Out of the Loop (Brecker Brothers album)

Out of the Loop
Studio album by Brecker Brothers
Released	September 1994
Recorded	April–August 1992
Genre	Jazz fusion
Length	54:33
Label	GRP
Producer	George Whitty, Maz Kessler, Robbie Kilgore
Brecker Brothers chronology
Return of the Brecker Brothers (1992) Out of the Loop (1994)
Randy Brecker chronology
Return of the Brecker Brothers (1992) Out of the Loop (1994) Into the Sun (1996)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Slang"	Michael Brecker	6:11
2.	"Evocations"	Chris Botti, Michael Brecker	5:16
3.	"Scrunch"	Randy Brecker, Michael Brecker, Maz Kessler, Robbie Kilgore	4:28
4.	"Secret Heart"	Randy Brecker, Eliane Elias	5:03
5.	"African Skies"	Michael Brecker	7:46
6.	"When It Was"	Brecker, Brecker, Kessler, Kilgore	4:29
7.	"Harpoon"	Randy Brecker	7:43
8.	"The Nightwalker"	Michael Brecker	8:44
9.	"And Then She Wept"	Randy Brecker	4:53

Personnel

• Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone, arrangements (1, 5, 8), soprano saxophone (4, 5), Akai EWI (4, 5, 7, 8)
• Randy Brecker – trumpet (1, 2, 3, 5–8), flugelhorn (4, 9), arrangements (7)
• George Whitty – keyboards (1, 7, 8, 9), Hammond organ bass (1), arrangements (1, 5, 7, 8, 9), acoustic piano (2), keyboard programming (4)
• Chris Botti – keyboard programming (2), bass and drum programming (2), arrangements (2)
• Andy Snitzer – keyboard programming (2), bass and drum programming (2), arrangements (2)
• Maz Kessler – keyboards (3, 6), rhythm programming (3), arrangements (3, 6)
• Robbie Kilgore – keyboards (3, 6), rhythm programming (3), arrangements (3, 6), guitars (6)
• Eliane Elias – keyboards (4), vocals (4), arrangements (4)
• Dean Brown – guitars (1, 2, 3, 6–9), electric guitar (4, 5)
• Larry Saltzman – guitars (2)
• James Genus – bass (1, 4, 7, 8, 9), acoustic bass (3)
• Armand Sabal-Lecco – bass (5), acoustic piccolo bass (5), vocals (5)
• Steve Jordan – drums (1, 7, 8, 9)
• Shawn Pelton – drums (2)
• Rodney Holmes – drums (4, 5)
• Steve Thornton – percussion (1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9)
• Mark Ledford – additional backing vocals (4)

Production

• Dave Grusin – executive producer
• Larry Rosen – executive producer
• George Whitty – producer (1, 5, 7, 8, 9), additional recording
• Chris Botti – producer (2), additional recording
• Andy Snitzer – producer (2), additional recording
• Maz Kessler – producer (3, 6), mixing (3, 6), additional recording
• Robbie Kilgore – producer (3, 6), mixing (3, 6), additional recording
• Elaine Elias – producer (4), editing
• James Farber – recording, mixing (1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9)
• "Q" Engstrom – mixing (3, 6)
• Rich Lamb – additional recording
• Hiro Ishihara – assistant engineer
• Chris Albert – mix assistant (1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9)
• Scott Austin – mix assistant (1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9)
• Rory Romano – mix assistant (1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9)
• Robert Smith – mix assistant (3, 6)
• Ron Bach – editing engineer
• Joseph Doughney – post-production engineer
• Michael Landy – post-production engineer
• Scott Hull – mastering at Masterdisk (New York, NY)
• Cara Bridgins – production coordinator
• Joseph Moore – assistant production coordinator
• Sonny Mediana – production director, art direction
• Andy Baltimore – creative director
• Darryl Pitt – cover concept
• Laurie Goldman – graphic design
• Matt Zumbo – front cover illustration
• Kim Steele – back cover photography

Awards

Grammy Awards ^[3]

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

References

1. Newsom, Jim. "Out of the Loop". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
2. "The 1995 Grammy Winners". The New York Times . March 3, 1995. Retrieved July 21, 2010.
3. "Past Winners Search". GRAMMY.com. Retrieved August 7, 2015.