Michael Brecker
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Biography
[Edit]A remarkable technician and a highly influential tenor saxophonist (the biggest influence on other tenors since Wayne Shorter), Michael Brecker took a long time before getting around to recording his first solo album. He spent much of his career as a top-notch studio player who often appeared backing pop singers, leading some jazz listeners to overlook his very strong improvising skills.
Brecker originally started on clarinet and alto before switching to tenor in high school. Early on, he played with rock- and R&B-oriented bands. In 1969, he moved to New York and soon joined Dreams, an early fusion group. Brecker was with Horace Silver during 1973-1974, gigged with Billy Cobham, and then co-led the Brecker Brothers (a commercially successful funk group) with his brother, trumpeter Randy Brecker, for most of the 1970s. He was with Steps (later Steps Ahead) in the early '80s, doubled on an EWI (electronic wind instrument), and made a countless number of studio sessions during the 1970s and '80s, popping up practically everywhere (including with James Taylor, Yoko Ono, and Paul Simon).
With the release of his first album as a leader in 1987 (when he was already 38), Brecker started appearing more often in challenging jazz settings. He recorded additional sets as a leader (in 1988 and 1990), teamed up with McCoy Tyner on one of 1995's most rewarding jazz recordings, and toured with a reunited Brecker Brothers band. Two Blocks from the Edge followed in 1998, and a year later Brecker returned with Time Is of the Essence. The early 2000s saw the release of Nearness of You: The Ballad Book and Wide Angles in 2001 and 2003, respectively.
However, after experiencing some mysterious back pain during a concert in 2005, Brecker was diagnosed with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), a cancer of the blood marrow. A failed search for a matching bone marrow donor eventually led to an experimental partially matching blood stem cell transplant via his daughter in late 2005. He passed away on January 13, 2007. Brecker's final album, Pilgrimage, featuring pianists Herbie Hancock and Brad Mehldau, guitarist Pat Metheny, bassist John Patitucci, and drummer Jack DeJohnette, was, ironically, his first of all-original material. It was released a few months after his passing.
Title: In Out and Around
Artist: Michael Brecker, George Mraz, Al Foster Mike Nock Quartet
Genre: Jazz
Title: Two Blocks from the Edge
Artist: Michael Brecker
Genre: Jazz, Contemporary Jazz, Crossover Jazz
Title: Riel Atin'
Artist: Michael Brecker, Mike Stern, Kenny Werner, Chris Minh Doky, Jerry Bergonzi, Alex Riel
Genre: Jazz
Title: Old Folks
Artist: Kenny Garrett, John Scofield, Michael Brecker, David Friesen
Genre: Jazz, Contemporary Jazz
Title: Don't Try This at Home
Artist: Michael Brecker
Genre: Jazz, Contemporary Jazz, Crossover Jazz
Title: Now You See It ... (Now You Don't)
Artist: Michael Brecker
Genre: Jazz, Contemporary Jazz, Crossover Jazz
Title: Live Under The Sky... 1980 (Maxi-Single)
Artist: Michael Brecker, Don Grolnick, Mike Mainieri, Eddie Gomez, Steve Gadd, Kazumi Watanabe
Genre: Jazz
Title: Double, Double You
Artist: Michael Brecker, Kenny Wheeler, John Taylor, Jack DeJohnette, David Holland
Genre: Jazz
Title: Nearness of You: The Ballad Book
Artist: Michael Brecker
Genre: Jazz, Contemporary Jazz, Crossover Jazz
Title: Super Funky Sax (Long Single Mix)
Artist: Michael Brecker, David Sanborn, Ronnie Cuber, Super Funky Sax
Genre: Jazz
Title: Claus Ogerman Featuring Michael Brecker
Artist: Michael Brecker, Claus Ogerman
Genre: Jazz, Crossover Jazz
Title: Directions in Music: Live At Massey Hall
Artist: Michael Brecker, Roy Hargrove, Herbie Hancock
Genre: Jazz
Title: Directions In Music
Artist: Brecker, Herbie Hancock, Roy Hargrove, Michael Brecker
Genre: Jazz
Title: Talking Jazz Volume 07 Saxophone 04
Artist: Michael Brecker, Branford Marsalis, Ben Sidran, Grover Washington, Jr.
