Michael Brecker

tenor saxophone, saxophone, producer, EWI, horn, woodwind, alto saxophone, reeds, flute, alto flute, vocal, handclaps, soprano saxophone, brass, wind synthesizer, kaval

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Top collaborators

Artist name Roles Recordings
Pat Metheny guitar African Skies, Always, Anagram, Arc of the Pendulum, As I Am, Beau Rivage, Cabin Fever, Cardinal Rule, Chan’s Song, Choices, Dr. Slate, Five Months From Midnight, Half Moon Lane, Half Past Late, I Can See Your Dreams, Incandescence, Introduction to Naked Soul, Loose Threads, Midnight Mood, Midnight Voyage, My One and Only Love, My Ship, Naked Soul, Nascente, Nothing Personal, Original Rays, Outrance, Pilgrimage, Renaissance Man, Sea Glass, Seven Days, Slings and Arrows, Sometimes I See, Song for Bilbao, Sound Off, Syzygy, The Cost of Living, The Mean Time, The Morning of This Night, The Nearness of You, Timeline, Tumbleweed, When Can I Kiss You Again?, Willie T.
Jack DeJohnette drums African Skies, Always, Anagram, Beau Rivage, Cabin Fever, Cardinal Rule, Chan’s Song, Choices, Don't Try This at Home, Five Months From Midnight, Half Moon Lane, I Can See Your Dreams, Incandescence, Introduction to Naked Soul, Itsbynne Reel, Loose Threads, Midnight Mood, Midnight Voyage, My One and Only Love, My Ship, Naked Soul, Nascente, Nothing Personal, Original Rays, Pilgrimage, Scriabin, Sea Glass, Seven Days, Slings and Arrows, Sometimes I See, Song for Bilbao, Syzygy, The Cost of Living, The Gentleman & Hizcaine, The Mean Time, The Nearness of You, Tumbleweed, When Can I Kiss You Again?, Willie T.
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer) piano Always, Chan’s Song, Don't Try This at Home, I Can See Your Dreams, Incandescence, Loose Threads, Midnight Mood, My Ship, Nascente, Pilgrimage, Scriabin, Seven Days, Sometimes I See, The Mean Time, The Nearness of You, When Can I Kiss You Again?
Joey Calderazzo piano Beau Rivage, Bye George, Cabin Fever, Cat's Cradle, Delta City Blues, El niño, Everything Happens When You're Gone, How Long 'til the Sun, Introduction to Naked Soul, Madame Toulouse, Midnight Voyage, Naked Soul, Slings and Arrows, Suspone, The Impaler, Two Blocks From the Edge, Willie T.
Don Grolnick producer, piano Chime This, Choices, Dogs in the Wine Shop, Don't Try This at Home, Escher Sketch (A Tale of Two Rhythms), Everything Happens When You're Gone, Itsbynne Reel, Minsk, My One and Only Love, Never Alone, Nothing Personal, Ode to the Doo Da Day, Original Rays, Peep, Quiet City, Scriabin, Sea Glass, Suspone, Syzygy, Talking to Myself, The Cost of Living, The Gentleman & Hizcaine, The Meaning of the Blues

Collaborators on this artist's recordings

Artist name Roles Recordings
Pat Metheny guitar African Skies, Always, Anagram, Arc of the Pendulum, As I Am, Beau Rivage, Cabin Fever, Cardinal Rule, Chan’s Song, Choices, Dr. Slate, Five Months From Midnight, Half Moon Lane, Half Past Late, I Can See Your Dreams, Incandescence, Introduction to Naked Soul, Loose Threads, Midnight Mood, Midnight Voyage, My One and Only Love, My Ship, Naked Soul, Nascente, Nothing Personal, Original Rays, Outrance, Pilgrimage, Renaissance Man, Sea Glass, Seven Days, Slings and Arrows, Sometimes I See, Song for Bilbao, Sound Off, Syzygy, The Cost of Living, The Mean Time, The Morning of This Night, The Nearness of You, Timeline, Tumbleweed, When Can I Kiss You Again?, Willie T.
