Score (Randy Brecker album)

Score
Score
Studio album by Randy Brecker
Released	1969
Recorded	January 24 & February 3, 1969
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre	Jazz
Length	38:43
Label	Solid State; SS-18051
Producer	Duke Pearson
Randy Brecker chronology

Score is the debut album by American jazz trumpeter Randy Brecker recorded in 1969 and originally released on the Solid State label.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Songs

The song The Weasel Goes Out to Lunch is an arrangement of the traditional song Pop Goes the Weasel but adapted with dissonant harmony suggesting a style of Avant-garde jazz inspired by the 1964 album Out to Lunch! by Eric Dolphy.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	^[5]

The Allmusic review by Steve Loewy stated: "The tunes alternate between jazz-rock (a style the Brecker Brothers were later to successfully exploit) and modern mainstream jazz. There are the customary fades, popular at the time, and a light, though constant, beat throughout that makes the music both accessible and even danceable, an impressive feat considering that virtually all the tunes are originals. ... With well-constructed arrangements, strong soloing, and catchy melodies, Brecker knew he was onto something, and this album was the first of several successful ventures".^[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Randy Brecker except where noted

"Bangalore" – 4:34
"Score" (Hal Galper) – 7:17
"Name Game" (Galper) – 5:14
"The Weasel Goes Out to Lunch" (Traditional) – 1:21
"Morning Song" – 4:09
"Pipe Dream" – 4:33
"The Vamp" (Galper) – 5:14
"The Marble Sea" – 5:44

Personnel

Randy Brecker – trumpet, flugelhorn, arranger
Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone
Jerry Dodgion – alto flute
Larry Coryell – guitar
Hal Galper – piano, electric piano, arranger
Eddie Gómez – bass
Chuck Rainey – Fender bass
Bernard Purdie, Mickey Roker - drums

References

^ Payne, D., A Sonny Lester discography accessed December 11, 2018
^ Randy Brecker Biography accessed December 11, 2018
^ Jazzlists: Solid State 18000 series LP discography accessed December 11, 2018
^ ^a ^b Loewy, Steve. Randy Brecker: Score – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 168. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

[Sonny_Lester_discography-1] Payne, D., A Sonny Lester discography accessed December 11, 2018

[2] Randy Brecker Biography accessed December 11, 2018

[3] Jazzlists: Solid State 18000 series LP discography accessed December 11, 2018

[Allmusic-4] Loewy, Steve. Randy Brecker: Score – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved December 11, 2018.

[Penguin-5] Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 168. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

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