MICHAEL BRECKER
CONTEMPORARY JAZZ / SAXOPHONE 1988
MICHAEL BRECKER:
DON'T TRY THIS AT HOME

MCA/IMPULSE!, MCAD-42229(CD)
(P)(C)1988 MCA RECORDS, INC., USA
RELEASED: 1988, USA

CREDITS (productions) :
Produced by Don Grolnick
Executive Producer: Ricky Schultz
Recorded and mixed by James Farber Power Station, New York, NY
Assisted by Gary Solomon except "Talking To Myself" recorded at
Master Sound Astoria Studios, Astoria, NY; assisted by Karen Robben
Mastered by Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound, New York, NY
Digital Editing: Rhonda Schone
Piano courtesy of Steinway & Sons; Piano Technician: Tom Gill
Production Coordination: Karen Kramer for Depth of Field Mgmt
Production Assistance: Jerry Wortman
Design/Art Direction: Kathleen Covert/Covert Design
Photography: Mark Seliger; Liner Notes: George Varga
Herbie Hancock appears courtesy of Columbia Records
Mark O'Connor appears courtesy of Warner Bros. Records
Mike Stern appears courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corporarion
CREDITS (musicians) :
Michael Brecker: tenor saxophone (on all tracks)
EWI (on 1,4,5)
guitar: Mike Stern (on 1,2,4,7,8)
piano: Don Grolnick (on 1,2,7)
Herbie Hancock (on 3,5)
Joey Calderazzo (on 4,6)
Jim Beard (on 8; synthesizers on 7,8)
acoustic bass: Charlie Haden (except on 4,7,8)
electric bass: Jeff Andrews (on 1,4,7,8)
drums: Jack DeJohnette (on 1,3,5,8)
Adam Nussbaum (on 2,4,6)
Peter Erskine (on 7)
violin: Mark O'Connor (on 1)
synthesizer programming: Judd Miller (on 5)
TRACKS (total time 55:34) :
1. Itsbynne Reel (7:41) [Michael Brecker, Don Grolnick]
Michael Brecker, tenor saxophone, Akai EWI; Mike Stern, guitar; Don Grolnick, piano; Charlie Haden, acoustic bass; Jeff Andrews, fretless electric bass; Jack DeJohnette, drums; Mark O'Connor, violin
2. Chime This (7:50) [Don Grolnick]
Michael Brecker, tenor saxophone; Mike Stern, guitar; Don Grolnick, piano; Charlie Haden, acoustic bass; Adam Nussbaum, drums
3. Scriabin (7:45) [Vince Mendoza]
Michael Brecker, tenor saxophone; Herbie Hancock, piano; Charlie Haden, acoustic bass; Jack DeJohnette, drums
4. Suspone (4:59) [Mike Stern]
Michael Brecker, tenor saxophone, Akai EWI; Mike Stern, guitar; Joey Calderazzo, piano; Jeff Andrews, electric bass; Adam Nussbaum, drums
5. Don't Try This At Home (9:30) [Michael Brecker, Don Grolnick]
Michael Brecker, tenor saxophone, Akai EWI; Mike Stern, guitar; Herbie Hancock, piano; Charlie Haden, acoustic bass; Jack DeJohnette, drums; Judd Miller, synthesizer programming
6. Everything Happens When You're Gone (7:11) [Michael Brecker]
Michael Brecker, tenor saxophone; Joey Calderazzo, piano; Charlie Haden, acoustic bass; Adam Nussbaum, drums
7. Talking To Myself (5:10) [Don Grolnick]
Michael Brecker, tenor saxophone; Mike Stern, guitar; Don Grolnick, piano; Jeff Andrews, electric bass; Peter Erskine, drums; Jim Beard, synthesizers
8. The Gentleman & Hizcaine (5:19) [Jim Beard]
Michael Brecker, tenor saxophone; Mike Stern, guitar; Jim Beard, piano, synthesizers; Jeff Andrews, fretless electric bass; Jack DeJohnette, drums
* Bonus track available on CD only
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