Jack DeJohnette drums African Skies, Always, Anagram, Beau Rivage, Cabin Fever, Cardinal Rule, Chan’s Song, Choices, Don't Try This at Home, Five Months From Midnight, Half Moon Lane, I Can See Your Dreams, Incandescence, Introduction to Naked Soul, Itsbynne Reel, Loose Threads, Midnight Mood, Midnight Voyage, My One and Only Love, My Ship, Naked Soul, Nascente, Nothing Personal, Original Rays, Pilgrimage, Scriabin, Sea Glass, Seven Days, Slings and Arrows, Sometimes I See, Song for Bilbao, Syzygy, The Cost of Living, The Gentleman & Hizcaine, The Mean Time, The Nearness of You, Tumbleweed, When Can I Kiss You Again?, Willie T.
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer) piano Always, Chan’s Song, Don't Try This at Home, I Can See Your Dreams, Incandescence, Loose Threads, Midnight Mood, My Ship, Nascente, Pilgrimage, Scriabin, Seven Days, Sometimes I See, The Mean Time, The Nearness of You, When Can I Kiss You Again?
Joey Calderazzo piano Beau Rivage, Bye George, Cabin Fever, Cat's Cradle, Delta City Blues, El niño, Everything Happens When You're Gone, How Long 'til the Sun, Introduction to Naked Soul, Madame Toulouse, Midnight Voyage, Naked Soul, Slings and Arrows, Suspone, The Impaler, Two Blocks From the Edge, Willie T.
Don Grolnick producer, piano Chime This, Choices, Dogs in the Wine Shop, Don't Try This at Home, Escher Sketch (A Tale of Two Rhythms), Everything Happens When You're Gone, Itsbynne Reel, Minsk, My One and Only Love, Never Alone, Nothing Personal, Ode to the Doo Da Day, Original Rays, Peep, Quiet City, Scriabin, Sea Glass, Suspone, Syzygy, Talking to Myself, The Cost of Living, The Gentleman & Hizcaine, The Meaning of the Blues
John Patitucci bass Anagram, Cardinal Rule, Five Months From Midnight, Half Moon Lane, Loose Threads, Pilgrimage, The Mean Time, Tumbleweed, When Can I Kiss You Again?
Charlie Haden bass, double bass Always, Chan’s Song, Chime This, Choices, Don't Try This at Home, Everything Happens When You're Gone, I Can See Your Dreams, Incandescence, Itsbynne Reel, Midnight Mood, My One and Only Love, My Ship, Nascente, Nothing Personal, Original Rays, Scriabin, Sea Glass, Seven Days, Sometimes I See, Syzygy, The Cost of Living, The Nearness of You
James A. Farber (sound engineer) mix, recording Arc of the Pendulum, As I Am, Choices, Dr. Slate, Half Past Late, My One and Only Love, Nothing Personal, Original Rays, Outrance, Renaissance Man, Sea Glass, Sound Off, Syzygy, The Cost of Living, The Morning of This Night, Timeline
Peter Erskine drums Talking to Myself
Don Alias percussion African Skies, Bye George, Cat's Cradle, Delta City Blues, El niño, How Long 'til the Sun, Madame Toulouse, Song for Bilbao, The Impaler, Two Blocks From the Edge
Jeffrey “Tain” Watts drums Bye George, Cat's Cradle, Delta City Blues, Dr. Slate, El niño, How Long 'til the Sun, Madame Toulouse, Sound Off, The Impaler, Two Blocks From the Edge
Dave Holland (British jazz bassist and composer) bass African Skies, Beau Rivage, Cabin Fever, Introduction to Naked Soul, Midnight Voyage, Naked Soul, Slings and Arrows, Song for Bilbao, Willie T.
