant engineer
- Brian Kinkead – assistant engineer
- Lolly Grodner – assistant engineer
- Ray Bardani – mixing
- Joe Ferla – mixing
- Joseph Doughney – post-production engineer
- Michael Landy – post-production engineer
- Adam Zelinda – post-production engineer
- Greg Calbi – mastering at Sterling Sound
- Kyle Benson – A&R
- Cameron Mizell – production coordinator
- Hollis King – art direction
- Scott Johnson – design
- Sonny Mediana – design
- Andy Ruggirello – design
- Dan Serrano – design
- Sharon Franklin – design assistant
- Darryl Pitt – cover concept, photography
- Judith Schiller – photography
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. It was officially released on Laser disk however.Track listing
- "Above & Below"
- "Spherical"
- "Some Skunk Funk"
- "Common Ground"
- "Song for Barry"
- "Inside Out"
Personnel
- Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone, EWI
- Randy Brecker – trumpet
- George Whitty – keyboards
- Mike Stern – guitars
- James Genus – bass
- Dennis Chambers – drums