Score (Randy Brecker album)

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]

Score
Studio album by
Released1969
RecordedJanuary 24 & February 3, 1969
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
GenreJazz
Length38:43
LabelSolid State
SS-18051
ProducerDuke Pearson
Randy Brecker chronology
Score
(1969)
Amanda
(1985)

Songs

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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

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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

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All compositions by Randy Brecker except where noted

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

Personnel

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References

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  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
  4. ^ a b Loewy, Steve. Randy Brecker: Score – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
  5. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 168. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.