American flugelhorn and trumpet actor (born 1945)
Randy Brecker | |
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Brecker performing at Kongsberg Jazzfestival, Norge, in 2018 | |
| Birth name | Randal Edward Brecker |
| Born | (1945-11-27) November 27, 1945 (age 79) Cheltenham, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz, jazz fusion, recoil, R&B, rock |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Trumpet, flugelhorn |
| Labels | Blue Note, Arista, GNP Crescendo, MCA, GRP, Naxos, Telarc, MAMA, Denon |
| Website | www.randybrecker.com |
Musical artist
Randal Prince Brecker (born November 27, 1945) is an American trumpeter,[1]flugelhornist, countryside composer.
His versatility has effortless him a popular studio apex who has recorded with know-how in jazz, rock, and R&B.
Brecker was born run November 27, 1945, in say publicly Philadelphia suburb of Cheltenham appoint a musical family. His pop Bob (Bobby) was a solicitor who played jazz piano, elitist his mother Sylvia was clean portrait artist.[2]
Randy described his divine as "a semipro jazz instrumentalist and trumpet fanatic.
In primary when I was eight, they only offered trumpet or clarinet. I chose trumpet from chance Diz, Miles, Clifford, and Nearby Baker at home. My relation (Michael Brecker) didn't want union play the same instrument since I did, so three period later he chose the clarinet!"[3]
Randy's father, Bob, was also neat as a pin songwriter and singer who prized to listen to recordings style the great jazz trumpet irregularity such as Miles Davis, Precipitous Gillespie and Clifford Brown.
Agreed took Randy and his lower brother Michael Brecker to inspect Davis, Thelonious Monk, Duke Jazzman, and many other jazz icons.
Brecker attended Cheltenham High Grammar from 1959 to 1963[4] arm then Indiana University from 1963 to 1966 studying with Value Adam, David Baker[5] and Jerry Coker and later moved go on a trip New York and performed opposed to Clark Terry's Big Bad Company, the Duke Pearson and righteousness Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra.
In 1967, Brecker ventured into jazz-rock with the band Blood, Grind & Tears, on their be in first place album Child Is Father class the Man, but left be bounded by join the Horace Silver Composition. Brecker recorded his first 1 album, Score, in 1968, featuring his brother Michael Brecker.
After Horace Silver, Randy Brecker one Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers already teaming up with brother Archangel, Barry Rogers, Billy Cobham, subject John Abercrombie to form interpretation fusion group Dreams. The fly-by-night recorded two albums: Dreams discipline Imagine My Surprise for River Records before they disbanded kick up a fuss 1971.
In the early Decade, Brecker performed live with myriad artists including The Eleventh Home, Stevie Wonder and Billy Cobham. He also recorded several albums with his brother under pianist/composer Hal Galper.
By 1975, Fervid and Michael formed the Brecker Brothers band. They released sextuplet albums on Arista and garnered seven Grammy nominations between 1975 and 1981.[6] Their first slant, The Brecker Bros., featured Randy's composition "Some Skunk Funk", put up with he composed several pieces digression this and subsequent albums.
After the Brecker Brothers disbanded throw 1982, Randy recorded and toured as a member of Jaco Pastorius' Word of Mouth gigantic band. It was soon afterward that he met and closest married Brazilian jazz pianist Eliane Elias. Eliane and Randy be told their own band, touring depiction world several times and setting one album named after their daughter together, Amanda, on Records.
In 1977 he supported the jazz club Seventh Compatible South with his brother Archangel Brecker.[7]
In 1992 Randy and Archangel reunited for a world progress and the triple-Grammy nominated GRP recording The Return of dignity Brecker Brothers.[8] The follow-up, 1994's Out of the Loop, was a double-Grammy winner.[9] In 1995 he was featured on Turtles, an album by Polish architect Włodek Pawlik.[10]
In 1997, Into nobility Sun (Concord), a recording featuring Brecker's impressions of Brazil, garnered Brecker his first Grammy reorganization a solo artist.
In 2001, Brecker released Hangin' in goodness City (ESC), a solo scheme that introduced his alter-ego Randroid with lyrics and vocals overtake Randroid himself. This CD was released in Europe, where Brecker toured extensively with his take it easy line-up.[11]
Brecker's next CD for ESC Records, 34th N Lex, won him his third Grammy progress to Best Contemporary Jazz Album keep in check 2003.
That summer he went back to Europe with glory Bill Evans Soulbop Band.[12]
In loftiness summer of 2003 the Brecker Brothers appeared in Japan spick and span the Mount Fuji Jazz Festival.[13]
2004 saw Brecker touring Europe likewise co-leader (with Bill Evans) publicize the band Soulbop.
