Michael Brecker RIP
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Topic: Michael Brecker RIP
Posted By: Dick Heath
Subject: Michael Brecker RIP
Date Posted: January 13 2007 at 19:31
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Just learned one of the major tenor sax players Michael Brecker has died. Michael had the enviable record of being in demand as that tenor player on other peoples' records, resulting in him being on numberless recordings. He was part of the early NYC jazz rock fusion movement mid 60's, formed Dreams with brother Randy, Billy Cobham and John Abercrombie at the end of the 60's, appearedin several Billy Cobham bands and recordings mid 70's, was part of Zappa's Mothers New York recording, formed the Brecker Brothers with Randy (had a singles hit with East River), found an excellent foil with Jaco Pastorius on Joni Mitchell's Shadow & Lights album (that live version of Dry Cleaner From Des Moines is my all time jazz rock track), co-founder of Steps (who because of legal pressure from the N Carolinan Steps became Steps Ahead ), started to recorded under his own name in the mid 80's and produced a formidable catalogue of jazz rock and more recently straighter jazz recordings. He will be missed greatly.
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Posted By: Cygnus X-2
Date Posted: January 13 2007 at 19:33
That's really sad, his contributions to Zappa in New York were magnificent.
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Posted By: dwill123
Date Posted: January 13 2007 at 19:53
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Saxophonist Michael Brecker died today at age 57 in New York City from leukemia. Michael Brecker has probably played and sessioned with just about all of the major fusion and other musicians since the late 60s. He is considered one of the finest saxophone players in music today. This is a very very sad loss.
http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/ny-bc-ny--obit-brecker0113jan13,0,4833721.story?coll=sns-ap-nation-headlines - Michael Brecker Dead at 57 |
Posted By: Mascodagama
Date Posted: January 13 2007 at 20:29
| My God. A great musician and a very sad loss. My thoughts are with his family. |
Posted By: bluetailfly
Date Posted: January 13 2007 at 20:54
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57? Man, that's way too young... ------------- "The red polygon's only desire / is to get to the blue triangle." |
Posted By: E-Dub
Date Posted: January 13 2007 at 20:56
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Wow! This is truly sad news. He's always been one of my favorite jazz artists. He's probably jamming with Charlie Parker, Buddy Rich, and Coltrane right about now. R.I.P., Michael.
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Posted By: ViolinCyndee
Date Posted: January 13 2007 at 21:32
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Sad.. ------------- http://cdbaby.com/cd/cyndeeleerule www.cyndeeleerule.com |
Posted By: eitandaniel
Date Posted: January 14 2007 at 01:20
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very sad news indeed, the man was a true innovator of the modern sax and influence sh*t loads of aspiring and even well known ones. his music lives in many forms thankfully, but the sky shines hollwer with less sparkle.
i knew they were looking for donors for ages, livign in australia i didn't volunteer to be tested (what a long shot) but i woudl if i was closer by, check some music if (you think0 you are unfamilar with his work ------------- eitan |
Posted By: Tony R
Date Posted: January 14 2007 at 08:04
| Michael Brecker and Alice Coltrane, sad loss for Jazz. |
Posted By: sigod
Date Posted: January 14 2007 at 09:51
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That's terrible news. May he rest in peace.
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Posted By: Visitor13
Date Posted: January 14 2007 at 12:07
| Don't grieve for them, they've become one with their music. |
Posted By: memowakeman
Date Posted: January 14 2007 at 13:26
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Posted By: Prog.Sylvie
Date Posted: January 14 2007 at 16:39
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Very sad news. He was a great saxophonist. I saw him with his band at the Montreal Jazz Festival, something like 4 years ago if I remember correctly. It was a great show to attend. It's pretty young to die. ------------- C'est la vie |
Posted By: mrgd
Date Posted: January 14 2007 at 19:03
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His contributions are too numerous to try to recall off the top of the head . What a loss.
I will always remember wandering around Greenwich Village killing time before the start of a 'Steeleye Span' concert at the Bottom Line one day in Oct. 76. We heard some great jazz coming out of a smallish bar and noticed a chalk board out the front. It said 'Sunday afternoon jazz. Trio plus Michael and Randy Brecker'. We wandered in, bought a drink, sat at a vacant table and took it in. Can you believe , no cover charge! It was the highlight of that 24 hour visit to NYC. He will be sadly missed by the music fraternity the world over, no doubt. ------------- Looking still the same after all these years... mrgd |