Randy brecker read more about this and other grammys news at. In 1995 he was featured on turtles, an album by polish composer wlodek pawlik in 1997, into the sun concord, a recording featuring brecker s impressions of brazil, garnered brecker his first. The backstory is that randy brecker was putting together a band for an engagement at the blue note when he realized that all of the musicians he was recruiting were alumni of different iterations of the brecker brothers, the renowned fusion band he and his saxophonist brother michael ran in the 70s. Barry finnerty, guitar, guitorganizer, backing vocals.
Randy brecker, bill evans 3, robben ford, tom scott. The followup, 1994s out of the loop, was a doublegrammy winner. Brecker has been delivering straight jazz, fusion, rock and r for three decades. Coplands approach to harmony is as distinctive and abstract as ever, but in the company of brecker, bassist ed howard and drummer victor lewistwo frequent collaborators with great chemistryhe delivers his most. Stern recruited a number of morethanable musicians to accompany him through the adventurous material, including trumpeter randy brecker, sax man bob berg, and keyboardistproducer gil goldstein. Check out the brecker brothers band reunion by randy brecker on amazon music. Randy brecker 34th n lex is an album by randy brecker, released through esc records on april 22, 2003. Brilliant trumpeter randy brecker, a grammyar awardwinning composer, arranger, and leader of his own jazz groups, has shaped the sound of jazz for more than three decades.
About randy night after night the stunningly swinging trumpeter randy brecker never played an unmusical note or unshapely phrase. Blessed with a bold tone and hard bopinformed improvisational chops, trumpeter randy brecker is both a. Live at the bridge live at the bridge studios, brooklyn, 3 4 2019 2019 buy album for. Brecker returned to brazilian music in 2008 for the album randy in brazil, which was recorded in sao.
Score is the debut album by american jazz trumpeter randy brecker recorded in 1969 and. Jun 05, 2018 randy brecker quintet live at sweet basil 1988 mvdvisual 2018 culled from directtotwotrack digital recordings made on three of randy brecker s potent sixnight 1988 run at new york citys sweet basil, and featuring a particularly topdrawer quintet of musical friends old and new, the original 1989 lpcd release of live at sweet basil gnp crescendo in north america, sonet elsewhere has. He was married to eliane elias, with whom he has a daughter, named amanda elias brecker. Solo transcriptions and performing master class cd. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from randy brecker at the discogs marketplace. In more than twenty years as a solo artist, evans has been nominated for several grammy awards, establishing a repertoire that includes traditional jazz, funk, hiphop and brazilian styles.
In 1992 randy and michael reunited for a world tour and the triplegrammy nominated grp recording the return of the brecker brothers. Randy brecker quintet live at sweet basil 1988 mvdvisual 2018 culled from directtotwotrack digital recordings made on three of randy breckers potent sixnight 1988 run at new york citys sweet basil, and featuring a particularly topdrawer quintet of musical friends old and new, the original 1989 lpcd release of live at sweet basil gnp crescendo in north america, sonet elsewhere has. Arista ab 4185 the brecker brothers band heavy metal bebop the brecker brothers band randy brecker, electric trumpet, keyboards. Randy brecker, bill evans 3, robben ford, tom scott echoes of ellington vol. While his small discography as a leader contains as many misses as it. Brilliant trumpeter randy brecker, a grammy awardwinning composer, arranger, and leader of his own jazz groups, has shaped the sound of jazz for more than three decades. Jan 28, 2016 stern recruited a number of morethanable musicians to accompany him through the adventurous material, including trumpeter randy brecker, sax man bob berg, and keyboardistproducer gil goldstein. All compositions by randy brecker except where noted bangalore 4. Music profile for the brecker brothers, formed 1974. Breckers trumpet has graced an uncountable number of albums over the years, spanning nearly every major funk or fusion artist in the 70s, as well as several excellent hardpost bop sessions since. David sanborn, friday night at the cadillac club, manteca, biography. Sixtime grammy artist randy brecker featured on new album. In 1998, the album won brecker the grammy award for best contemporary jazz performance now known as best contemporary jazz album.
Randy brecker discography, albums and songs mp3 buy at online. A brecker brothers band reunion tour of european festivals in the summer of 20 in support of randys newest project, randy breckers brecker brothers band reunion, reintroduced the familiar faces of brecker brothers band members from the past and their special brand of music to sellout crowds. The song the weasel goes out to lunch is an arrangement of the. With a career spanning nearly 40 years, philadelphiaborn trumpeter randy brecker is one of. In 2004, the album won brecker the grammy award for best contemporary jazz album. Albums include heavy metal bebop, the brecker bros.
