Michael Brecker Group: Delta City Blues

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Music • Mon Sep 6, 2010 at 5:25 pm PDT • Views: 727

The late great Michael Brecker does “Delta City Blues,” beginning with an eye-opening solo that humorously demonstrates Michael’s absolute command of the tenor saxophone. The band is Joey Calderazzo on piano, James Genus on bass, and Ralph Peterson on drums. Recorded in 1998 at the Leverkusen jazz festival in Germany.

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1 brookly red  Mon, Sep 6, 2010 5:32:25pm

I like the saxophone in my head... it drowns out the voices.

2 Ghost of Insanity  Mon, Sep 6, 2010 5:32:26pm

Some musicians just blow me away.

3 brookly red  Mon, Sep 6, 2010 5:33:40pm

kinda up beat for blues though...

4 Ghost of Insanity  Mon, Sep 6, 2010 5:35:24pm

I guess they were all jazzed up.

5 prairiefire  Mon, Sep 6, 2010 5:36:45pm

It was good to see Steve post on last night's thread.

6 brookly red  Mon, Sep 6, 2010 5:37:04pm

re: #4 b_sharp

I guess they were all jazzed up.

maybe its my speakers but the bass is not coming through...

7 brookly red  Mon, Sep 6, 2010 5:37:32pm

re: #5 prairiefire

It was good to see Steve post on last night's thread.

f'en A

8 Ghost of Insanity  Mon, Sep 6, 2010 5:39:27pm

re: #6 brookly red

maybe its my speakers but the bass is not coming through...

It was a bit low on my laptop too.

9 jaunte  Mon, Sep 6, 2010 5:39:37pm

Michael Brecker saxophone: "!!; ;;&& *(0***)--=%^^
Wife (from other room) "What the heck was that?"

10 brookly red  Mon, Sep 6, 2010 5:41:08pm

re: #8 b_sharp

It was a bit low on my laptop too.

well let us thank the management for the entertainment regardless :)

11 Ghost of Insanity  Mon, Sep 6, 2010 5:41:17pm

re: #9 jaunte

Michael Brecker saxophone: "!!; ;;&& *(0***)--=%^^
Wife (from other room) "What the heck was that?"

Did you tell her it was some major masterful blowage?

12 Charles Johnson  Mon, Sep 6, 2010 5:41:30pm

I played on that stage at the Leverkusen festival in 1996 with Al Jarreau:

[Link: www.leverkusener-jazztage.de...]

13 wrenchwench  Mon, Sep 6, 2010 5:41:43pm

The tenor saxophone is one of my favorite musical instruments.

14 Ghost of Insanity  Mon, Sep 6, 2010 5:42:23pm

re: #10 brookly red

well let us thank the management for the entertainment regardless :)

Yup. Charles posts stuff I would never know to look for but are the kind of stuff I really like.

15 Ghost of Insanity  Mon, Sep 6, 2010 5:43:06pm

re: #12 Charles

I played on that stage at the Leverkusen festival in 1996 with Al Jarreau:

[Link: www.leverkusener-jazztage.de...]

Just love Al.

16 brookly red  Mon, Sep 6, 2010 5:43:48pm

re: #12 Charles

I played on that stage at the Leverkusen festival in 1996 with Al Jarreau:

[Link: www.leverkusener-jazztage.de...]

perhaps you post some of yours sometime?

17 brookly red  Mon, Sep 6, 2010 5:44:40pm

re: #16 brookly red

perhaps you post some of yours sometime?

some more of yours I mean

18 Ghost of Insanity  Mon, Sep 6, 2010 5:45:59pm

Charles, do you still play?

19 Temporarily Embarrassed Millionaire  Mon, Sep 6, 2010 5:46:25pm

Michael Brecker played in Frank Zappa's band in 1977-1978, and an absolutely jaw-dropping sax solo (and I say that as one who is not particularly fond of tenor sax honkage) of his can be heard on the track "The Purple Lagoon/Approximate" on the "Zappa In New York" album.

20 sattv4u2  Mon, Sep 6, 2010 5:47:01pm

Okay

Either Boise State is a LOT better than I thought they would be

OR Virginia Tech isn't nearly as good as I thought they would be!

21 Ghost of Insanity  Mon, Sep 6, 2010 5:47:36pm

re: #19 negativ

Michael Brecker played in Frank Zappa's band in 1977-1978, and an absolutely jaw-dropping sax solo (and I say that as one who is not particularly fond of tenor sax honkage) of his can be heard on the track "The Purple Lagoon/Approximate" on the "Zappa In New York" album.

Frank knew talent.

22 sattv4u2  Mon, Sep 6, 2010 5:48:47pm

re: #12 Charles

I played on that stage at the Leverkusen festival in 1996 with Al Jarreau:

[Link: www.leverkusener-jazztage.de...]

Al Jarreau!

I envy you!


I pray his health is good. I see that he's touring again

23 brookly red  Mon, Sep 6, 2010 5:49:01pm

I used to have a neighbor who played sax for Sun Ra... went by the names Lawrence, and Basheir. Wonder what ever happened to him.

