Heavy Metal Be-Bop

Heavy Metal Be-Bop
Live album by Brecker Brothers
Released	September 1978
Recorded	My Father's Place Roslyn, New York
Genre	Jazz fusion, Jazz funk
Label	Arista BMG
Producer	Randy Brecker Michael Brecker Neil Jason Kash Monet
Brecker Brothers chronology
Don’t Stop the Music (1977) Heavy Metal Be-Bop (1978) Detente (1980)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[2]

Heavy Metal Be-Bop is a live album by the American jazz fusion group, the Brecker Brothers that was released by Arista Records in 1978. The album also includes the studio track "East River", which reached number 34# in the UK singles chart in November 1978.

Reception

AllMusic awarded the album with 3 stars and its review by Paul Kohler states: "Recorded live in New York, this explosive set of jazz, funk, and rock material was without question ahead of its time. Michael and Randy's use of electronically altered saxophone and trumpet sounds is amazing".^[1]

Track listing

All compositions by Randy Brecker except where indicated.

1. "East River" (Neil Jason, Bret Mazur, Kash Monet) — 3:35
2. "Inside Out"  — 9:31
3. "Some Skunk Funk"  — 6:59
4. "Sponge"  — 6:23
5. "Funky Sea, Funky Dew" (Michael Brecker) — 8:02
6. "Squids"  — 7:56

Chart performance

Personnel

• Randy Brecker – electric trumpet and keyboards
• Michael Brecker – electric tenor saxophone
• Barry Finnerty – guitars, guitorganiser, background vocals
• Terry Bozzio – drums, background vocals
• Neil Jason – bass, lead vocals
• Sammy Figueroa – percussion
• Rafael Cruz – percussion
• Additional musicians on "East River"
  • Kash Monet – handclaps, percussion, backing vocals
  • Paul Schaeffer – Fender Rhodes
  • Victoria – tambourine
  • Jeff Schoen – backing vocals
  • Roy Herring – backing vocals
  • Allan Schwartzberg – drums
  • Bob Clearmountain – handclaps

References