Michael Brecker
USA
Born: 29 March 1949
Died: 13 January 2007
Years Active: 70, 80, 90, 2000
Genres: Jazz
Styles: Fusion, Post-Bop, Hard Bop, Modal Music, Contemporary Jazz, Mainstream Jazz, Bop, New Orleans/Classic Jazz
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A remarkable technician and a highly influential tenor saxophonist (the biggest influence on other tenors since Wayne Shorter), Michael Brecker took a long time before getting around to recording his first solo album. He spent much of his career as a top-notch studio player who often appeared backing pop singers, leading some jazz listeners to overlook his very strong improvising skills. Brecker originally started on clarinet and alto before switching to tenor in high school. Early on, he played with rock- and R&B-oriented bands. In 1969, he mo...
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Influenced by
- John Coltrane (110)
- Sonny Rollins (51)
- Wayne Shorter (23)
- Joe Henderson (14)
- King Curtis (7)
- Junior Walker (0)
Followers
- David Sanborn (67)
- Randy Brecker (11)
- Branford Marsalis (7)
- Steve Gadd (4)
- Will Lee (4)
- Barbara Thompson (1)
Performed Songs By
- Pat Metheny (91)
- Mike Stern (18)
- Claus Ogerman (2)
- Don Grolnick (1)
- Joey Calderazzo (0)
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