Joe Ferla mix, recording Anagram, Cardinal Rule, Five Months From Midnight, Half Moon Lane, Loose Threads, Pilgrimage, The Mean Time, Tumbleweed, When Can I Kiss You Again?
Larry Goldings organ Arc of the Pendulum, As I Am, Dr. Slate, Half Past Late, Outrance, Renaissance Man, Sound Off, The Morning of This Night, Timeline
James Barber mix, recording Chime This, Don't Try This at Home, Everything Happens When You're Gone, Itsbynne Reel, Scriabin, Suspone, Talking to Myself, The Gentleman & Hizcaine
James Genus bass Bye George, Cat's Cradle, Delta City Blues, El niño, How Long 'til the Sun, Madame Toulouse, The Impaler, Two Blocks From the Edge
Kenny Kirkland keyboard, piano Choices, My One and Only Love, Nothing Personal, Original Rays, Sea Glass, Syzygy, The Cost of Living
Gary Solomon recording Chime This, Don't Try This at Home, Everything Happens When You're Gone, Itsbynne Reel, Scriabin, Suspone, The Gentleman & Hizcaine
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist) vocal The Nearness of You
Mike Stern guitar Chime This, Itsbynne Reel, Talking to Myself, The Gentleman & Hizcaine
Jim Beard piano, synthesizer Talking to Myself, The Gentleman & Hizcaine
Brad Mehldau piano Anagram, Cardinal Rule, Five Months From Midnight, Half Moon Lane, Tumbleweed
Jeff Andrews electric bass guitar, fretless bass Itsbynne Reel, Suspone, Talking to Myself, The Gentleman & Hizcaine
Adam Nussbaum drums Everything Happens When You're Gone, Itsbynne Reel, Suspone
Elvin Jones drums Arc of the Pendulum, Outrance
Bill Stewart (US jazz drummer) drums Half Past Late, Renaissance Man
McCoy Tyner piano African Skies, Song for Bilbao
Judd Miller synthesizer Don't Try This at Home
Karen Robben (engineer) recording Talking to Myself
Mark O’Connor (US bluegrass, country and classical fiddler/composer) violin Itsbynne Reel

Work on other artists' recordings

Artist name Roles Recordings
Pat Metheny tenor saxophone Every Day (I Thank You), Open, Pretty Scattered, The Bat, Two Folk Songs (1st, 2nd), Two Folk Songs: 1st, Two Folk Songs: 2nd
Herbie Hancock saxophone All Apologies, Love Is Stronger Than Pride, Manhattan (Island of Lights and Love), Mercy Street, New York Minute, Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown), Scarborough Fair, Thieves in the Temple, When Can I See You, You've Got It Bad Girl, Your Gold Teeth II
Joey Calderazzo producer, saxophone Chubby's Lament, Dome's Mode, In the Door, Loud-Zee, Mikell's, Pest, Spring Is Here, The Missed
Don Grolnick tenor saxophone Heart Of Darkness
John Patitucci saxophone, tenor saxophone Avenue "D", Baja Bajo, Change of Season, Crestline, Growing, Killeen, Our Family, Peace and Quiet Time, Searching Finding, The Griot, The View, Then & Now, Wind Sprint, Zaragoza
Horace Silver tenor saxophone A Prescription for the Blues, Brother John & Brother Gene, Diggin' on Dexter, Doctor Jazz, Free at Last, Gratitude, Gregory Is Here, Hawkin', I Got the Blues in Santa Cruz, I Want You, Liberated Brother, Nothin' Can Stop Me Now, Serenade to a Teakettle, Sunrise in Malibu, The Hardbop Grandpop, The Hippest Cat in Hollywood, The Lady From Johannesburg, Walk On, We've Got Silver at Six, Whenever Lester Plays the Blues, Yodel Lady Blues, You Gotta Shake That Thing
