Hangin in the City

Randy Brecker | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 19, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Esc Records
• ASIN: B00005KJS6
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #569,527 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Overture

2. Wayne Out

3. Hangin' in the City

4. I Talk to the Trees

5. Down 4 the Count

6. Pastoral (To Jaco)

7. Then I Cam to My Senses

8. Seattle

9. Never Tell Her You Love Her (Less She's 3000 Miles Away)

10. I Been Through This Before

11. On Thing Led to Another

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Randy's therapy session: more than we need to know?, August 9, 2006

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Seacouch (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hangin in the City (Audio CD)

If you're put off by Randy's singing, steer clear of this one. This is basically a showcase for Randy's vocals, and most every tune is about his love life and personal problems. At some point while listening (when I'm not tuning out the vocals), I usually come to the conclusion that this is more than I want to know about Randy's life. If you're able to tolerate or tune-out the vocals, there's actually a lot of very sophisticated songwriting, arranging, sequencing and producing, besides the usual stellar playing by the Breckers and sidemen. The sidemen are fewer than most listeners will realize though. Most of the tunes on this recording, like most of the tunes on recent Randy and Brecker Brothers recordings, are comprised largely of sequenced performances. Rhythm section parts are, to varying degrees, sequenced; almost all drums and percussion, all keyboards, more than half the bass parts, and some guitar parts. Most rhythm guitar parts are live, and of course most lead and solo parts are live. But then, "live" is a relative term, because everything is meticulously tweaked and scrubbed in production. A lot of people don't like sequenced music, but it's an art form like any other. And as such, this music is state of the art. George Witte is a master of this kind of production. Check out the CDs he's done for Jamey Aebersold covering music of the Breckers and David Sanborn. They're totally sequenced, and quite impressive. If you're a fan of Randy and his songwriting, it's all here, underneath those vocals.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hanging in the City, December 27, 2004

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John R. Purdue - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hangin in the City (Audio CD)

Randy scores big here with a jazz album that's filled with fun and interesting playing. The song, I talk to the trees, is another Randy Brecker masterpiece.

Randroid, Randy's naughty twin, tells it like it is and he's worth befriending.

Some awesome grove playing by Randy and the band! You've gotta buy this one!

JP

Enjoy!

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hanging In The City, March 31, 2003

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John R. Purdue (Salt Lake City, UT United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hangin in the City (Audio CD)

An excellent cd with great playing and diverse compositions. Listeners of jazz will not only find outstanding performances but a banquet of fun awaits.

The song "I Talk To The Trees is a standout with its use of African grooves and beautiful melodies. Randy's playing on this one digs deep into the soul and demonstrates conclusively why Randy is D'Man!