It doesn't matter how technically accomplished Michael was, that's not his greatest gift. He had an uncanny ability to connect with the listener and conveyed so much emotion. That's really where I think he made his mark. Sure all of that technique allowed him to pretty much play anything, but he channeled all of that ability is such a musical and often moving fashion.

@hivicar

7 жыл бұрын

Agreed. How impressive he was as far back as 1974, when I first saw him, in Boston with Randy in Horace Silver's Quintet, or on a piece like Heather, with Billy Cobham, from that same year.

@PabloVestory

7 жыл бұрын

You have expressed here the ultimate truth in music perfectly, or, better said, in a really moving fashion.

@eastonrobinson9845

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks to cannonball for giving us Michael.

@Zxx459

3 жыл бұрын

Indeed but he stayed there without going beyond...which is the spiritual side... Hence. Coltrane the master

He was the best ! I love his sound, his power, his accurate timing and the big heart, he put in every note ! RIP Michael, i will never forget you and your music.

I was born right after brecker died, i didnt come close to knowing him personaly, but i really feel close to him when i listen to him everyday. Even tho i didnt know you, I will miss you❤

To play so tastefully in a pop scenario and yet burn over changes like all the best and create a sound so influential to so many! Truly one of the greatest!

Thank you Michael Brecker, thank you, eternal thanks to you!

Michael Brecker played everything there is to play on the tenor saxophone.

Every time I hear him playing Metheny's classic tune "Travels" on Charlie Haden's American Dream record, among others, I thank God he did it. And moreover I'm so grateful for such legacy this man had left us to live with. RIP Brecker, simply the best.

My two favorite Jazz Musicians are George Benson and Michael Brecker largely because they could channel so much Emotion from R&B into their Playing !

Undoubtedly an exceptionally talented musician that will be remembered and revered for a very long time.

Really nice solo in west side story

The best tenor saxophonist of all time. 15 Grammy Awards.

Brecker was and always be (for me) THE greatest tenor player of all time, the technique, tone and "feel" are in perfect balance

AND MORE IMPORTANTLY the most musically accomplished saxophonist of his (and many other) generations.

I saw Brecker live at least 3 times, and one of those times is the most exciting live jazz performance I've ever witnessed, in a small club in FL. Steps or Steps Ahead band .... they tore the place up, I came out saying to my date ... the Stones don't have anything on these guys .... I was thinking in terms of creating frenzy ..... but there's not to many of his solos I listen to over and over ... probably only 3, one on 'Mockingbird', one with the L. Bellson big band where he does some incredible stuff on a blues, and one on a Mick Nock record. How does one compare Brecker to ... JH. and this solo which I've listened to many times... it's difficult to say why it's so great ... but IMO opinion ... it is ..kzread.info/dash/bejne/eqhqmpuboL3Yl6w.html ,,, just seems a hell of a lot more melodic ... or something ..

The best. Period. I miss him....

His solo on Common Ground is breathtaking!!! Brings me to tears

Mr. Chambers, woweeee 🍻

Michael Brecker had an unusually strong facility in theory, and put that to work for him in carving out his harmonic and melodic choices which make his playing more or less instantly recognisable. That he was never at a loss for technique (his practiced motor skills) only made it possible for him to express his lines unhindered.

Something's Coming is a GREAT arrangement.

Michael Brecker The Most Technically Accomplished Saxophonist of .. all the times.

He died on my second birthday, but boy am I grateful for youtube, our virtual timemachine

Love it.

Man, that was a nice job!!! You nailed a whole bunch of that MB inflection. Nice feel. Way to go!!!

Awesome! Some of the things he did with his saxophone, how is it possible?

I agree with Gerald More. The best, EVER! Miss him and his playing as well.

yes rip brecker we mis ya

Greatest Saxophonist for the Pass 40 years.

@SupahflyJazzguy

10 жыл бұрын

You should check out Chris Potter, Branford Marsalis, Kryzsztof Urbanski and Joshua Redman. Can't say for sure if any of them have surpassed him, but they're all in his league. Chris Potter's probably the front-runner of this generation.

@mgiaca

10 жыл бұрын

The greatest of our life time

@TheSaxmanrick

9 жыл бұрын

+SupahflyJazzguy - you forgot Berganzi

@songsmadeforyou

6 жыл бұрын

ive tried to listen to Potter and Redman, but they're pretty boring compared to MB

those nights at 7th ave south that third set from 2am till whenever were the shit saw so many will never ever forget

GOAT

The greatest saxophone player who ever lived

@intrepidpooch

4 жыл бұрын

Even Michael would've never made that claim...sorry but not true.

@juliengoyet8676

2 жыл бұрын

@@intrepidpooch true and not true. how could we know ? music isn't sport.. its a mystery..

I've head Brecker referred to as "The Most Technically Accomplished Saxophonist" in a few different places. While not inaccurate, I this this characterization doesn't do him justice. He was also INCREDIBLY soulful, with a heart and ears that really sang the song he played. His simple melodic lines (at the start of "Still Crazy" for example) are every bit as killer for their beauty and taste as his most complex runs. An absolute monster on his instrument. And sorely missed. xoxo

You can also chek him on the song from Oliver Mandic - "Ako lazem tu me seci" . Mike is starting from 2'24'' ;)

That Skunk Funk solo at 9:30, he's so on it.