The Brecker Brothers handclaps, tenor saxophone A Creature of Many Faces, Common Ground, D.B.B., East River, Funky Sea, Funky Dew, Inside Out, Levitate, N. Y. Special, Oh My Stars, Rocks, Sneakin’ Up Behind You, Some Skunk Funk, Song For Barry, Spherical, Sponge, Spunch, Squids, Twilight
Tony Williams tenor saxophone Cape Wilderness, China Moon, China Road, China Town, Gambia, Harlem Mist '55, Hip Skip, Infant Wilderness, Machu Picchu, Sea of Wilderness, The Night You Were Born, Wilderness Island, Wilderness Rising, Wilderness Voyager
John Abercrombie saxophone, tenor saxophone 3 East, Believe You Me, Chance, Ethereggae, Four on One, Furs on Ice, Getting There, Labour Day, Look Around, Night, Remember Hymn, Sidekicks, Thalia, Upon a Time
Eliane Elias tenor saxophone A Felicidade, At First Sight, Barefoot, Bluestone, Call Me, Desafinado, Girl From Ipanema, Movin’ Me On, Nightimer, So Far, So Close, Still Hidden, Straight Across (to Jaco), Two Way Street, With You in Mind
Billy Cobham saxophone, woodwind A Funky Kind of Thing, Light at the End of the Tunnel, Moody Modes, Nickels and Dimes, Panhandler, Red Baron (revised), Shabazz, Some Skunk Funk, Sorcery, Spanish Moss - "A Sound Portrait", Taurian Matador (revised), Tenth Pinn, Thinking of You
Peter Erskine tenor saxophone All's Well That Ends, Change of Mind, Coyote Blues, E.S.P., Hero With a Thousand Faces, In Statu Nascendi, In Statu Nascendi (alternate take), Leroy Street, My Ship
Michael Brecker Quindectet producer Angle of Repose, Brexterity, Broadband, Cool Day in Hell, Evening Faces, Modus Operandy, Never Alone, Night Jessamine, Scylla, Timbuktu
Kenneth Lovelace tenor saxophone And Then She Wept (Live), Freefall (Live), Let It Go (Live), Levitate (Live), Shanghigh (Live), Some Skunk Funk (Live), Song For Barry (Live), Sponge (Live), Strap, Wayne Out (Live)
McCoy Tyner Trio tenor saxophone Blues Stride, Changes, Flying High, Good Morning, Heartache, Happy Days, I Mean You, Impressions, Mellow Minor, Where Is Love
Michael Franks alto saxophone, saxophone, tenor saxophone A Fool's Errand, B'Wana - He No Home, Cinema, Flirtation, I Really Hope It's You, Jealousy, Laughing Gas, The Lady Wants to Know, When She Is Mine
Steve Khan tenor saxophone Descarga Khanalonious, I Love Paris, Some Down Time, Some Punk Funk, The Big Ones, The Little Ones, Tightrope, While My Lady Sleeps
Patti Austin EWI, saxophone, tenor saxophone Give It Time, Golden Oldies, I Just Want to Know, In My Life, Little Baby, More Today Than Yesterday, Talkin' Bout My Baby, That's Enough for Me
Randy Brecker saxophone Bangalore, Morning Song, Name Game, Pipe Dream, Score, The Marble Sea, The Vamp, The Weasel Goes Out to Lunch
Jaco Pastorius saxophone, tenor saxophone 3 Views of a Secret, Blackbird, Chromatic Fantasy, Come On, Come Over, Crisis, John and Mary, Liberty City, Word of Mouth
Harold Vick horn A Touch of Your Love, After the Dance, Blue In The Face, Ghetto Fantasy, I Go to Rio, In My Life, Things Ain't Right, You Are Everything
Eddie Gomez tenor saxophone Capricious Fantasy, Caribbean Morning, Cello Sonata in G Minor: 1st Movement, Delgado, Me Two, Puccini's Walk, Scott David
