| Don't Try This at Home | ||||
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| Released | September 5, 1988 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 52:39 | |||
| Label | Impulse! | |||
| Producer | Don Grolnick | |||
| Michael Brecker chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz |  [2] |
Don't Try This at Home is the second album by American jazz saxophonist Michael Brecker, that was released on Impulse! records in 1988. In 1989, the album won a Grammy Award for Best Improvised Jazz Solo.
Allmusic awarded the album with 4.5 stars and its review by Scott Yanow states: "Brecker (on tenor and the EWI) is in superb form, really ripping into the eight pieces (mostly group originals). Recommended." [3]
Tales from the Hudson is Michael Brecker's fourth album as a leader. It was recorded at the Power Station in New York City in 1996. The album won Brecker two Grammy awards for Best Jazz Instrumental Solo and Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group.
Straight to the Heart is a 1984 album by David Sanborn. The recording won the 1986 Grammy Award for Best Jazz Fusion Performance.
Grand Piano Canyon is the 22nd solo album by Bob James. It was released on June 28, 1990. The cover art is reproduced from an original painting by David Grath entitled "Grand Piano Canyon." The title for the seventh track, "Xraxse" is the planet inhabited by Blue People in a story written by James' daughter, Hilary, at age 6.
Pilgrimage is the final studio album by saxophonist Michael Brecker. It was recorded in 2006, released the following year, and won Grammys for Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group and Best Jazz Instrumental Solo.
Michael Brecker is the debut album by American saxophonist Michael Brecker. It was released on the Impulse! record label in 1987.
In Pursuit of the 27th Man is an album by jazz pianist Horace Silver released on the Blue Note label in 1973, featuring performances by Silver with David Friedman, Randy Brecker, Michael Brecker, Bob Cranshaw, and Mickey Roker.
Steps Ahead is the second album by the American jazz group Steps Ahead, released on Elektra/Musician in 1983. The group had previously released three albums under the name Steps on Nippon Columbia, with Don Grolnick on piano and Steve Gadd on drums on "Smokin' in the Pit" and "Step by Step".
Taking Off is a studio album by David Sanborn, released in 1975 on Warner Bros. Records. The album reached number 19 on Billboard's Jazz Albums chart.
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Jigsaw is the fourth studio album by guitarist Mike Stern, released in 1989 through Atlantic Records and reissued on July 17, 2007 through Wounded Bird Records. The album reached #12 on Billboard's Top Contemporary Jazz Albums chart in 1989.
These Times is an album by Mike Stern, released in 2004 through ESC Records. The album reached a peak position of number eleven on Billboard's Top Jazz Albums chart.
Time in Place is the third studio album by guitarist Mike Stern, released in 1988 through Atlantic Records and reissued on September 18, 2007 through Wounded Bird Records.
Now You See It… is an album by Michael Brecker. It was recorded in 1990 and released by GRP Records.
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Detente is an album by the American jazz fusion group, the Brecker Brothers. It was released by Arista Records in 1980.
Return of the Brecker Brothers is an album by the American jazz fusion group, the Brecker Brothers. It was released by GRP Records in 1992, their first recording after a decade-long hiatus. The track "Big Idea" was released as an R&B single.
The Brecker Bros. Collection, Vol 1 is a compilation album by the American jazz fusion group, the Brecker Brothers. It was released by Novus Records in 1990. A second compilation, The Brecker Bros. Collection, Vol 2, was released in 1991.
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