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The Brecker Brothers were a jazz fusion music duo consisting of siblings Michael and Randy. Michael played saxophone, flute, and EWI, and Randy played trumpet and flugelhorn. The brothers attended Cheltenham High School in Wyncote, Pennsylvania. Randy, the older brother, became famous as an original member of the group Blood, Sweat & Tears.
Brecker Brothers war eine Fusionband, die von den Brüdern Michael Brecker und Randy Brecker geleitet wurde und seit 1975 in den 1970er und frühen 1980er Jahren kommerziell erfolgreiche Fusionalben aufnahm. Sie hatten einen Hit mit East River im Jahr 1979, der Platz 34 in der UK Singles Charts erreichte. Für ihr Album Out of the Loop wurde ...
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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]
At the 1976 Grammy Awards the album received three nominations, for Best R&B Instrumental Performance ("Sneakin’ up Behind You"), Best New Artist and Best Instrumental Arrangement (Randy Brecker for "Some Skunk Funk").
Michael Brecker Chronology. Compiled by David Demsey. 1949/March 29 – Born, Phladelphia, PA; raised in Cheltenham, PA; brother Randy, sister Emily is pianist. Their father was an attorney who was a pianist and jazz enthusiast/fan. ca. 1958 – started studies on alto saxophone and clarinet.
The Brecker Brothers was the musical duo of Michael (saxophone and EWI) and Randy Brecker (trumpet, flugelhorn), who recorded commercially successful jazz fusion albums together in the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s. They had a notable hit single with "East River" in 1979.
