MICHAEL BRECKER |
CONTEMPORARY JAZZ / SAXOPHONE 1988 |
![]() 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
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Bonus track available on CD only | |
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