I have a problem with the word ‘technique’. People usually mean how fast, accurate etc. But to me ultimate technique is to be able to play one note with such Soul and depth that a person is moved. As great as Brecker is, if his ‘technique’ was so awesome there would not be so many clones. Personally for me the tenor players who had great technique were/are the ones that I’ve yet to hear convincing cloning such as Ben Webster, John Coltrane ,Hank Mobley, Sonny Rollins, Joe Henderson etc

@chrismorris461

3 жыл бұрын

I’m yet to hear convincing cloning of Brecker tbh

@ChromaticHarp

2 жыл бұрын

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"Technically Accomplished" doesn't cover it. That's more insulting than anything else. Lots of people have technique. That's the sine qua non for playing music. But technique alone does not create or make music. That's technical facility. If that's all he had, nobody would be talking about him or remembering him. What about his level of creativity, his incredible, perfect genius matchless solos? What about the boundaries of jazz language that he pushed? What about this pure amazing musicality in everything he played? What about his feeling for music? The depth of emotion? His subtlety of expression? His perfect timing? His knowledge of time, and odd groupings of notes? The fire? The ability to craft a solo right from a still point to a shuddering climax? What about his compositions? The next time I hear someone say he was the most technically accomplished, I'll puke!

@philcorleone5750

4 жыл бұрын

Technical a genius , but 0 % SOUL

@pectenmaximus231

3 жыл бұрын

@@philcorleone5750 what exactly do you call “soulful” playing if not, for example, his solo supporting Paul Simon in this video...?

What is the third song with The BB?

@jozton

26 күн бұрын

Spherical! It’s from return of the Brecker Brothers. The album solo is also incredible!

whats the brecker brothers tune?

@rafagxjunglezz

4 жыл бұрын

Some skunk funk the second one

Huh, I guess you guys have never heard of Kenny G.

Chris Potter gets my vote

@thesaxguy6125

7 жыл бұрын

Great player, but not even close to Brecker.

@thesaxguy6125

7 жыл бұрын

"Crowd pleasing" maybe in the video(s) shown here. Listen to Brecker's studio recordings. No one is better.

@thesaxguy6125

7 жыл бұрын

Fine, call me childish, then. Brecker is not only the greatest saxophonist in history, he is the greatest soloist on any instrument. And, BTW, he is not my favorite saxophonist. I'm just acknowledging his genius.

@YiannisKassetas

6 жыл бұрын

you are ignorant , there are facts , for example Potter knows better bebop , and his technic in upper register in better.He can play charlie parker one octave higher.Also his intervallic stuff is from another world.Brecker is god but Potter is absolutely Amazing too.Kenny Garret too.Garrett is a Musician with vision like Greg Osby , Steve Coleman.You just cant compare cause its all great and different.If you care about MUSIC then youll understand its many elements to consider when comparing.Johny Griffin was better technically then Sonny Rollins but he just didnt have that genius element.

three disgraceful people gave dislike

Gotta love the infantile ‘Coltrane v Brecker’ comments.

I love a lot of Mikes playing but strangely enough It's Brecker Fan boys that end up putting me off MB. Especially the clones ...Unlike Mike who mentioned time and again listen and study who went before him, you hear Zero history in there playing and no appreciation of styles before or after.

Posting a banner headline like "The Most Technically Accomplished Saxophonist of His Generation" . . . why would someone do that on KZread? Is the most technically accomplished guy also, by definition, the best soloist? (No.) Are the jazz saxophone solos played today better, by definition, than those played by artists 40 and 50 years ago? (No. Unless you want to surrender that judgment to the people who hand out the Grammy awards.) Would a musician like Brecker want his legacy to be "#1 guy in terms of saxophone technique?" I seriously doubt it.

@TheSaxmanrick

9 жыл бұрын

+bminorscales I agree with everything except that the guys from 40 - 50 years ago didn't have to play 8 bar solos on pop/funk things and execute like crazy. Your best playing is helped if you've got 20 choruses of blues to say what you need to.

He beats coltrane in the technical aspect of the instrument easily but musically his ideas are not close to coltrane's, sorry, i'm sure i offended someone

@giovannipeirone8619

8 жыл бұрын

+jazzjuuko Coltrane was a true genius, he has changed the way we feel music, MB was the best sax in his era

@ebillyboi

8 жыл бұрын

+jazzjuuko ...coltranes layer of operandum ...is the spirit of tranes music........brecker is awesome ...the two really are in a context of their own......in away with advancement of technical awareness........there may be a spiritual trade of.....the sax reveals or touches more than notation .....

@sasharipley1508

8 жыл бұрын

+jazzjuuko i get it man but i wouldn't try to even compare them

@thebreathalyzer

8 жыл бұрын

To paraphrase the great Dizzy Gillespie "No Coltrane, no Brecker". As a huge fan of both musicians, I'm just grateful that they both left behind such a great legacy of recorded work for us to listen to.

@EMoneyBags95

7 жыл бұрын

have you lost your got damn mind !!! ??

so I guess you don't know who kenny garrett is? hmmmm?

@thesaxguy6125

7 жыл бұрын

Yes, Garrett is a great player, but there is no comparison.

@loue17

7 жыл бұрын

thesaxguy yes it is. technique wise. they both have their styles and they both pretty much use the same chops on every solo. Garrett has more soul and more depth. playing with miles, Hubbard helped

skip "of his generation"

His tone kills me. not his chops K

The technique was the least of it.