Milestones Posted May 1 Report Share Posted May 1 Randy has done an awful lot of work in jazz and other music. I find that he is sometimes a bit submerged in big bands/ensembles. I also definitely prefer him in straight-ahead sessions, such as Don Grolnick's two Blue Note albums. So I am looking for suggestions of such work by Mr. Brecker--albums and especially individual tracks. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinmce Posted May 1 Report Share Posted May 1 His debut Score is sort of evenly split between excellent burning hard bop and very corny proto-jazz rock, but it's worth a listen for the strength of the former. And he is heard extensively on the Pendulum Mosaic Select, which is incredible up and down. Some others I can think of: Everything Is Everything - Just Flash In The Cosmic Pan (Columbia Japan) - more free than straight ahead (don't forget he was in the JCO!). Desperately needs a reissue. Horace Silver - In Pursuit of the 27th Man (Blue Note) Hal Galper - Reach Out (Steeplechase) Marc Copland Quintet - Stompin' With Savoy (Savoy) Marc Copland/Randy Brecker - Both/And (Nagel Hayer) John Scofield - Quiet (Verve) Lew Tabackin - Tenority (Concord) The Mingus Dynasty - Mingus' Sound of Love (Soul Note) Richie Bierach - Some Other Time: A Tribute To Chet Baker (Triolka) Miroslav Vituous - Universal Syncopations II (ECM) And I agree his playing on those great Grolnick albums is excellent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milestones Posted May 1 Author Report Share Posted May 1 He has some fine spotlights on the Mingus Big Band album, Live in Time. I know he's on other albums by this group. I recently started on a thread on Jack Wilkins--two albums there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted May 1 Report Share Posted May 1 The Horace gets it done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felser Posted May 1 Report Share Posted May 1 He and Michael were great on the late 70s Galper albums. 1 hour ago, JSngry said: The Horace gets it done. Yes it does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danasgoodstuff Posted May 1 Report Share Posted May 1 I think he's on both of don Grolnick's album for BN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Д.Д. Posted May 1 Report Share Posted May 1 His own album "In the Idiom" is excellent: https://www.discogs.com/release/5445589-Randy-Brecker-In-The-Idiom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Dryden Posted May 2 Report Share Posted May 2 4 hours ago, felser said: He and Michael were great on the late 70s Galper albums. Yes it does. Agreed, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhatta Posted May 2 Report Share Posted May 2 Absolutely at his best when he was in Hal Galper's band in the 70's, but in more recent recordings, this was good enough to hear Randy's solo in a straight-ahead setting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFrank Posted May 2 Report Share Posted May 2 I took this at Montreux 78 (with Ben Sidran, Randy, and Steve Khan) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Bresnahan Posted May 2 Report Share Posted May 2 10 hours ago, Д.Д. said: His own album "In the Idiom" is excellent: https://www.discogs.com/release/5445589-Randy-Brecker-In-The-Idiom That is a good one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sambrasa Posted May 2 Report Share Posted May 2 His quintet with Bob Berg, Joey Baron, Dave Kikoski and Dieter Ilg was good. These albums document it well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gould Posted May 2 Report Share Posted May 2 11 hours ago, Д.Д. said: His own album "In the Idiom" is excellent: https://www.discogs.com/release/5445589-Randy-Brecker-In-The-Idiom Available gratis to a good home in the lower 48. PM me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milestones Posted May 2 Author Report Share Posted May 2 Plenty of good suggestions...thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted May 9 Report Share Posted May 9 On 5/2/2024 at 7:54 AM, Dan Gould said: Available gratis to a good home in the lower 48. PM me. Thanks very much, Dan! The cd arrived yesterday in tip top shape. I opened it up today. My kind of music! Great lineup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gould Posted May 9 Report Share Posted May 9 49 minutes ago, GA Russell said: Thanks very much, Dan! The cd arrived yesterday in tip top shape. I opened it up today. My kind of music! Great lineup. Glad to hear it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulpope Posted May 10 Report Share Posted May 10 On 5/2/2024 at 3:04 AM, Ken Dryden said: Excellent 👌👍 .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gheorghe Posted May 10 Report Share Posted May 10 Didn´t he play with a Chick Corea acoustic quartet ? I remember I was in Italy once in the mid 80´s with a gal and there was a beach bar and the boys who worked there listened to a then brand new album and when I asked them what it is they said it´s Chick Corea with Rand Brecker, I don´t remember the bass and the drums but it was topnotch players and I just stayed with them boys to listen to it and "forgot" about the girl who went back to our place on the beach until I finally came back to her 😀 And: Highly recommended: The two last Mingus albums on which he himself didn´t play bass "Me Myself and I" and "Somethin´ like a Bird". Great Randy Brecker on those two !!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free For All Posted July 4 Report Share Posted July 4 Also Jack Wilkins “You Can’t Live Without It”. Randy & Michael playing straight ahead standards- Invitation, Freight Trane, What Is This Thing Called Love and What’s New. Really nice session IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted July 4 Report Share Posted July 4 11 hours ago, Free For All said: Also Jack Wilkins “You Can’t Live Without It”. Randy & Michael playing straight ahead standards- Invitation, Freight Trane, What Is This Thing Called Love and What’s New. Really nice session IMO. Good to see you, Paul, it's been a while! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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