THE BRECKER BROTHERS - HEAVY METAL BE-BOP

 After having recorded 6 albums for the Arista record label between 1975 and 1981, The Brecker Brothers released "Return Of The Brecker Brothers" in 1992 on the GRP record label.

Their best-known album on the Arista label most probably was "Heavy Metal Be-Bop". With Terry Bozzio on drums !
From 1978. And released on CD in 1990.

• The Brecker Brothers: Heavy Metal Be-Bop
      (1978, lp, USA, arista)
      (1990, cd, Japan, novus)

Here's a live version with the WDR Big Band.

BILLY COBHAM

Billy Cobham's "Funky Thide Of Things" is getting a re-issue
Originally released in 1975 the album features Michael and Randy Brecker (Zappa In New York), Glenn Ferris (Zappa's Grand and Petit Wazoo bands) and John Scofield next to Billy Cobham, Alex Blake and Milcho Leviev.

JOHN TROPEA

Session musician John Tropea's discography features quite a number of people who have worked with Frank Zappa.
Lou Marini, Ronnie Cuber, the Brecker Brothers, Don Grolnick and Lou Del Gatto (these latter two were part of the SNL band that performed with FZ)

More info on John Tropea is to be found here : http://ketmokin10audio2.blogspot.com/

Here's a live snippet with Lou Marini on the saxophone.

-- info: Jan van Kemenade

JACO PASTORIUS AT THE MONTREAL JAZZ FEST 1982

Bass – Jaco Pastorius
Drums – Peter Erskine
Steel drums – Othello Molineaux
Percussion – Don Alias
Saxophone & Bass clarinet – Bobby Mintzer
Trumpet – Randy Brecker

RANDY BRECKER

Randy Brecker is said to have played on 1500 albums.
He only performed with Frank Zappa at the Palladium for four nights in a row in December 1976, but the results can be found on three Zappa albums.

May 2012, Randy invited a bunch of friends to perform a number of 'popular' tunes that he had recorded in his long career. In concert, at the Blue Note.
The concert included a Zappa piece (although I don't know which one).

"Randy Pop" has tunes from this concert. Unfortunately, it does not include any Zappa pieces.

Album cover and track list  have been added to the United Mutations Archives.

RANDY BRECKER UPDATE

Randy Brecker is featured on the new Lenny Sendersky / Tony Romana album, "Desert Flower".
Out on LeTo Records.

Sophie from CD "Desert Flower" LeTo Records 2013

Lenny Sendersky alto sax
Tony Romano guitar
Randy Brecker trumpet
Steve LaSpina bass
Matt Kane drums 

RANDY BRECKER UPDATE

The upcoming Randy Brecker album will be entitled "Brecker Brothers Band Reunion".
It will be a CD/DVD package and it will feature David Sanborn, Mike Stern, Will Lee, Adam Rogers, Dean Brown, and many others.

And next year, Randy Brecker will be touring with Terry Bozzio !!

-- info: till andersen