Into the Sun (Randy Brecker album)

Into the Sun is an album by Randy Brecker, released through Concord Jazz in 1997. In 1998, the album won Brecker the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Jazz Performance.[3]

Into the Sun
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 1996
RecordedDecember 1995
GenreJazz
Length58:49
LabelConcord Jazz
ProducerRandy Brecker
Randy Brecker chronology
Out of the Loop (Brecker Brothers album)
(1994)
Into the Sun
(1996)
Hangin' in the City
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings [2]

Track listing

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All songs by Randy Brecker.

  1. "Village Dawn" – 6:23
  2. "Just Between Us" – 5:48
  3. "The Sleaze Factor" – 4:47
  4. "Into the Sun" – 6:54
  5. "After Love" – 7:27
  6. "Gray Area" – 6:42
  7. "Tijuca" – 5:18
  8. "Buds" – 3:55
  9. "Four Worlds" – 7:18
  10. "Hottest Man in Town: Prophecy/Growth/Realization/The Horn/Finale" – 4:17

Personnel

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  • Randy Brecker – trumpet, arranger, composer, flugelhorn, producer, liner notes
  • Maucha Adnet – vocals
  • Dave Bargeron – trombone
  • Bobby Brecker – composer, performer on "The Hottest Man in Town: Part I"
  • John Burk – executive producer
  • Café – percussion
  • Greg Calbi – mixing
  • Lee Dick – mixing assistant
  • Paul DInnocenzo – photography
  • Eliane Elias – sequencing
  • Lawrence Feldman – bass flute
  • Joe Ferla – engineer, mixing
  • Gil Goldstein – accordion, keyboards, producer, orchestration
  • Mike Hoaglin – production manager
  • Jonathan Joseph – percussion, drums
  • Kent Judkins – Art Direction
  • Bakithi Kumalo – bass, fretless bass
  • Barbara Lipke – mixing assistant
  • Mark Mason – mixing assistant
  • Bob Mintzer – bass clarinet
  • Malcolm Pollack – engineer
  • Adam Rogers – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
  • David Sanborn – saxophone on "The Sleaze Factor"
  • Richard Sussman – synthesizer, programming
  • David Taylor – tuba, bass trombone
  • Keith Underwood – alto flute, bass flute

References

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  1. ^ "Into the Sun". Allmusic. Retrieved July 21, 2010.
  2. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 168. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  3. ^ "The 1998 Grammy Award Winners". The New York Times. February 26, 1998. Retrieved July 21, 2010.
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