submitted on Mon, 10/27/2008 - 06:05 in Jazz Group by Mike_Longo 
Perhaps unfairly overshadowed by his brother, the late saxophonist {{Michael Brecker = 5275}}, Randy Brecker has, nevertheless been one of the most significant trumpeters of the past forty years. While his small discography as a leader contains as many misses as it does hits, he's brought a unique voice to countless sessions, working with everyone from {{Horace Silver = 4328}}, {{Steve Khan = 3086}} and {{John Scofield = 4151}} to {{Steely Dan = 16676}}, Parliament and Frank Zappa, not to mention redefining the concept of fusion as co-leader of {{The Brecker Brothers = 5277}}. Brecker's tone- -a curious combination of warmth and bite--and a harmonic approach that, like Scofield, manages to tread the fine line between the in and the out, all the while possessing a keenly constructed melodic sense, makes him immediately recognizable in any context. Recorded in Brazil with a large cast of talented players, Randy in Brasil is Brecker at his most accessible, with style and substance on equal footing...
Source: allaboutjazz
Author: John Kelman
