Great to hear the ASTONISHINGLY underrated Mickey Roker on drums. His late-'60s, early-'70s CTI recordings with Milt and Cedar are VERY exciting. A few months ago I wiki-whacked " the world's top-rated jazz drummers" (or similar search-phrase) and out of a HUNDRED listed, Mickey didn't even get a MENTION. I mean, it just makes me WONDER .. .. what KIND of people COMPILE such lists?? 🙄🤔🙄🤔😺😂
Wow, what a tone! Sounds like he was still playing his Otto Link. It has a fatter sound than the Guardala he started using later. I also miss him, Just think what he would sound like today! Thanks for posting this, Bret
Love absolutely everything about this breathtaking Michael Brecker solo. The beautiful descending line into the bridge just after 3:25 is so effortless and fluid as is so much of the rest of his performance. One for the ages.
This is definitely ANOTHER "3x-listener", Bret. I reckon that I can match u in terms of "first heard Nike Brecker", Bret. He first impacted ME in 1972 also, after listening to Billy Cobham's amazing CROSSWINDS album. (Yes, I STILL find it mazing!) Mike played THE MOST BEAUTIFUL sax solo that I'd ever heard. 50 yrs later I personally find that record STILL unbroken. The track in question is, if course, HEATHER.
I recall giving this recording away--twice! First was the vinyl (too heavy to move it all from Baltimore to Florida). Then the CD (too much to move from Florida to Japan)... sigh!
Thank you for posting this! Such a great Horace tune and the brothers both sound excellent. I’d like to hear the rest of that gig, as Randy and Michael were not on every tune on Pursuit of the 27th Man.
@@JazzVideoGuy Yes. It is still around. There is pretty active jazz scene nowadays in Finland. There are two guys who really got influenced alot by M.Breckers style of playing. Both of them were actually my sax teachers :) (Joonatan Rautio and Manuel Dunkel). Manuel even played on the album with UMO big band when M.B was visiting Finland during mid 90s and Joonatan have been touring with Randy B in Sweden. Thank you sir for all this music and amazing videogems! Wish you all the best!
@@JazzVideoGuy Yes it is. Unfortunately, the festival's biggest stars are no longer jazz musicians. You can still hear good music at festivals, for example last summer Charles Lloyd and Kenny Garrett's bands performed in Pori.
Beautiful!! Thank you for this. (I'm waiting for the Social Jazz Media heads to let " M. Brecker plays The Lyck!!" jokes fly, but I hope it's vain. It's a brilliant solo, as are Randy and Horace's. What is the classical quote in Horace's solo? It's gonna drive me crazy!!)
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I started listening to Horace at a young age, I am so drawn to his music I feel it deep in my body and heart. So much love.
Horace Silver...legend. & yes Michael Brecker,always tell it`s him...thankyou.
The really musicians, in any genre, it only takes a few notes and you know.
Great song. Bravo 👏 Thank you 🙏 love ❤️ it!
Great to hear the ASTONISHINGLY underrated Mickey Roker on drums. His late-'60s, early-'70s CTI recordings with Milt and Cedar are VERY exciting.
A few months ago I wiki-whacked " the world's top-rated jazz drummers" (or similar search-phrase) and out of a HUNDRED listed, Mickey didn't even get a MENTION. I mean, it just makes me WONDER ..
.. what KIND of people COMPILE such lists?? 🙄🤔🙄🤔😺😂
Wow, what a tone! Sounds like he was still playing his Otto Link. It has a fatter sound than the Guardala he started using later. I also miss him, Just think what he would sound like today! Thanks for posting this, Bret
Michael was one of the best! Up there with Bird! Their mastery of the instrument is unequalled!
Love absolutely everything about this breathtaking Michael Brecker solo. The beautiful descending line into the bridge just after 3:25 is so effortless and fluid as is so much of the rest of his performance. One for the ages.
Michael was an incredible musician, and person. I really miss him.
Michael’s entry reminds of the entry of Coltrane w Miles’ Round Midnight. You all know, the solo that woke many ears to the genius that was Coltrane.
This is definitely ANOTHER "3x-listener", Bret. I reckon that I can match u in terms of "first heard Nike Brecker", Bret. He first impacted ME in 1972 also, after listening to Billy Cobham's amazing CROSSWINDS album. (Yes, I STILL find it mazing!)
Mike played THE MOST BEAUTIFUL sax solo that I'd ever heard. 50 yrs later I personally find that record STILL unbroken. The track in question is, if course, HEATHER.
(Sorry, I mis-typed. It SHOULD have read "1973".)
Of course, the brilliant GEORGE DUKE was a PRETTY CAPABLE ASSET on Crosswinds, also !!
Just Randy left.
Thanks for uploading this 👏👏🎶🎶👏👏🎶🎶
This is what happens in life. We lose our friends. And eventually we join them.
Someone needs to bubble-wrap Randy and keep him safe! Losing too many musicians lately.
@@thebreathalyzer Absolutely!!!
Through it all - most lately Sonny Rollins interview, Ornette live, and this - I really enjoy your brilliant content. Top 1% of UA-cam. Thanks, Bret!
Appreciate that!
I like it a lot...active. Thank You!!
Welcome!
I recall giving this recording away--twice! First was the vinyl (too heavy to move it all from Baltimore to Florida). Then the CD (too much to move from Florida to Japan)... sigh!
Interesting!
Thanks for posting! A great performance of my favorite Horace Silver tune. So much joy in this music.
Absolutely, magnificently groovy!
Glad you like it!
Thank you for posting this! Such a great Horace tune and the brothers both sound excellent. I’d like to hear the rest of that gig, as Randy and Michael were not on every tune on Pursuit of the 27th Man.
tela.sugarmegs.org/_asxtela/asxcards/HoraceSilverQuintet1968-1973Compilation.html
www.archive.org/serve/HoraceSilverQuintet1968-1973Compilation/HoraceSilverQuintet1968-1973Compilation.mp3
Cheers from Finland! Thanks for sharing this.
Hello Finland. Is the Pori Jazz Festival still around?
@@JazzVideoGuy Yes. It is still around. There is pretty active jazz scene nowadays in Finland. There are two guys who really got influenced alot by M.Breckers style of playing. Both of them were actually my sax teachers :) (Joonatan Rautio and Manuel Dunkel). Manuel even played on the album with UMO big band when M.B was visiting Finland during mid 90s and Joonatan have been touring with Randy B in Sweden. Thank you sir for all this music and amazing videogems! Wish you all the best!
@@JazzVideoGuy Yes it is. Unfortunately, the festival's biggest stars are no longer jazz musicians. You can still hear good music at festivals, for example last summer Charles Lloyd and Kenny Garrett's bands performed in Pori.
Wow
I have this vinyl album also it is classic Horace silver, he gotta b getting up there in age I wonder is he still recording and performing?
Randy is the only survivor here.
@@JazzVideoGuyso sad
With all due respect. It should read "The Brecker bros" meet Horace Silver
Beautiful!! Thank you for this.
(I'm waiting for the Social Jazz Media heads to let " M. Brecker plays The Lyck!!" jokes fly, but I hope it's vain. It's a brilliant solo, as are Randy and Horace's. What is the classical quote in Horace's solo? It's gonna drive me crazy!!)
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