The Brecker Bros. is the first album by the American jazz fusion group, the Brecker Brothers. It was released by Arista Records in 1975.
Reception
AllMusic awarded the album 4.5 stars and its review by Michael G. Nastos states, "First date for brothers from 1975. Side one is solid jazz/funk/fusion".Nastos, Michael G. [ Allmusic review: The Brecker Bros]. Retrieved 27 June 2015 At the 1976 Grammy Awards the album received three nominations, for Best R&B Instrumental Performance ("Sneakin’ up Behind You"), Best New Artist and Best Instrumental Arrangement (Randy Brecker for "Some Skunk Funk").
Track listing All compositions by Randy Brecker except where noted.
"Some Skunk Funk" - 5:51 "Sponge" - 4:05 "A Creature of Many Faces" - 7:40 "Twilight" - 5:43 "Sneakin’ up Behind You" (Michael Brecker, Randy Brecker, Don Grolnick, Will Lee, David Sanborn) - 4:54 "Rocks" - 4:39 "Levitate" - 4:31 "Oh My Stars" - 3:13 "D.B.B." - 4:46
Personnel
The Brecker Brothers Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone Randy Brecker – trumpet, flugelhorn, vocals (8)
Other Musicians David Sanborn – alto saxophone Don Grolnick – keyboards Bob Mann – guitars Will Lee – electric bass, vocals (5) Harvey Mason – drums Chris Parker – additional drums (5) Ralph MacDonald – percussion
Production Steve Backer – executive producer Randy Brecker – producer Gerald Block – engineer, remixing David Stone – remix assistant Leanne Ungar – remix assistant Bob Heimall – art direction Arron Associates – design John Paul Endress – photography
Charts Year Single Chart positions Billboard Hot 100 1975 "Sneakin’ up Behind You" 58
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