The Brecker Bros. Collection, Vol 1

The Brecker Bros. Collection, Vol 1
Compilation album by Brecker Brothers
Released	February 1990
Recorded	1975–1981
Genre	Jazz fusion, jazz funk
Label	Novus
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)
Randy Brecker chronology
Live at Sweet Basil (1988) The Brecker Bros. Collection, Vol 1 (1990) Toe to Toe (1990)
Michael Brecker chronology
Straphangin' (1981) The Brecker Bros. Collection, Vol 1 (1990) Now You See It… (Now You Don't) (1990)

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

1. Yanow. Scott Allmusic Review: The Brecker Bros. Collection, Vol 1 accessed 1 July 2015
2. Richard Cook and Brian Morton, The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD, LP & Cassette (Penguin, 1992: ISBN 978-0-14-015364-4).