Score (Randy Brecker album)

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Score
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Studio album by
Randy Brecker
Released1969
RecordedJanuary 24 & February 3, 1969
Studio Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre Jazz
Length38:43
Label Solid State
SS-18051
Producer Duke Pearson
Randy Brecker chronology
Score
(1969)		 Amanda
(1985)

Score is the debut album by American jazz trumpeter Randy Brecker recorded in 1969 and originally released on the Solid State label. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Songs

The song The Weasel Goes Out to Lunch is an arrangement of the traditional song Pop Goes the Weasel but adapted with dissonant harmony suggesting a style of Avant-garde jazz inspired by the 1964 album Out to Lunch! by Eric Dolphy.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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The Allmusic review by Steve Loewy stated: "The tunes alternate between jazz-rock (a style the Brecker Brothers were later to successfully exploit) and modern mainstream jazz. There are the customary fades, popular at the time, and a light, though constant, beat throughout that makes the music both accessible and even danceable, an impressive feat considering that virtually all the tunes are originals. ... With well-constructed arrangements, strong soloing, and catchy melodies, Brecker knew he was onto something, and this album was the first of several successful ventures". [4]

Track listing

All compositions by Randy Brecker except where noted

  1. "Bangalore" – 4:34
  2. "Score" (Hal Galper) – 7:17
  3. "Name Game" (Galper) – 5:14
  4. "The Weasel Goes Out to Lunch" (Traditional) – 1:21
  5. "Morning Song" – 4:09
  6. "Pipe Dream" – 4:33
  7. "The Vamp" (Galper) – 5:14
  8. "The Marble Sea" – 5:44

Personnel

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References

  1. ↑ Payne, D., A Sonny Lester discography accessed December 11, 2018
  2. ↑ Randy Brecker Biography accessed December 11, 2018
  3. ↑ Jazzlists: Solid State 18000 series LP discography accessed December 11, 2018
  4. 1 2 Loewy, Steve. Randy Brecker: Score – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved December 11, 2018.
  5. ↑ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 168. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.
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