Rafael Guerra saxophone, tenor saxophone Adieu Monde Cruel, Moments Notice, Polka Dots and Moonbeams, Stella by Starlight, The Family, This Is Not 4 U, Ticino
Arnossi saxophone Dance: Blue, Family Joy, Oh Boy, Four or Less, In the Public Interest, The Start of Something Similar, To Lady Mac: In Memory, To Lady Mac: In Sympathy
Eric Clapton saxophone, tenor saxophone Bad Influence, Border Song, Hung Up on Your Love, Miss You, Run, Take a Chance
Freddie Hubbard tenor saxophone Dream Weaver, Feelings, Neo Terra (New Land), Rock Me Arms, Touch Me Baby, Windjammer
Bob James saxophone Heads, I'm in You, Night Crawler, One Loving Night, We're All Alone, You Are So Beautiful
HGW tenor saxophone Cityscape, Habanera, In the Presence and Absence of Each Other, Part 1, In the Presence and Absence of Each Other, Part 2, In the Presence and Absence of Each Other, Part 3, Nightwings
James Taylor saxophone, tenor saxophone Baby Boom Baby, Everybody Loves to Cha Cha Cha, October Road, One More Go Round, T-Bone
Angel Flores woodwind I Hear a Rhapsody, Latin Dance, Lazy Day, Mr. Fonebone, Papa Lips, Truth
Devil May Cry kaval, tenor saxophone A Gathering of Spirits, Alexander the Great, India, Peace on Earth, The 12th Man, Tricycle
Mike Stern saxophone Chromazone, Gossip
Eric Gale saxophone Derabbit, East End, West End, Ginseng Woman, Red Ground, Sara Smile, She Is My Lady
Jim Beard tenor saxophone Baker's Annex, Camieff, Lucky Charms
Alan Pasqua saxophone, tenor saxophone LiInverno, Rio Grande, San Michele, The Emergence, The Law of Diminishing Returns
Michael Sander EWI Blues, Don't Try This at Home, Every Day (I Thank You) Inc., The Cost of Living
Chick Corea tenor saxophone Quartet No. 1, Quartet No. 2, Part 1 (Dedicated To Duke Ellington), Quartet No. 2, Part 2 (Dedicated To John Coltrane), Quartet No.3; Quartet No.2
The Herbie Hancock Quartet tenor saxophone Air Dancing, Jammin', Just One of Those Things, Sorcerer
Kenny Wheeler tenor saxophone Foxy Trot, Mabel, Three for D'Reen / Blue for Lou / Mark Time, W.W.
Sebastian Pypłacz tenor saxophone Adonia, After the Fight, Corfu, Lyricosmos
Michael Brecker Band saxophone Gossip, Nothing Personal, Original Rays
Larry Carlton saxophone Friends, L.A., N.Y., Tequila
The Chris Hinze Combination tenor saxophone I’m Gonna Love You, Until the Sun Stops Shining, Venga
John Tropea horn, reeds Do You Wanna Be Loved, Look What They've Done to My Song, To Touch You Again / Lady Blue
Sylvia Rexach tenor saxophone Body and Soul: Everything Happens to Me, Giant Steps (version 1), Two T's
Mark Knopfler saxophone Boomtown (Variation Louis' Favourite), Going Home: Theme of the Local Hero, Smooching
Donald Fagen tenor saxophone I.G.Y., Maxine, Ruby Baby
David Sanborn saxophone, tenor saxophone A Change of Heart, Brother Ray, Corners (For Herbie)
Chet Baker tenor saxophone El Morro, Love for Sale, Un poco loco
Billy Joel tenor saxophone Careless Talk, Keeping the Faith, Tell Her About It
Arturo Sandoval tenor saxophone Moment's Notice, Real McBop, Woody
Ringo Starr tenor saxophone A Dose of Rock ’n’ Roll, Hey Baby, Lady Gaye
Steely Dan tenor saxophone Glamour Profession, My Rival, Time Out of Mind
Kevin Mahogany tenor saxophone I Know You Know, May I Come In?
