[Trombone-l] Michael Brecker passed away

[Daryl Burch]

Actually it was the Steps Ahead stuff that got me into playing jazz 
(fusion). My best friend in high school was a bass player. His younger 
brother played trumpet. Their dad owned the music store in town. We'd 
hang out in the store after closing and read through the sheet music 
collections for sh@#$ & giggles--not realizing it was actually good for 
us. And they whipped out the Steps Ahead book with "Safari"  & "Oops."

We ended up putting together a septet and playing them along with 
"Birdland" on a school talent show and won it.

It's not that we were stellar or anything. We just sounded more 
put-together than the 15 other "Freebird" & KISS knock-offs that were 
on the bill.

 From those times I was introduced to those cats (Brecker, Stern, Gadd, 
Grolnick. Erskine, etc.) & have followed most of them closely ever 
since.

Cheers!
-D-
www.radionoise.com <- Rock star by night
www.burchinteractive.com <- Tech-nerd by day #;-)


On Jan 14, 2007, at 9:45 PM, Daryl Burch wrote:

I've actually enjoyed most all his works. Even the early stuff.


On Jan 14, 2007, at 6:45 PM, Daniel Pliskin wrote:



Yes, I know, Michael’s music was way too mainstream for a “true jazz
lover”, but I thought that his recent stuff was wonderful.

When I first heard him, years ago, his playing was a bit gawky.  Now,
I’m inspired by how he took those meager beginnings and developed them
into such powerful communication.  His music was both personal and, at
the same time, rhythmic enough to dance to.

And whereas many an artist outlives his/her creativity and chops,
Michael died in the middle of a growth spurt.   I, for one, will
certainly miss him.

DanP

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