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Together with his saxophonist brother, Michael, trumpeter Randy Brecker was one of the forefathers of funk-fusion. With honorary other brother, David Sanborn, they combined be-bop technique, James Brown-rhythms, and rock & roll energy into an amalgam that would be a blueprint for a generation to come. For his previous outing, Hanging in the City, Randy Brecker adopted an alter ego--Randroid--in an attempt to inject hip-hop elements into his urban music-scape. For this recording, he returns to the more exciting, frenetic funk that he helped originate, restricting his trendiness to largely-programmed beats. Fortunately, George Whitty and Zach Danziger provide truly organic sounding grooves redolent of some of Jazzanova's best work. The title tune opens the set with baritone player Ronnie Cuber working out in the best Tower of Power tradition. Throughout, he and famed JB Fred Wesley add plenty of grease to the proceedings. There is no need for Randy Brecker to worry about his street cred; he and his brother defined urban music with records like this, providing the raw materials for the hip-hoppers to sample. --Michael Ross
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ASIN: B00008ZL6Q Release Date: 2003-04-22 |
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Together with his saxophonist brother, Michael, trumpeter Randy Brecker was one of the forefathers of funk-fusion. With honorary other brother, David Sanborn, they combined be-bop technique, James Brown-rhythms, and rock & roll energy into an amalgam that would be a blueprint for a generation to come. For his previous outing, Hanging in the City, Randy Brecker adopted an alter ego--Randroid--in an attempt to inject hip-hop elements into his urban music-scape. For this recording, he returns to the more exciting, frenetic funk that he helped originate, restricting his trendiness to largely-programmed beats. Fortunately, George Whitty and Zach Danziger provide truly organic sounding grooves redolent of some of Jazzanova's best work. The title tune opens the set with baritone player Ronnie Cuber working out in the best Tower of Power tradition. Throughout, he and famed JB Fred Wesley add plenty of grease to the proceedings. There is no need for Randy Brecker to worry about his street cred; he and his brother defined urban music with records like this, providing the raw materials for the hip-hoppers to sample. --Michael RossCustomer Reviews:
Problem: create a kick-..., cliche-free urban jazz disc.......2003-08-19
Who better than the Brecker Bros. to do it? No one, especially when they're in one of their jazzier configurations, with stalwarts such as Ronnie Cuber (bari sax), Adam Rogers (guitar), Chris Mihn Doky (bass), and Clarence Penn (drums).
The challenge in an outing like this is to maintain a genuine urban sensibility in the midst of a true jazz esthetic. Credit the Bros. with doing just that. It probably helps that each has been scouting his own peculiar trails, Michael, progressive straight-ahead jazz, Randy, more groove-oriented citified musics. Put them together, retaining the best of each, and you've got quite a disc: accessible without being cloying; jazzy without being esoteric.
With the Yellowjackets' Time Squared, Charlie Hunter's Right Now Move, Metalwood's latest, and John Scofield's Up All Night, this represents some kind of renaissance of jazz fusion. I, for one, am not complaining.
Problem: Evoke a kick-butt, cliche-free urban-jazz vibe.......2003-08-19
The key is to get muscular, groove-oriented, melodic, funky, and original all at once. Who better for the job than the Brecker Bros., a decade removed from their glory days and having survived both straigh-ahead wars (Michael) and urban trivialization (Randy)?
Though billed as Randy's gig, the first reviewer is right in considering this a Brecker Bros. release.
And quite a release it is. What makes this disc stand out is the incredible roster of hardcore jazzers, from Ronnie Cuber to Chris Mihn Doky to Adam Rogers to Clarence Penn. Yes, David Sanborn's on board as George Whitty but there's a deeper, clearer authentic jazz sensibility operating here than on any other Brecker Bros. record.
And for that we should rejoice. It's like we're getting the best of both worlds--those impossibly tight BB grooves with an uncompromising jazz authenticity.
What more could you ask for?
ATTN: Brecker Brothers Band fans!.......2003-05-19
It's especially in the "Brecker Brothers" vein because it includes David Sanborn on alto sax (not to mention Ronnie Cuber on bari sax and Fred Wesley[!] on 'bone). It also includes long-time BB associate George Witty on keyboards, as well as fusion guitar wunderkind Adam Rogers and outstanding Danish electric/acoustic bassist Chris Minh Doky.
Anyway, it's great and you'll dig it. The only reason I didn't give it five stars is because it has too many programmed drum parts and not enough "real" acoustic drumming (by the fantastic Clarence Penn, no less). As a drummer myself, I'd prefer the latter. But don't let that stop you from enjoying the album.
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Randy Brecker Manufacturer: Jvc Victor ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General
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| R&B
| Styles
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Jazz Funk
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ASIN: B000084TJM Release Date: 2003-03-12 |
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