The Brecker Bros. Collection, Vol 1

The Brecker Bros. Collection, Vol 1
Greatest hits album by Brecker Brothers
Released	1990
Recorded	1975-1981
Genre	Jazz fusion, Jazz funk
Label	Novus Records
Producer	Michael Cuscuna The Brecker Brothers
Brecker Brothers chronology
Straphangin' (1981) The Brecker Bros. Collection, Vol 1 (1990) The Brecker Bros. Collection, Vol 2 (1991)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	[2]

The Brecker Bros. Collection, Vol 1 is a compilation album by the American jazz fusion group, the Brecker Brothers. It was released by Novus Records in 1990. A second compilation, The Brecker Bros. Collection, Vol 2, was released in 1991.

Reception

AllMusic awarded the album with 4 stars and its review by Scott Yanow states: "There are some strong moments on the best-of disc, particularly the ballad "Dream Theme". The die-hard Brecker Brothers fans will prefer to get the complete sessions on the original LPs, but this makes a nice sampler for casual fans".^[1]

Track listing

1. "Skunk Funk" (Randy Brecker) — 5:00
2. "Sponge" (Randy Brecker) — 4:00
3. "Squids" (Randy Brecker) — 7:45
4. "Funky Sea, Funky Dew" (Michael Brecker) — 6:11
5. "Inside Out" (Randy Brecker) — 9:27
6. "Dream Theme" (Michael Brecker) — 5:37
7. "I Don't Know Either" (Michael Brecker) — 5:47
8. "Bathsheba" (Michael Brecker) — 7:00
9. "Straphangin'" (Michael Brecker) — 8:05
10. "Threesome" (Randy Brecker) — 6:21
11. "East River" (Neil Jason, Bret Mazur, Kash Monet) — 3:33

Personnel

• Randy Brecker – trumpet, flugelhorn
• Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone
• David Sanborn – alto saxophone
• Don Grolnick – keyboards
• Bob Mann – guitar
• Will Lee – bass
• Harvey Mason – drums
• Ralph MacDonald – percussion
• Doug Riley – keyboards
• Steve Khan – guitar
• Hiram Bullock – guitar
• Steve Gadd – drums
• Chris Parker – drums
• Barry Finnerty – guitar
• Neil Jason – bass, lead vocal
• Terry Bozzio – drums
• Sammy Figueroa – percussion
• Rafael Cruz – percussion
• Jeff Mironov – guitar
• David Spinozza – guitar
• Marcus Miller – bass
• George Duke – string synthesizer
• Mark Gray – electric piano
• Richie Morales – drums
• Manolo Badrena – percussion
• Paul Schaeffer – Fender Rhodes
• Allan Schwartzberg – drums
• Victoria – tambourine
• Kash Monet – handclaps, percussion, backing vocals
• Jeff Schoen – backing vocals
• Roy Herring – backing vocals
• Bob Clearmountain – handclaps

References