MICHAEL BRECKER

Post Bop / Fusion / Big Band • United States
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Michael Brecker was exposed to jazz at an early age by his father, an amateur jazz pianist. Among the generation of jazz musicians that saw rock music not as the enemy but as a viable musical option, Brecker began studying clarinet, then moved to alto saxophone in school, eventually settling on the tenor saxophone as his primary instrument. After only a year at Indiana University, Michael Brecker moved to New York City in 1970 where he carved out a niche for himself as a dynamic and exciting jazz soloist, and quickly became the preeminent pop/R&B/funk saxophone soloist of his generation. He first made his mark at age 21 as a member of the jazz/rock band Dreams -- a band that included his older brother Randy, drummer Billy Cobham, Jeff Kent and Doug Lubahn. Dreams was short-lived, lasting only a year, but influential (Miles Davis was seen at some gigs prior read more...
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MICHAEL BRECKER Steps: Smokin' In The Pit album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Steps: Smokin' In The Pit
Post Bop 1980
MICHAEL BRECKER Michael Brecker album cover 4.17 | 3 ratings
Michael Brecker
Post Bop 1987
MICHAEL BRECKER Don't Try This at Home album cover 4.17 | 3 ratings
Don't Try This at Home
Post Bop 1988
MICHAEL BRECKER Now You See It... (Now You Don't) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Now You See It... (Now You Don't)
Post Bop 1990
MICHAEL BRECKER Tales From the Hudson album cover 4.30 | 5 ratings
Tales From the Hudson
Post Bop 1996
MICHAEL BRECKER Two Blocks From the Edge album cover 4.00 | 1 ratings
Two Blocks From the Edge
Post Bop 1998
MICHAEL BRECKER Time Is of the Essence album cover 4.50 | 2 ratings
Time Is of the Essence
Post Bop 1999
MICHAEL BRECKER Nearness of You: The Ballad Book album cover 3.83 | 3 ratings
Nearness of You: The Ballad Book
Post Bop 2001
MICHAEL BRECKER Wide Angles album cover 5.00 | 1 ratings
Wide Angles
Post Bop 2003
MICHAEL BRECKER Pilgrimage album cover 4.00 | 1 ratings
Pilgrimage
Post Bop 2007

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MICHAEL BRECKER Live album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Live
Post Bop 1993
MICHAEL BRECKER The Cost Of Living album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Cost Of Living
Fusion 1994
MICHAEL BRECKER Live In Helsinki 1995 (with UMO Jazz Orchestra) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Live In Helsinki 1995 (with UMO Jazz Orchestra)
Big Band 2015
MICHAEL BRECKER Michael Brecker Band & Randy Brecker Band :  Live At Fabrik Hamburg 1987 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Michael Brecker Band & Randy Brecker Band : Live At Fabrik Hamburg 1987
Fusion 2022

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Angel Of Repose (Live In Japan)
Post Bop 2004

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