Out of the Loop (Brecker Brothers album)
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Out of the Loop is an album by the Brecker Brothers that was released by GRP Records in 1994. In 1995 the album won the brothers two Grammy Awards for Best Contemporary Jazz Performance (now known as Best Contemporary Jazz Album) and Best Instrumental Composition (for Michael Brecker's "African Skies").[2]
Reception
At AllMusic, Jim Newsom gave the album four stars and wrote, "The album is surprisingly strong, and any fears of a paint-by-numbers attempt to cash in on past glories are quickly dispelled with the opening 'Slang', which is reminiscent of Amandla-era Miles. Here, as throughout the disc, Michael's sax solo burns with abandon, while brother Randy's trumpet glides across a tastefully smooth and melodic terrain".[1]
Track listing
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| 1. | "Slang" | Michael Brecker | 6:11 |
| 2. | "Evocations" | Chris Botti, Michael Brecker | 5:16 |
| 3. | "Scrunch" | Randy Brecker, Michael Brecker, Maz Kessler, Robbie Kilgore | 4:28 |
| 4. | "Secret Heart" | Randy Brecker, Eliane Elias | 5:03 |
| 5. | "African Skies" | Michael Brecker | 7:46 |
| 6. | "When It Was" | Brecker, Brecker, Kessler, Kilgore | 4:29 |
| 7. | "Harpoon" | Randy Brecker | 7:43 |
| 8. | "The Nightwalker" | Michael Brecker | 8:44 |
| 9. | "And Then She Wept" | Randy Brecker | 4:53 |
Personnel
- Michael Brecker – soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, EWIs, arranger
- Randy Brecker – trumpet, flugelhorn, arranger
- Chris Botti – trumpet
- Maz Kessler – keyboards, rhythm programming, arranger, producer, mixing
- Robbie Kilgore – guitar, keyboards, rhythm programming, arranger, producer, mixing
- Andy Snitzer – bass, drums, keyboard programming, arranger, producer
- George Whitty – bass, keyboards, percussion programming, arranger, producer
- Eliane Elias – keyboards, vocals, arranger, producer
- Dean Brown – guitar
- Dennis Brown – acoustic guitar
- Larry Saltzman – acoustic guitar
- James Genus – bass
- Armand Sabal-Lecco – bass, vocals
- Mark Ledford – backing vocals
- Rodney Holmes – drums
- Steve Jordan – drums
- Shawn Pelton – drums
- Dave Weckl – drums
- Steve Thornton – percussion
Production
- Dave Grusin – executive producer
- Larry Rosen – executive producer
- Maz Kessler – producer
- Robbie Kilgore – producer
- George Whitty – producer
- Chris Albert – mixing assistant
- Scott Austin – mixing assistant
- Rory Romano – mixing assistant
- James Farber – engineer, mixing
- Ron Bach – editing engineer
- Hiro Ishihara – assistant engineer
- Scott Hull – mastering
Awards
Grammy Awards[3]
References
