Heavy Metal Be-Bop

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Heavy Metal Be-Bop
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Live album with a studio track
by
Brecker Brothers
ReleasedSeptember 1978
Venue 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
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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 No. 34 in the UK singles chart in November 1978.

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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 noted.

  1. "East River" (Neil Jason, Bret Mazur, Kash Monet) — 3:35 – studio recording
  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

Charts

YearSingleChart positions [3]
UK Singles Chart
1978"East River"34

Personnel

NOTE: On this specific recording Randy and Michael run their instruments through guitar amplifiers and play with various effects.

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References

  1. 1 2 Kohler, Paul Allmusic Review: Heavy Metal Be-Bop accessed 27 June 2015
  2. ↑ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 30. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.
  3. ↑ "Brecker Brothers – Official Charts" . Retrieved June 27, 2015.
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