Out of the Loop (Brecker Brothers album)

Out of the Loop is an album by the Brecker Brothers that was released by GRP Records in 1994. In 1995 the album won the brothers two Grammy Awards for Best Contemporary Jazz Performance (now known as Best Contemporary Jazz Album) and Best Instrumental Composition (for Michael Brecker's "African Skies").[2]

Out of the Loop
Studio album by
Brecker Brothers
Released1994
RecordedApril 1992–August 1992
GenreJazz fusion
Length54:33
LabelGRP
ProducerGeorge Whitty, Maz Kessler, Robbie Kilgore
Brecker Brothers chronology
Return of the Brecker Brothers
(1992)		 Out of the Loop
(1994)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Reception

At AllMusic, Jim Newsom gave the album four stars and wrote, "The album is surprisingly strong, and any fears of a paint-by-numbers attempt to cash in on past glories are quickly dispelled with the opening 'Slang', which is reminiscent of Amandla-era Miles. Here, as throughout the disc, Michael's sax solo burns with abandon, while brother Randy's trumpet glides across a tastefully smooth and melodic terrain".[1]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Slang"Michael Brecker6:11
2."Evocations"Chris Botti, Michael Brecker5:16
3."Scrunch"Randy Brecker, Michael Brecker, Maz Kessler, Robbie Kilgore4:28
4."Secret Heart"Randy Brecker, Eliane Elias5:03
5."African Skies"Michael Brecker7:46
6."When It Was"Brecker, Brecker, Kessler, Kilgore4:29
7."Harpoon"Randy Brecker7:43
8."The Nightwalker"Michael Brecker8:44
9."And Then She Wept"Randy Brecker4:53

Personnel
  • Michael Brecker – soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, EWIs, arranger
  • Randy Brecker – trumpet, flugelhorn, arranger
  • Chris Botti – trumpet
  • Maz Kessler – keyboards, rhythm programming, arranger, producer, mixing
  • Robbie Kilgore – guitar, keyboards, rhythm programming, arranger, producer, mixing
  • Andy Snitzer – bass, drums, keyboard programming, arranger, producer
  • George Whitty – bass, keyboards, percussion programming, arranger, producer
  • Eliane Elias – keyboards, vocals, arranger, producer
  • Dean Brown – guitar
  • Dennis Brown – acoustic guitar
  • Larry Saltzman – acoustic guitar
  • James Genus – bass
  • Armand Sabal-Lecco – bass, vocals
  • Mark Ledford – backing vocals
  • Rodney Holmes – drums
  • Steve Jordan – drums
  • Shawn Pelton – drums
  • Dave Weckl – drums
  • Steve Thornton – percussion

Production

  • Dave Grusin – executive producer
  • Larry Rosen – executive producer
  • Maz Kessler – producer
  • Robbie Kilgore – producer
  • George Whitty – producer
  • Chris Albert – mixing assistant
  • Scott Austin – mixing assistant
  • Rory Romano – mixing assistant
  • James Farber – engineer, mixing
  • Ron Bach – editing engineer
  • Hiro Ishihara – assistant engineer
  • Scott Hull – mastering

Awards

Grammy Awards[3]

Year Winner Category
1995 Brecker Brothers Best Contemporary Jazz Album
1995 Michael Brecker ("African Skies") Best Instrumental Composition

References
  1. Newsom, Jim. "Out of the Loop". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  2. "The 1995 Grammy Winners". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. March 3, 1995. Retrieved July 21, 2010.
  3. "Past Winners Search". GRAMMY.com. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
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