Detente (album)

Detente
Detente
Studio album by Brecker Brothers
Released	May 1980
Studio	Electric Lady, Power Station and Pennylane, New York City, New York; Westlake, Los Angeles, California;
Genre	Jazz fusion, jazz funk
Label	Arista
Producer	George Duke
Brecker Brothers chronology

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

Detente is an album by the American jazz fusion group the Brecker Brothers. It was released by Arista Records in 1980.

Reception

AllMusic awarded the album with 3 stars and its review by Jason Elias states: "Dream Theme", arranged by Michael Brecker, is the album's best song, reflective yet not melancholy, with his saxophone felt and flawless throughout. The last track, "I Don't Know Either", has solos from both of the Brecker Brothers, and displays the level of skill that many jazz outfits simply didn't possess".^[1]

Track listing

"You Ga (Ta Give It)" (Randy Brecker) - 4:30
"Not Tonight" (Michael Brecker, Neil Jason) - 3:56
"Don’t Get Funny With My Money" (Randy Brecker) - 4:34
"Tee’d Off" (Michael Brecker) - 3:44
"You Left Something Behind" (Randy Brecker, Debra Barsha) - 4:05
"Squish" (Randy Brecker) - 5:51
"Dream Theme" (Michael Brecker) - 5:39
"Baffled" (Randy Brecker) - 5:22
"I Don’t Know Either" (Michael Brecker) - 5:46

Personnel

The Brecker Brothers

Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone, handclaps (1, 3), arrangements (1-5, 7, 9), flute (2, 5)
Randy Brecker – trumpet, lead vocals (1, 3), handclaps (1, 3), arrangements (1, 3, 5-8), flugelhorn (2, 5, 8, 9), Prophet-5 (3)

Other Musicians

Don Grolnick – Yamaha CP-70 electric grand piano (1, 2), Rhodes piano (7)
George Duke – lead vocals (1), clavinet (2), backing vocals (2), Yamaha CP-70 electric grand piano (3), Prophet-5 (4, 7, 8, 9), Oberheim 4 Voice (6)
Mark Gray – Rhodes piano (4, 5, 6, 8, 9)
Jeff Mironov – guitars (1, 2, 3, 7)
David Spinozza – guitars (1, 2, 3, 7)
Hiram Bullock – guitars (4, 5, 6, 8, 9)
Marcus Miller – bass (1, 3, 7)
Neil Jason – bass (2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9)
Steve Gadd – drums (1, 2, 3, 7)
Steve Jordan – drums (4, 5, 6, 8, 9)
Paulinho da Costa – percussion (1, 3)
Ralph MacDonald – percussion (2, 5, 7)
Airto Moreira – percussion (6, 8, 9)
Carl Carwell – handclaps (1), lead vocals (1, 2), backing vocals (2)
Sue Ann Carwell – handclaps (1), backing vocals (2)
Erik Zobler – handclaps (1)
Bill Reichenbach Jr. – handclaps (3)
D.J. Rogers – lead vocals (1), vocal ad-libs (1)
Irene Cara – backing vocals (1, 3, 5)
Ullanda McCullough – backing vocals (1, 3, 5)
Paulette McWilliams – backing vocals (1, 3, 5)
Fonzi Thornton – backing vocals (1, 3, 5)
Luther Vandross – backing vocals (1, 3, 5), group vocal arrangements (3)

Production

George Duke – producer
Tommy Vicari – engineer, remixing
Jay Burnett – assistant engineer
James Farber – assistant engineer
Garry Rindfuss – assistant engineer
John Terelle – assistant engineer
Raymond Willard – assistant engineer
Erik Zobler – assistant engineer
Brian Gardner – mastering at Allen Zentz Mastering (San Clemente, CA)
Donn Davenport – art direction
Phenographix Inc. – design
John Pinderhughes – photography

References

^ ^a ^b Elias, J. AllMusic Review: Detente accessed 1 July 2015
^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 30. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.

[Allmusic-1] Elias, J. AllMusic Review: Detente accessed 1 July 2015

[RSJRG-2] Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 30. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.

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v t e Brecker Brothers
Michael Brecker Randy Brecker
Studio albums	The Brecker Bros. (1975) Back to Back (1976) Don't Stop the Music (1977) Detente (1980) Straphangin' (1981) Return of the Brecker Brothers (1992) Out of the Loop (1992)
Live albums	Heavy Metal Be-Bop (1978)
Compilations	The Brecker Bros. Collection, Vol 1 (1990) The Brecker Bros. Collection, Vol 2 (1991)