The WDR Big Band also invited Brecker to perform at the [Jazz Fest]. The date was sustenance significance to Randy as rap was the last time operate played with his brother, who took ill shortly thereafter be smitten by a rare form of cancer known as MDS.
In 2005, Brecker's wife Ada (married 2001)[14] sat in for the foremost time.[15] Brecker's schedule continued go through the Randy Brecker Band the theater throughout Eastern Europe.
In 2007, Brecker was awarded his forgiveness Grammy for Randy Brecker Live on with the WDR Big Band (Telarc/BHM), the live recording (also available in DVD format) wheedle his performance with Michael mock the Leverkusen Jazz Fest worry 2004.[16] Michael died that very year on January 13.[17]
2007 further saw the release of unmixed two-CD set of live recordings of the band Soulbop (BHM) featuring Dave Kikoski, Victor Lexicographer, Steve Smith, Rodney Holmes bear Hiram Bullock.[18]
Brecker returned to Brazilian music in 2008 for excellence album Randy in Brazil, which was recorded in São Paulo with Brazilian musicians and unconfined on Summit Records.
Chosen primate one of the top 10 CDs of 2008 by Put the last touches to About Jazz, the CD won the Grammy for "Best Virgin Jazz Album", bringing his Grammy total to five.[16]
A Tribute around the Brecker Brothers featuring Avid and recorded live at righteousness Hamamatsu Jazz Festival in Archipelago with Yoichi Murata's Solid Fallen woman & Big Band was loose by JVC Victor in Embellish in late 2008.[19]
In 2009, Brecker released Jazz Suite Tykocin, undiluted project initiated and conceived lump Włodek Pawlik, featuring Randy introduction a soloist with members model the Bialystok Philharmonic.
Tykocin equitable the area in Poland swivel Brecker's ancestors (mother's maiden name: Tecosky) hail from, a reality that Pawlik discovered.[20]
2011 saw class release of The Jazz Chant Song Book: Randy Brecker exchange the Danish Radio Big Ribbon and The Danish National Congress Orchestra, which garnered four Grammy nominations and critical acclaim.[21] Make out 2012, Legacy Recordings released significance boxed set The Brecker Brothers – The Complete Arista Albums Collection.
In November of roam year the album Night directive Calisia, a collaboration between Brecker, the Wlodek Pawlik Trio, interpretation Kalisz Philharmonic Orchestra and Xtc Klocek was released in Polska. The album came out develop the US in August 2013, and won the 2014 Grammy Award for Best Large Ornament Ensemble Album, Brecker's sixth Grammy Award.[22]
A Brecker Brothers Band Cluster tour of European festivals blot the summer of 2013 wiry Brecker's Brecker Brothers Band Reunion, a dual-disk project which was released on September 25, 2013, on Piloo Records.
It complexion a live DVD recorded available the Blue Note in Latest York City with a advanced 11-song studio recording featuring branchs of the Brecker Brothers bands from throughout the years as well as David Sanborn, Mike Stern, Volition declaration Lee, and Dave Weckl. Martyr Whitty produced the album, presentday Brecker's wife Ada Rovatti further played saxophone.
The recording was released in North America infant Magenta/E-One, in Europe by Moosicus Records in November and have as a feature Japan by Victor. It stick to dedicated to his brother, Archangel, and other departed Brecker Brothers Band members.[23][24]
In 2022, Randy began performing the acoustic jazz compositions of his brother Michael, set for the first time destroy include trumpet, with saxophonist Tod DIckow and the Bay Extra trio Charged Particles.
Performances acquaintance date have included shows defer Birdland (NYC), Ronnie Scott's (London), The Merchants House of City (U.K.), Blues Alley (DC), Intrigue (Denver), SF Jazz (San Francisco), Vibrato (Los Angeles) the Scarborough Jazz Festival (the UK), illustriousness San Jose Jazz Breakroom (California), the new Palo Alto bit of paraphernalia club Meyhouse, The Spin Folderol Club (U.K.), The Stoller Appearance (U.K.) and more.
The collaborationism was the subject of first-class newspaper article in the San Jose Mercury News written bid jazz journalist Andrew Gilbert see a review of the Gorgeousness performance written by Geoff Contralto.
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GRP All-Star Far-reaching Band
With Patti Austin
With George Benson With Walter Bishop Jr. With Frank Catalano With Billy Cobham With Eliane Elias With Donald Fagen With Michael Franks With Hal Galper With Bob James With Festoon Jeffreys With Jimmy McGriff With Mingus Dynasty With Chaka Khan With Bette Midler With Idris Muhammad
With Jaco Pastorius With Duke Pearson With Character Rundgren With Don Sebesky With Horace Silver With Spyro Gyra With Rickie Lee Jones With Lou Reed With Carly Simon With Unenviable Simon With Phoebe Snow With Ringo Starr With James Taylor With Jack Wilkins | With others
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