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Forget Amazon. This is cheaper AND they don't force their employees pee in a bottle...
https://www.theconnextion.com/piloorecords/
BRAND NEW BRECKER BROS double CD LIVE 1980 in Europe
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Forget Amazon. This is cheaper AND they don't force their employees pee in a bottle...
https://www.theconnextion.com/piloorecords/
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I'm intrigued. Are there any sample clips?
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Great playing and really nice quality recording
Some clips available here:
https://npo.digital/music/150087175...live-the-brecker-brothers?_escaped_fragment_=
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Hell yeah, I'll definitely check this out! Anyone know what the lineup was during this stretch?
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I'd wager Finnerty on guit, Neal Jason bass and probably Richie Morales drums. At least that's who it sounds like to me (listening to Funky Sea). No idea who would've been on keyboards during that stretch.
Man, I freakin' LOVE that envelope filter!
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Barry Finnerty, Mark Gray, Neil Jason, Richie Morales....
The sickest band ever.
Here is an excellent review:
https://londonjazznews.com/2020/03/02/33198/
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Wow, that cadenza!
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What was Michael playing on in 1980? Is this the Miami Dukoff D9?
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Don't know if it was a D9, but yeah, I'd guess Dukoff.
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I’m going absolutely nuts over this release.
Michael Brecker never ceases to completely and utterly blow me completely away.
Michael Brecker never ceases to completely and utterly blow me completely away.
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Finally received my copy a couple days ago: it took over a month! Fortunately, it was worth the wait.
I've always though that the best way to listen to the Brecker Brothers is live. The studio albums always have lots of great playing, but the production often sounds dated. Live, there are fewer electronics and the solos are longer, and that's how I like it. This release has lots of prime Micheal Brecker, and his solo on "Funky Sea," which includes a long cadenza at the end, is unbelievable, worth the price of admission in itself. Randy plays great, as usual, too, and Neil Jason really brings the funk on bass. My only disappointment is that drums aren't recorded very well: if Richie Morales had any cymbals on his kit that night, they're pretty inaudible on the recording. But this is still really really good. A must for Michael Brecker fans.
I've always though that the best way to listen to the Brecker Brothers is live. The studio albums always have lots of great playing, but the production often sounds dated. Live, there are fewer electronics and the solos are longer, and that's how I like it. This release has lots of prime Micheal Brecker, and his solo on "Funky Sea," which includes a long cadenza at the end, is unbelievable, worth the price of admission in itself. Randy plays great, as usual, too, and Neil Jason really brings the funk on bass. My only disappointment is that drums aren't recorded very well: if Richie Morales had any cymbals on his kit that night, they're pretty inaudible on the recording. But this is still really really good. A must for Michael Brecker fans.
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I ordered this double CD as soon as I saw LateNiteSax's original post here. Thanks for the heads-up, LNS !
That was towards the end of March. It arrived yesterday, delayed thanks to Covid-19 restrictions in the Post Office. It was worth the wait: it's a great album, with the whole band in top form. It was recorded live in Germany in 1980, but left unreleased for 40 years — how could music of this quality have been left on the shelf for so long ?
That was towards the end of March. It arrived yesterday, delayed thanks to Covid-19 restrictions in the Post Office. It was worth the wait: it's a great album, with the whole band in top form. It was recorded live in Germany in 1980, but left unreleased for 40 years — how could music of this quality have been left on the shelf for so long ?
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