Back to Back (Brecker Brothers album)

Back to Back
Studio album by Brecker Brothers
Released	May 1976
Recorded	New York, November 1976
Genre	Jazz fusion, Jazz funk
Label	Arista Records BMG
Producer	The Brecker Brothers
Brecker Brothers chronology
The Brecker Bros. (1975) Back to Back (1976) Don’t Stop the Music (1977)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[2]

Back to Back is the second album by the American jazz fusion group, the Brecker Brothers. It was released by Arista Records in 1976.

AllMusic awarded the album with 3 stars.

Track listing

1. "Keep it Steady (Brecker Bump)" (Randy Brecker, Steve Khan, David Sanborn, Luther Vandross) — 6:24
2. "If You Wanna Boogie..Forget It" (Don Grolnick, Steve Khan, Will Lee) — 3:58
3. "Lovely Lady" (Randy Brecker, A. Willis, C. Crossley) — 6:17
4. "Night Flight" (Michael Brecker) — 6:17
5. "Slick Stuff" (Randy Brecker) — 4:48
6. "Dig a Little Deeper" (Don Grolnick, Will Lee, A. Willis, D. Lasley) — 4:00
7. "Grease Piece" (Michael Brecker, Randy Brecker, Steve Khan, David Sanborn) — 5:47
8. "What Can a Miracle Do" (Don Grolnick, Luther Vandross) — 4:16
9. "I Love Wastin’ Time With You" (Michael Brecker, A. Willis, C. Crossley) — 6:31

Personnel

• Randy Brecker – trumpet, electric trumpet, flugelhorn
• Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone, flute
• David Sanborn – alto saxophone
• Don Grolnick – keyboards
• Steve Khan – guitar
• Will Lee – bass, lead vocals
• Chris Parker – drums
• Steve Gadd – drums
• Ralph MacDonald – percussion
• Sammy Figueroa – percussion
• Rafael Cruz – percussion
• Lew Del Gatto – baritone saxophone
• Dave Friedman – marimba
• Dave Whitman – synthesizer programmer
• Patti Austin – vocals
• Luther Vandross – vocals
• Robin Clark – vocals
• Diane Sumler – vocals

References

1. "Back to Back - Brecker Brothers | AllMusic". allmusic.com. 2011. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
2. Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 30. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.