Brecker Brothers Priceless Jazz Collection CD

GRP's Priceless Jazz is a mid-line collection that concentrates on recordings the Brecker Brothers made for the label during the '90s. Since it features one specific era of their career and contains only 11 tracks, it could hardly be called definitive, but Priceless Jazz nevertheless offers many of his best cuts for the label, including "Big Idea," "King of the Lobby," "And then She Wept," "Above and Below," "African Skies," "Harpoon" and "Sozhino (Alone)." This is designed with curious listeners in mind, and if they keep in mind this latter-day work by the duo, not the Brothers' popular '70s works, they'll likely be satisfied by this enjoyable compilation. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Includes liner notes by Bill Milkowski.

This is part of GRP's Priceless Jazz Collection series.

Producers: The Brecker Brothers, Maz, Robbie Kilgore, George Whitty.

Compilation producers: The Brecker Brothers, Bob Belden.

Personnel: Armand Sabal-Lecco (vocals); Dean Brown , Mike Stern (guitar); Michael Brecker (soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, keyboards, synthesizer); David Sanborn (alto saxophone); Randy Brecker (trumpet, flugelhorn); George Whitty (Fender Rhodes piano, keyboards); Robbie Kilgore (Fender Rhodes piano); Max Risenhoover (drums, cymbals, programming); Dennis Chambers, Rodney Holmes (drums); Don Alias, Steve Thornton, Bashiri Johnson (percussion).

Liner Note Author: Bill Milkowski.

Photographers: Paul DInnocenzo; Chuck Stewart.

Arrangers: George Whitty; Jason Miles; Max Risenhoover; Michael Brecker; Randy Brecker.

The Brecker Brothers: Michael Brecker (soprano & tenor saxophones, EWI, keyboards, programming); Randy Brecker (trumpet, flugelhorn).

Additional personnel: Armand Sabal-Lecco (vocals, bass); Veera (vocals); Robbie Kilgore (keyboards, bass); Maz (keyboards, programming); George Whitty (keyboards); Mike Stern, Dean Brown (guitar); James Genus, Will Lee (bass); Dennis Chambers, Rodney Holmes, Steve Jordan (drums); Max Risenhoover (cymbals, programming); Don Alias, Bashiri Johnson, Steve Thornton (percussion).