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Just found out today that Jazz saxophonist Michael Brecker passed this past Saturday.
Together with his brother, trumpeter Randy in the early seventies they formed the group The Brecker Brothers. They were among my favorite groups back then and I still have great love and respect for their work.
The sountrack today, "Pick Up The Pieces" is from the 1974 album 'AWB' by the Average White Band. Michael and his brother played on this album and many others as sidemen.
'Back in the day', there were only a few horn sections that made a record worth listening to. If Tower Of Power horns were on a song, it was worth checkin' out. If the Brecker Brothers were on it, oh yeah, check it out. Likewise with James Browns' Horny Horns and Earth, Wind, and Fire.
Those early years were just the start though. It was later on that Michael Brecker really began to exercise his chops. Listen to any of his solo CDs and you'll hear a serious musician at work.
Michael Brecker will surely be missed. He was an inspiration to me as a studio sideman, and then later in life he inspired me with his thoughtful phraseology and technique.
I remember seeing him on a PBS show working with young music students. I could feel the warmth of his personality even from that distance. And I admired his dedication to his craft, and the perpetuation of the jazz tradition.
Michael Brecker - 57 years.... too soon gone.
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