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Michael Brecker
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Pianists · 1949–2007

Michael Brecker

American jazz saxophonist and composer (1949-2007)

Born
29 March 1949
Philadelphia
Died
13 January 2007
New York City
Country
United States
Active
1969–2007
Record labels
Impulse!
Discography
13 albums

Biography

Michael Brecker was a jazz musician who played piano, saxophone, drum kit and flute. Michael Brecker was born on 29 March 1949 in Philadelphia and died on 13 January 2007 in New York City. The music is usually filed under jazz, jazz fusion and post-bop. Record labels: Impulse!. The discography here lists 13 albums, from “Michael Brecker” (1987) to “Pilgrimage” (2007).

Michael Leonard Brecker (March 29, 1949 – January 13, 2007) was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. Over a four‑decade career, he recorded widely in jazz and popular music and appeared on more than 900 albums as a leader and sideman. He received 15 Grammy Awards from the Recording Academy, was inducted into the DownBeat Hall of Fame in 2007, and received an honorary doctor of music degree from Berklee College of Music in 2004. He died in New York City in 2007 from complications of leukemia following a 2005 diagnosis of myelodysplastic syndrome.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

Michael Brecker 1987 · MCA Records Don't Try This at Home 1988 · impulse! Now You See It... (Now You Don't) 1990 · GRP Twin Tenors 1994 · Novus Tales From the Hudson 1996 · impulse!
Live By The Sea 1997 · Live
Two Blocks From the Edge 1998 · impulse! Time Is of the Essence 1999 · Verve Nearness of You: The Ballad Book 2001 · Verve
Jazz Academy (Pure Essentials For Jazzaholics) 2006
Pilgrimage 2007 · Heads Up International
Four · Live
Opera de Monte Carlo · Live

Also plays on

Albums where Michael Brecker is credited as a sideman

1970 Score — Randy Brecker saxophone
1973 In Pursuit of the 27th Man — Horace Silver tenor saxophone
1973 Bridging A Gap — Mark Murphy tenor saxophone
1974 Crosswinds — Billy Cobham woodwind, performer
1974 Total Eclipse — Billy Cobham flute, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, saxophone
1974 Performance — Esther Phillips tenor saxophone
1974 In the Public Interest — Michael Gibbs & Gary Burton saxophone
1975 Anything Goes — Ron Carter tenor saxophone
1975 Taking Off — David Sanborn tenor saxophone
1975 A Funky Thide of Sings — Billy Cobham saxophone
1975 Sings — Mark Murphy tenor saxophone
1975 Shabazz — Billy Cobham saxophone
1975 House of the Rising Sun — Idris Muhammad tenor saxophone
1975 The Brecker Bros. — The Brecker Brothers tenor saxophone
1976 Good King Bad — George Benson tenor saxophone
1976 Jaco Pastorius — Jaco Pastorius tenor saxophone
1976 Windjammer — Freddie Hubbard tenor saxophone
1976 Smile — Laura Nyro flute
1976 End of a Rainbow — Patti Austin tenor saxophone
1976 Coming Out — The Manhattan Transfer tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
1976 The Art of Tea — Michael Franks tenor saxophone
1976 Back to Back — The Brecker Brothers flute, tenor saxophone
1977 You Can’t Go Home Again — Chet Baker tenor saxophone
1977 Havana Candy — Patti Austin EWI, tenor saxophone
1977 Heads — Bob James saxophone
1977 Sleeping Gypsy — Michael Franks tenor saxophone
1977 Mel Lewis And Friends — Mel Lewis tenor saxophone
1977 Tightrope — Steve Khan tenor saxophone
1977 Don't Stop the Music — The Brecker Brothers flute, tenor saxophone
1977 Ginseng Woman — Eric Gale saxophone

Analysed solos by Michael Brecker

Member of

Brecker Brothers American jazz music duo

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Frequently asked questions

What instrument did Michael Brecker play?

Michael Brecker is known for playing piano, saxophone, drum kit and flute.

When and where was Michael Brecker born?

Michael Brecker was born 29 March 1949 in Philadelphia.

What are Michael Brecker's best-known albums?

Albums in our database include Michael Brecker (1987), Don't Try This at Home (1988), Now You See It... (Now You Don't) (1990), Twin Tenors (1994) and Tales From the Hudson (1996).

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