Randy Brecker - Into the Sun

Randy Brecker has long been a major jazz trumpeter, but this is largely a commercial date. On the back cover of the CD it says that he "blends Brazilian samba and bossa nova with contemporary jazz, funk, and rock influences." It is a mishmash of styles, much of it electrified and full of forgettable originals. Brecker plays well, although often sounding a bit like Freddie Hubbard on his commercial records of the late '70s. Other than David Sanborn (who has a nice spot on "The Sleaze Factor") and Brecker's father, Bobby Brecker, who is heard in 1945 on the first part of "The Hottest Man in Town" playing piano and singing his prediction that his son would be a musician, the sidemen sound as anonymous as the music. Skip this one and get one of Randy Brecker's more creative recordings instead. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide

Name Credits Adam Rogers Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric) Bakithi Khumalo Fretless Bass, Bass Barbara Lipke Mixing Assistant Bob Mintzer Clarinet (Bass) Bobby Brecker Performer Café Percussion Dave Bargeron Trombone David Sanborn Saxophone David Taylor Trombone (Bass), Tuba Eliane Elias Sequencing Gil Goldstein Producer, Orchestration, Accordion, Keyboards Greg Calbi Mixing Joe Ferla Mixing, Engineer John Burk Executive Producer Jonathan Joseph Drums, Percussion Keith Underwood Flute (Bass), Flute (Alto) Kent Judkins Art Direction Lawrence Feldman Flute (Bass) Lee Dick Mixing Assistant Malcolm Pollack Engineer Mark Mason Mixing Assistant Maucha Adnet Vocals Mike Hoaglin Production Manager Paul DInnocenzo Photography Randy Brecker Trumpet, Liner Notes, Flugelhorn, Arranger, Producer Richard Sussman Synthesizer, Programming