Genre: Jazz
Title: Herbie Hancock: Hits & Rarities (CD1)
Artist: Michael Brecker, Chick Corea, Wayne Shorter, Roy Hargrove, Ron Carter, Joe Chambers, Jon McLaughlin, Herbie Hancock
Genre: Jazz
Title: Herbie Hancock: Hits & Rarities (CD2)
Artist: Michael Brecker, Chick Corea, Wayne Shorter, Roy Hargrove, Ron Carter, Joe Chambers, Jon McLaughlin, Herbie Hancock
Genre: Jazz
Title: Getting There
Artist: Michael Brecker, Peter Erskine, John Abercrombie, Marc Johnson
Genre: Jazz
Collections
Title: Jazz Fusion Essentials
Genre: Jazz
Title: A Twist of Marley - A Tribute
Genre: Jazz
Title: Funked Up Jazz Party
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Most Influential Jazz Bassists
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Horace Silver Songbook
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Stars of Jazz #2
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz In the Moment
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Stevie Wonder Songbook
Genre: Jazz
Title: American Jazz: Fusion
Genre: Jazz
Title: Soft Sax Relax
Genre: Jazz
Title: Smooth Jazz Sax - Classics
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz In the Moment
Genre: Jazz
Title: 15 Magic Years 1992-2007
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Sax Relax
Genre: Jazz
Title: Hammond Heroes
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Masters: Guitar
Genre: Jazz
Title: Great Jazz Guitarists
Genre: Jazz
Title: Great Jazz Organists
Genre: Jazz
Title: GRP 30 - The Digital Master Company 30th Anniversary
Genre: Jazz
Title: Celebrating the Music of Weather Report
Genre: Jazz, Contemporary Jazz, Crossover Jazz
Title: The Most Influential Jazz Bassists
Genre: Jazz
Title: New Orleans, Louisiana Jazz & Blues
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Best Coltrane Covers
Genre: Jazz
Title: Best of Jazz Bass
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Stars of Jazz #1
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Herbie Hancock Songbook
Genre: Jazz
Title: Best of Jazz Fusion
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Joe Zawinul Songbook
Genre: Jazz
Title: Golden Jazz Sax
Genre: Jazz
Title: Ron Carter - Bass Master
Genre: Jazz
Title: Evening Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Tenor Sax Titans
Genre: Jazz
Title: Music Encyclopedia of Rock
Title: To Grover, With Love
Genre: Jazz, Contemporary Jazz, Instrumental, Smooth Jazz
Title: Jazz Sax - Verve 50
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz: The Smithsonian Anthology
Genre: Jazz, Contemporary Jazz, Latin
Title: Your Guide To The North Sea Jazz Festival 2002
Genre: Jazz
Title: Dinner Jazz - Verve 50
Genre: Jazz, Smooth Jazz
Title: 24 Hours Of Jazz
Genre: Jazz, Smooth Jazz
Title: Verve Impressions: Saxes
Genre: Jazz
Title: Chillout Jazz Organ
Genre: Funk
Title: Jazz Fusion Highlights
Genre: Jazz, Smooth Jazz
Title: Jazz Coolest Of The Cool
Genre: Jazz, Smooth Jazz
Title: The Most Essential Jazz Organ
Genre: Jazz, Smooth Jazz
Title: Jazz For Saxophone Lovers
Genre: Jazz, Smooth Jazz
Title: I Love Music! - Jazz Edition Vol. 16
Genre: Jazz
Title: Let's Do It! 60 Years Of Verve Records (CD2)
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Title: Hunk-A-Funk
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Blues, Jazz, World Music, Country, Disco, Pop
Title: 4 ALL AGES: Disco Music
Genre: Post Disco, Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Disco, Space Disco, Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack, Funk
Title: Trip To Brazil: The Best Of Brazilian Jazz On Resonance
Genre: Jazz
Title: Here's To Grover Washington, Junior 2020
Genre: Jazz, Soul Jazz, Easy Listening
Title: Jazz Rock Essentials (CD2)
Featuring albums
Title: Remembering North
Artist: Kenneth Sivertsen
Genre: Jazz, Contemporary Jazz, Crossover Jazz, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: To Grover, With Love
Artist: Jason Miles
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Jazz, Contemporary Jazz, Crossover Jazz, Rock, Pop, Smooth Jazz
Title: West Side Story (Original Soundtrack)
Artist: Dave Grusin
Genre: Jazz, Crossover Jazz, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: My Essential Drum N Voice Collection
Artist: Billy Cobham
Genre: Jazz, Funk, Smooth Jazz, Fusion
