He goes totally 'Trane when the piano and bass drop out only leaving him and Aaron playing.

His tone is even like trane. But he is a great musican and fun to listen too

he's the Stan Getz of our times.

I too think Michael Brecker is the shit

To be honest -- and sincerely wishing NOT to offend any fellow-jazzophiles -- I think that MB has got his shit together SO WELL that on this particular track he's EVEN BETTER than 'Trane playing the original version.

Also, the rhythmic displacement of those motifs. I would get so lost trying to do that but it appears easy for him.

TheEleatic I happened to see McCoy almost 30 years ago , in the KYOTO station❗He was there with his sidemen .I told him how I'd liked his albums in his MILESTONE era, He made a certain smile ,（probably because I made something wrong with him…）and then , we shook hands with big smiles……He was truly a GENTLEMAN‼I'm so proud I shook his GOD-HANDS.

@@Ici-st4hg Great story. So many great albums he made for Milestone Records. I especially love Supertrios, Inner Voices, Trident, Focal Point, Together, but the others are great too.

Saw them too around the same time in Ryde, NY (I think it was), but the guest was Phil Woods instead of Michael Brecker. I'd always been a big fan of Phil, but I was apprehensive about whether his style would work with McCoy's group. But he was outstanding along with McCoy's trio -- wonderful concert.

@@bholaoates1542 You should check out Woods and his band the European Rhythm Machine from the late 60's early 70's that band played with some very intense energy.

@@mrdog66 Thanks for the recommendation -- I will do that. I've been aware of those recordings since the 70's, but never got around to hearing them. Meantime, RIP McCoy Tyner who just died.

Great album. I think it's the last McCoy Tyner that I like a lot.

couldnt agree more !!! saw them live in London UK years back, and they didn't just raise the roof, they ripped the roof off and stomped all over it, the collective group intensity achieved levels that could only be described as stratospheric. Never experienced a piano trio like it. Truly phenomenal. Brecker must have felt as if he were in heaven to be able to enjoy the pinnacle luxury of such a rhythm section and blessed to be able to join them on stage and create such a pinnacle of collective music together

@@KermitHitler INDEED! I saw that trio quite a few times and each time my head was blown clean off...

That's because most of the people could not wrap their heads around what Sonny Rollins was doing.

Just Michael Brecker doing Michael Brecker things.

I heard it in cannonball Adderleys solo in oleo live at the plaza 1959 with miles

1958

@@tallikimanimusic7127 That’s right !!

I believe stitt and Rollins did something similar

Also Jerry Bergonzi.Check out super-imposition of Giant Steps changes over "Night and Day" from the album "Standard Gonz" But yes, I love Micheal too.

Chris Potter

Jackson Burris I don't think so, I like Potter a lot but not even close to Brecker.

Jackson Burris Chris Potter definitely has the chops but not even close to the amount of soul as Brecker and Coltrane

Donald Roberts Indeed. Last time I caught him was with Bruce Gertz. George Garzone and Dino Govoni are two others that come to mind as well.

Joey van Leeuwen The audience was paralyzed by the brilliance of the performance.

Not everyone has to go crazy (child-like) to show appreciation. Sometimes just sitting and showing respect until the end is quite adequate.

Try Thinking For a change - I mean, it’s not a rock concert venue or stadium seating. If it was, I’m sure it’d be a completely different reaction. They even have tablecloths for gods sake. It’s not “childlike” to show a modicum of excitement other than/above slapping your meat mittens together when applicable.

He had quite big hands, and I don't him keeping that far away. David Sanborn, which is way different from Michael Brecker, but still, is a good player, has a more noticeable spread from his hands to the keys.

His fingers are still generally relaxed and not flying too far off the keys as he plays the fast lines. His fingers rarely “straighten out,” which is usually what we teachers are more concerned with.

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even us sax teachers rarely get this aspect of technique perfect. it is no coincidence that charlie parker DID keep his fingers in perfect position, and he was even FASTER than brecker. he was faster than pretty much anyone, and his technique (of the fingers specifically) was perfect. watch any clips you can of parker's fingers, you'll be amazed. amazing what 12 hours a day for 2 years can do. after parker's famous public failure where the drummer threw a cymbal at him, he spent 12 hours daily for the next 2 years practicing in a woodshed. and yes this is the source of the expression for heavy practice "i need to do some woodshedding". it always APPLIES even if you are the great brecker, if he had managed it, he would have been even faster.

Ha I was thinking the same exact thing

Nice one man!

what a giant

(Not to mention the rest of the band)

You're very welcome Christoph!

You're very welcome. Thanks also for joining the "In Honor Of Michael Brecker' Group. It's an honor for me to read so many stories there, posted by people who were so close to him. Louis