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Michael Brecker - Tenor Sax, EWI
Randy Brecker - Trumpet
Mike Stern - Guitar
George Whitty - Keybords
James Genius - Bass
Dennis Chambers - Drums
Some Skunk Funk (Randy Brecker)
Common Ground (Mike Stern)
Spunch (Randy Brecker)
Song For Barry (Michael Brecker)
Spherical (Michael Brecker)
N.Y. Special (Michael Brecker)
Recorded live in NYC, september 1992
(c) 1994 JazzDoor JD 1248
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Marvelous, great sound, all musicans at their best. I saw this line-up
in Rotterdam, and it blew me away. With all respect to Dennis
Chambers who is a great drummer I would have liked Dave Weckl. But
this album is great anyway. When I just talked a second with Mike I
told him about this album and he asked me how he sounded. I told
"pretty good quality and a must for all Mike Stern fans". "Big smile"
in return from Mike. It kicks off with a great old time Some Skunk
Funk mainly featuring Michael and Randy. It funks man! Then a Mike
Stern compostion Common Ground, beautiful ballad, although I
would have liked to hear Mike's solo as
Odds or Evens. Mike is opening,
super chord progressions, great delay stuff, melancholic, about 5
minutes of excellence. As I said the best Mike Stern
composition. In this performance it is featuring Michael and Randy.
Then Spunch and then onto Song For Barry and
Sherical both from The Return Of The Brecker
Brothers. Man these songs are the business. It features all.
But the soloing of Mike is incredible. I was at the North Sea Jazz
Festival and the Statenhal went crazy after his solo. I have it on
video and it still grips me. Song For Barry starts of with the
amazing Michael Brecker on EWI. Man this is great! I do not
know of any non-bootleg album where one can listen to this. The
improvisation skills of the man are breath-taking. Electric solo
guitar by Michael Brecker... picture it... It ends with the Mike
Stern solo. Overdrive in the end. This kicks ass... Then
Spherical... can't describe it. Listen to this stuff!! If you
get a hand on this album... Buy it!...
Ries van Schelven
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