Yamaha 6335h formerly bach stradivariusstill uses it to practice sometimes formerly a marcenkewicz ml trumpet also yamaha 635 flugelhorn. The brecker brothers biography 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. As a result, this recording, where he shares top billing with veteran trumpeter randy brecker, comes as something of a surprise. Randy brecker s profile including the latest music, albums, songs, music videos and more updates. Jazzfunk drummer and worldwide recording artist isaiah stewart announces the release of his fifth album summer beat, featuring worldrenowned jazz trumpeter randy brecker. Randal edward brecker born november 27, 1945 is an american trumpeter, flugelhornist, and. Randy brecker remains one of the busiest and most versatile horn players in and out of jazz.
His debut album as leader way back in 1969 was score solid state. Into the sun is an album by the randy brecker, released through concord jazz in 1997. Randy brecker biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. Albums include aspects, night in calisia, and urbanator. Cheltenham, pennsylvania, november 27, 1945 is an american trumpeter and flugelhornist. Randy brecker discography, albums and songs mp3 buy at. Get all the lyrics to songs by randy brecker and join the genius community of music scholars to learn the meaning behind the lyrics. Hes done a few excellent straightahead solo dates, but his work on albums with billy cobham, dreams and larry coryell. His versatility has made him a popular studio musician who has recorded with act. The brecker brothers band reunion by randy brecker on amazon. Let it snow, pioneers for a cure ballad of john henry, top tracks.
View all albums and help us complete randy brecker discography. American jazz trumpeter born on november 27th, 1945, in cheltenham, pennsylvania. Join napster and access fulllength songs on your phone, computer or home audio device. Standards and other songs may have received little fanfare upon its initial release, but it is a cd well worth acquiring for a fresh, virtuosic and. With wellconstructed arrangements, strong soloing, and catchy melodies, brecker knew he was onto something, and this album was the first of several successful ventures. Randy brecker, umo jazz 2018, lossless, web flac, karamusic. Music profile for randy brecker, born 27 november 1945. Now randy brecker and former members of the brothers studio and touring band have reconvened to make new music. Hal galper quintet with randy and mike brecker hey fool. Score 1969 dreams 1970 score is the debut album by american jazz trumpeter randy brecker recorded in 1969 and originally released on the solid state label. He is a highly sought after performer in the genres of jazz, rock and fusion and has performed or recorded with bruce springsteen, charles mingus, blood, sweat and tears, horace silver, frank zappa, parliament, and many others.
With a career spanning nearly 40 years, philadelphiaborn trumpeter randy brecker is one of americas most legendary journeyman musicians. Trumpeters like dave douglas receive so much press these days, welldeserved though it may be, that its easy to forget the breadth of brecker s reach. She is the daughter of eliane elias and exman randy brecker. The brecker brothers band reunion by randy brecker on. Randy brecker listen and stream free music, albums, new. His trumpet and flugelhorn have graced hundreds of albums by a wide. This album by star trumpeter randy brecker together with guests david sanborn, ada rovatti, wolfgang haffner and the famous ndr bigband from hamburg.
They released six albums on arista and garnered seven grammy nominations between 1975 and 1981. By 1975, randy and michael formed the brecker brothers band. Randal edward brecker is an american trumpeter, flugelhornist, and composer. After a short gig in the band dreams with other jazz greats like michael brecker, randy brecker and john abercombie, cobham hit the big time by appearing on miles davis early contributions to the fledgling jazzfusion scene on the classic albums bitches brew and a tribute to jack johnson.
Overview v biography v discography v songs v credits v awards v related v. Marc copland, joey baron, drew gress, david liebman, randy. Once, youll click on buy selected button youll be redirected to my downloads page, where you can download the music youve purchased. Randy brecker has been at the forefront of jazz since the late 1960s. His brother, the late michael brecker, was a jazz saxophonist. Sacred bond brecker plays rovatti, rocks, rocks, rocks, together, singles. Randy brecker is the older brother of the jazz saxophonist. Brecker, randy brecker brothers band reunion amazon. Solo transcriptions and performing artist master class. Randy brecker with dr big band and the national danish chamber orchestra. American jazz singer songwriter from new york, born 1984 in new york.
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