feat. Michael Brecker, Dean Brown, Adam Rogers, Hiram Bullock, Richard Bona

A true stylist who has performed with a who”s who of jazz, pop and jazz-fusion artists, trumpeter Randy Brecker”s latest solo effort includes his equally renowned brother, saxophonist Michael Brecker and vibraphonist Joe Locke along with perennial studio musicians; guitarist Hiram Bullock, bassist Will Lee and others. Here, Brecker injects a bit of whimsy into a set consisting of funk-groove rhythms, hip-hop, tight horn charts, synths, drum programming and everything and anything producer George Whitty decided to utilize for this outing. As funny as the steamy funker ”Then I Came to My Senses” and prickly, dark, atmospheric title track can be, there”s a greater draw in some of the album”s non-Randroid highlights, like ”Wayne Out,” the Shorter-inspired funky-fusion ride. ”I Talk to the Trees” swings lyrically, with Brecker”s awe-struck, long-lined melody playing against bustling bass in a Tangerine Dream-like echo chamber of wraparound effects. ”Pastoral (To Jaco)” is another highlight: a nostalgic tribute with wit, as well as reverence, in its shining arrangement.

Track Listing

• Overture
• Wayne Out
• Hangin” in The City
• I Talk to the Trees
• Down For The Count
• Pastoral (To Jaco)
• Then I Came 2 My Senses
• Seattle
• Never Tell Her U Love Her
• I Been Through This Before
• One Thing Led To Another

Additional Details

Label: ESC Records

Genre: Jazz

Language: English

Run Time: 62:09 mins

Region: 0

Release Date: 04/24/20

UPC: 718750367426