Music Review

Return of the Brecker Brothers (1992)

EW's GRADE
A-

Details Lead Performance: Brecker Brothers; Genre: Jazz

After a decade-long breather, these funk-fusion pioneers return to action, refreshed and reenergized. On his tunes, saxophonist Michael Brecker has taken in the world — specifically African music — while trumpeter Randy Brecker brandishes fiendish wit and stylistic matchmaking. The symbiotic siblings' reappearance on Return of the Brecker Brothers is a fine hour for the fusion scene. A-

Originally posted Nov 06, 1992 Published in issue #143 Nov 06, 1992 Order article reprints

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