Straphangin' is an album by the American jazz fusion group the Brecker Brothers. It was released by Arista Records in 1981.
Reception AllMusic awarded the album with 3 stars and its review by Rob Theakston states: "No doubt taking sonic cues from Spyro Gyra and Steely Dan, the guys open the album with the mellow title track and the equally suggestive "Threesome" before stepping things up with the highly percussive "Bathsheba".<ref name="Allmusic">Theakston, R. [ Allmusic Review: ''Straphangin] accessed 27 June 2015</ref>
Track listing "Straphangin'" (Michael Brecker) - 8:06 "Threesome" (Randy Brecker) - 6:24 "Bathsheba" (Michael Brecker) - 6:58 "Jacknife" (Randy Brecker) - 6:16 "Why Can’t I Be There" (Randy Brecker) - 5:00 "Not Ethiopia" (Michael Brecker) - 5:40 "Spreadeagle" (Randy Brecker) - 5:57
Personnel The Brecker Brothers Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone, arrangements (1, 3, 6), producer Randy Brecker – trumpet, flugelhorn, arrangements (2, 4, 5, 7), producerOther Musicians and Production Credits''' Mark Gray – keyboards Barry Finnerty – guitars Marcus Miller – bass Richie Morales – drums Manolo Badrena – percussion (1, 3, 4, 5, 7) Sammy Figueroa – percussion (1, 3, 4, 5, 7) Don Alias – percussion (6) Frank Filipetti – recording, mixing, mastering Julian Shapiro – engineer Ted Jensen – mastering Sterling Sound (New York, NY) – mastering location Annie Pfeiffer – production coordinator Neal Pozner – art direction John Ford – photography
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