Heavy Metal Be-Bop

Heavy Metal Be-Bop
Live album by Brecker Brothers
Released September 1978
Venue My Father's Place, Roslyn, New York
Genre Jazz fusion, jazz funk
Label Arista, BMG
Producer Randy Brecker, Michael Brecker, Neil Jason, Kash Monet
Brecker Brothers chronology
Don't Stop the Music
(1977)Don't Stop the Music1977
Heavy Metal Be-Bop
(1978)
Detente
(1980)Detente1980
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[2]

Heavy Metal Be-Bop is a live album by the American jazz fusion group, the Brecker Brothers that was released by Arista Records in 1978. The album also includes the studio track "East River", which reached No. 34 in the UK singles chart in November 1978.

Reception

AllMusic awarded the album with 3 stars and its review by Paul Kohler states: "Recorded live in New York, this explosive set of jazz, funk, and rock material was without question ahead of its time. Michael and Randy's use of electronically altered saxophone and trumpet sounds is amazing".[1]

Track listing

All compositions by Randy Brecker except where noted.

  1. "East River" (Neil Jason, Bret Mazur, Kash Monet) — 3:35
  2. "Inside Out"  — 9:31
  3. "Some Skunk Funk"  — 6:59
  4. "Sponge"  — 6:23
  5. "Funky Sea, Funky Dew" (Michael Brecker) — 8:02
  6. "Squids"  — 7:56

Charts

Year Single Chart positions[3]
UK Singles Chart
1978 "East River" 34

Personnel

References

  1. 1 2 Kohler, Paul Allmusic Review: Heavy Metal Be-Bop accessed 27 June 2015
  2. Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 30. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  3. "Brecker Brothers – Official Charts". Retrieved June 27, 2015.
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