Laura Nyro flute, tenor saxophone Angel in the Dark, The Cat-Song
UZEB tenor saxophone Penny Arcade, Smiles & Chuckles
Hiram Bullock tenor saxophone Down the Pipe, Funky Broadway
Aaron Neville tenor saxophone Cry Me a River, Our Love Is Here to Stay
Chris Minh Doky alto saxophone If I Run, Where R U?
Cæcilie Norby tenor saxophone Snow, Spinning Wheel
Hue & Cry tenor saxophone I'll Be There for You, Virus of Love
Everything but the Girl tenor saxophone Driving, Letting Love Go
Mike Lawrence saxophone Believe It!, Roberta
Flora Purim saxophone Everyday, Everynight, Walking Away
DJ Wicked tenor saxophone Final Drop Goal, Miss You, 88
Mitchel Forman tenor saxophone Monkey's Uncle, Sea of Fertility
Funerary tenor saxophone Airegin, Signs And Wonders
Garland Jeffreys tenor saxophone, wind synthesizer Murder Jubilee, The Answer
George Benson tenor saxophone Theme From Good King Bad, We Got the Love
渡辺香津美 tenor saxophone Shang-Hi (Mobo #1), Yatokesa (Mobo #3)
Gonzalo Rubalcaba saxophone Blues Lundvall, The Hard One
Dan Fogelberg soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone Same Old Lang Syne, The Lion's Share
Jonathan Butler saxophone Celebration, Jodie
Paul Simon saxophone Some Folks’ Lives Roll Easy, Still Crazy After All These Years
Zevious vocal, alto flute, tenor saxophone Amandamada, Pandamandium
Karluv Klub tenor saxophone Motive #10 (for Kenny Kirkland), Motive #11 Always Reaching
Wallace Roney tenor saxophone I Love You, Inner Urge
Average White Band tenor saxophone Fire Burning, Stop the Rain
Spyro Gyra flute, tenor saxophone Cafe Amore, Starburst
Aerosmith tenor saxophone Pandora’s Box, Same Old Song and Dance
SMAP tenor saxophone Alone in the Rain
Pacific Mambo Orchestra saxophone, tenor saxophone Don’t Let Me Be Lonely Tonight
Nusky tenor saxophone Calima
Stevie A EWI Tune Up
Nils Landgren Funk Unit tenor saxophone You Dig
Neil Larsen tenor saxophone Carnival
Narada Michael Walden tenor saxophone I Don't Want Nobody Else (To dance With You)
MiniVan brass Westside Pow Wow
Tom Browne tenor saxophone Throw Down
Michael Colina tenor saxophone Joy Dancing
Trish Dunne EWI In the Presence and Absence of Each Other, Parts 1 and 2
Little Feat saxophone The Ingenue
Kenia tenor saxophone Initial Thrill
Julian Lennon saxophone Lonely
Ángel Gil tenor saxophone Redemption Song
John McLaughlin tenor saxophone Jazz Jungle
Jason Miles tenor saxophone Elegant People
Il Deboscio tenor saxophone Exodus
Roy Johnston tenor saxophone Manhattan Flu Dance
Holly Knight saxophone Why Dont'cha Luv Me (Like You Used To)?
Dire Straits tenor saxophone Your Latest Trick
Diana Ross tenor saxophone Sweet Nothings
David Benoit tenor saxophone Frieda
Dave Weckl tenor saxophone Garden Wall
Charnett Moffett tenor saxophone Swing Bass
Chaka Khan alto saxophone Tearin' It Up
Carly Simon tenor saxophone Mockingbird
Bruce Springsteen tenor saxophone Tenth Avenue Freeze‐Out
Blue Öyster Cult horn The Revenge of Vera Gemini
Bernard “Pretty” Purdie tenor saxophone Señor Blues
Audio Z saxophone Where Do We Go From Here?
Andy Narell tenor saxophone Song for Mia
Andreas Vollenweider tenor saxophone Trigon: East of Time / Missa Obscura / South of Time
Hubert Laws tenor saxophone Inflation Chaser