Return of the Brecker Brothers


Return of the Brecker Brothers is an album by the American jazz fusion group, the Brecker Brothers. It was released by GRP Records in 1992, their first recording after a decade-long hiatus. The track "Big Idea" was released as an R&B single.

Reception

awarded the album with 3.5 stars and its review by Thom Jurek states: "This set marked a fitting return for the Breckers, who never let the fashionable tenets of the smooth jazz '90s totally appropriate their creativity or their sound". At the 1993 Grammy Awards the album received three nominations: Best Contemporary Jazz Album, Best R&B Instrumental Performance and Best Jazz Instrumental Solo.

Track listing

  1. "Song for Barry" — 5:07
  2. "King of the Lobby" — 5:20
  3. "Big Idea" — 4:20
  4. "Above & Below" — 7:05
  5. "That’s All There Is to It" — 5:26
  6. "Wakaria " — 5:26
  7. "On the Backside" — 6:25
  8. "Sozinho " — 7:36
  9. "Spherical" — 5:58
  10. "Good Gracious" — 5:13
  11. "Roppongi" — 4:56

    Personnel

In 1992, a VHS video entitled "Return of the Brecker Brothers – Live in Barcelona" was released by GRP Records of a concert at the Palau de la Música Catalana in Barcelona. The concert has not officially been released on DVD format.

Track listing

  1. "Above & Below"
  2. "Spherical"
  3. "Some Skunk Funk"
  4. "Common Ground"
  5. "Song for Barry"
  6. "Inside Out"

    Personnel