Don't Try This at Home (Michael Brecker album)

Don't Try This at Home is the second album by the American jazz saxophonist Michael Brecker, that was released on Impulse! records in 1988.

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awards this album with 4.5 stars and states: "Brecker (on tenor and the EWI) is in superb form, really ripping into the eight pieces (mostly group originals). Recommended."^[2]

Track listing

1. "Itsbynne Reel" (Michael Brecker, Don Grolnick) - 7:41
2. "Chime This" (Grolnick) - 7:50
3. "Scriabin" (Vince Mendoza) - 4:59
4. "Suspone" (Mike Stern) - 4:59
5. "Don't Try This at Home" (Brecker, Grolnick) - 9:30
6. "Everything Happens When You're Gone" (Brecker) - 7:11
7. "Talking to Myself" (Grolnick) - 5:10
8. "The Gentleman & Hizcaine" (Jim Beard) - 5:19

Personnel

• Michael Brecker - tenor saxophone, EWI
• Herbie Hancock - piano
• Joey Calderazzo - piano
• Don Grolnick - piano
• Jim Beard - synthesizer, piano
• Judd Miller - synthesizer
• Mike Stern - guitar
• Mark O'Connor - violin
• Charlie Haden - bass
• Jeff Andrews - bass
• Jack DeJohnette - drums
• Peter Erskine - drums
• Adam Nussbaum - drums

References