#randybrecker

Arturo Sandoval, Clark Terry, Randy Brecker, Jon Faddis, Art Farmer, and Wallace Roney—six legendary trumpeters, each with a singular voice and legacy.

Don’t Stop the Music is the third album by the American jazz fusion group, The Brecker Brothers. It was released by Arista Records in 1977.

Album: “Randy in Brasil” (2008).

Album: “Randy in Brasil” (2008).

Summer, 2001, Lugano, Switzerland

Hal Galper – electric piano Randy Brecker – trumpet, electric trumpet Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone Jonathan Graham – electric guitar Bob Mann – electric guitar Victor Gaskin – bass, electric bass Charles LaChappelle – bass, electric bass Bill Goodwin – drums Billy Hart – drums

My Father’s Place Roslyn, N.Y. October 6, 1978 playing music from “heavy metal be-bop” FM broadcast

The AllMusic review by Rob Theakston gave the album 3 stars and stated:”The early ’80s were a confusing time for many a jazz musician. The temptation to dabble in such waters as disco, funk, and rock was a risky proposition: pull it off and you were a genius, fail and you were the laughing stock of the industry. Falling somewhere in the large grey area between those two poles, the Brecker Brothers started the decade with Straphangin’, a seven-song excursion into all sorts of fusion and AOR-like territories. No doubt taking sonic cues from Spyro Gyra and Steely Dan, the guys open the album with the mellow title track and the equally suggestive “Threesome” before stepping things up with the highly percussive “Bathsheba.” “Why Can’t I Be There” could easily find its way onto the playlist of a soft rock fan, but on the whole Straphangin’ is a mixed blessing. Not the best album they ever put out, but certainly far from their worst.”