24 Ghost of Insanity  Mon, Sep 6, 2010 5:49:01pm

re: #20 sattv4u2

Okay

Either Boise State is a LOT better than I thought they would be

OR Virginia Tech isn't nearly as good as I thought they would be!

Whoa. Déjà vu man.

25 sattv4u2  Mon, Sep 6, 2010 5:49:51pm

re: #24 b_sharp

Whoa. Déjà vu man.

As Yogi Berra said

Deja Vu all over again!

26 HoosierHoops  Mon, Sep 6, 2010 5:51:12pm

re: #20 sattv4u2

Okay

Either Boise State is a LOT better than I thought they would be

OR Virginia Tech isn't nearly as good as I thought they would be!

I can't believe it 17-0...What is going on?
BTW fireworks are going off like crazy tonight..Labor day weekend...Winston is going nuts...

27 sattv4u2  Mon, Sep 6, 2010 5:53:01pm

re: #26 HoosierHoops

I can't believe it 17-0...What is going on?
BTW fireworks are going off like crazy tonight..Labor day weekend...Winston is going nuts...

Einstien hates firworks

McDuff is fascinated by them

Einstien hides under the bed or chair

McDuff sits, looks to the sky, and barks NOT at the loud BOOM, but at the lights themselves! Doesn't move,, just sits there looking , and ONE "bark"!

28 Ghost of Insanity  Mon, Sep 6, 2010 5:54:19pm

re: #27 sattv4u2

Einstien hates firworks

McDuff is fascinated by them

Einstien hides under the bed or chair

McDuff sits, looks to the sky, and barks NOT at the loud BOOM, but at the lights themselves! Doesn't move,, just sits there looking , and ONE "bark"!

Well, they moved.

29 compound idaho  Mon, Sep 6, 2010 5:54:45pm

re: #25 sattv4u2

As Yogi Berra said

Deja Vu all over again!

It ain't over till it's over.
Yogi Berra

30 Temporarily Embarrassed Millionaire  Mon, Sep 6, 2010 5:55:00pm

re: #21 b_sharp

Frank knew talent.

it's not that he requires grooming...

on Ruth! on Ruth! That's Ruth!

31 sattv4u2  Mon, Sep 6, 2010 5:55:51pm

re: #28 b_sharp

Well, they moved.

Thst gotta be it

Sometimes he'll wait till they just about disapate, following them down ,, then ,, WOOF

Like ,, "HEY ,, don't leave , I'm watching you!!"

32 sattv4u2  Mon, Sep 6, 2010 5:56:29pm

re: #29 compound idaho

It ain't over till it's over.
Yogi Berra

Always go to someone elses funeral, less they won't come to yours

33 HoosierHoops  Mon, Sep 6, 2010 5:56:56pm

re: #27 sattv4u2

Einstien hates firworks

McDuff is fascinated by them

Einstien hides under the bed or chair

McDuff sits, looks to the sky, and barks NOT at the loud BOOM, but at the lights themselves! Doesn't move,, just sits there looking , and ONE "bark"!

I am surprised at the amount of fireworks tonight.. Hoosiers are going all out for the end of Labor day

34 sattv4u2  Mon, Sep 6, 2010 5:57:18pm

re: #29 compound idaho

"When you come to the fork in the road, take it"

35 sattv4u2  Mon, Sep 6, 2010 5:58:11pm

re: #33 HoosierHoops

I am surprised at the amount of fireworks tonight.. Hoosiers are going all out for the end of Labor day

Cool!

Stone Mountain Park in Georgia has a big display every Friday and Saturday night

36 HoosierHoops  Mon, Sep 6, 2010 6:00:13pm

re: #35 sattv4u2

Cool!

Stone Mountain Park in Georgia has a big display every Friday and Saturday night

It sounds like a war zone out here..Pretty cool

37 sattv4u2  Mon, Sep 6, 2010 6:01:25pm

re: #36 HoosierHoops

It sounds like a war zone out here..Pretty cool

Communities should have more firework displays on holidays, imho

I've never seen any trouble at one. Everyone is always cool

38 sattv4u2  Mon, Sep 6, 2010 6:02:31pm

re: #36 HoosierHoops

re: #37 sattv4u2

Communities should have more firework displays on holidays, imho

I've never seen any trouble at one. Everyone is always cool

and happy,,, and awed,,,

39 Ghost of Insanity  Mon, Sep 6, 2010 6:03:05pm

re: #37 sattv4u2

Communities should have more firework displays on holidays, imho

I've never seen any trouble at one. Everyone is always cool

But fireworks were invented by communists.

40 sattv4u2  Mon, Sep 6, 2010 6:04:10pm

re: #39 b_sharp

But fireworks were invented by communists.

I don't think they were 'communists" when they did that!

Mao was old ,, but not THAT old!!

41 abolitionist  Mon, Sep 6, 2010 6:04:25pm

re: #39 b_sharp

But fireworks were invented by communists.

Obliviously wrong.

42 Ghost of Insanity  Mon, Sep 6, 2010 6:09:33pm

re: #41 abolitionist

Obliviously wrong.

Thank you. I've always wanted to be oblivious.


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