Out of the Loop (Brecker Brothers album)

Out of the Loop
Studio album by Brecker Brothers
Released 1994
Recorded April 1992–August 1992
Genre Jazz fusion
Length 54:33
Label GRP
Producer George Whitty, Maz Kessler and Robby Kilgore
Brecker Brothers chronology
Return of the Brecker Brothers
(1992)		 Out of the Loop
(1994)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Out of the Loop is an album by the Brecker Brothers, released through GRP Records in 1994. In 1995, the album won the brothers two Grammy Awards for Best Contemporary Jazz Performance (now known as Best Contemporary Jazz Album) and Best Instrumental Composition (for Michael Brecker's "African Skies").[2]

Reception

AllMusic awarded the album with 4 stars and its review by Jim Newsom states: "The album is surprisingly strong, and any fears of a paint-by-numbers attempt to cash in on past glories are quickly dispelled with the opening "Slang," which is reminiscent of Amandla-era Miles. Here, as throughout the disc, Michael's sax solo burns with abandon, while brother Randy's trumpet glides across a tastefully smooth and melodic terrain".[1]

Track listing

  1. "Slang" (Brecker) – 6:11
  2. "Evocations" (Botti, Brecker) – 5:16
  3. "Scrunch" (Brecker, Brecker, Kessler, Kilgore) – 4:28
  4. "Secret Heart" (Brecker, Elias) – 5:03
  5. "African Skies" (Brecker) – 7:46
  6. "When It Was" (Brecker, Brecker, Kessler, Kilgore) – 4:29
  7. "Harpoon" (Brecker) – 7:43
  8. "The Nightwalker" (Brecker) – 8:44
  9. "And Then She Wept" (Brecker) – 4:53

Personnel

Musicians

  • Michael Brecker – arranger, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, EWIs
  • Randy Brecker – trumpet, arranger, flugelhorn
  • Chris Botti – trumpet
  • Dean Brown – guitar
  • Dennis Brown – acoustic guitar
  • Eliane Elias – arranger, keyboards, vocals, producer
  • James Genus – bass
  • Rodney Holmes – drums
  • Steve Jordan – drums
  • Robbie Kilgore – guitar, arranger, keyboards, producer, mixing, rhythm programming
  • Mark Ledford – backing vocal
  • Shawn Pelton – drums
  • Armand Sabal-Lecco – bass, vocals
  • Larry Saltzman – acoustic guitar, guitar
  • Andy Snitzer – bass, arranger, drums, producer, keyboard programming
  • Steve Thornton – percussion
  • Dave Weckl - drums
  • George Whitty – bass, arranger, keyboards, producer, percussion programming
  • Maz Kessler – composer, arranger, keyboards, producer, mixing, rhythm programming

Technical personnel

  • Chris Albert – mixing assistant
  • Scott Austin – mixing assistant
  • Ron Bach – editing engineer
  • Joseph Doughney – post production
  • James Farber – engineer, mixing
  • Dave Grusin – producer, executive producer
  • Scott Hull – mastering
  • Hiro Ishihara – assistant engineer
  • Kilgore & Maz – producer
  • Michael Landy – post production
  • Rory Romano – mixing assistant
  • Larry Rosen – producer, executive producer


Awards

Grammy Awards[3]

Year Winner Category
1995 Brecker Brothers Best Contemporary Jazz Album
1995 Michael Brecker ("African Skies") Best Instrumental Composition

References

  1. 1 2 "Out of the Loop". Allmusic. Retrieved July 21, 2010.
  2. ↑ "The 1995 Grammy Winners". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. March 3, 1995. Retrieved July 21, 2010.
  3. ↑ "Past Winners Search". GRAMMY.com. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
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