Heavy Metal Be-Bop

Heavy Metal Be-Bop is a live album by the American jazz fusion group, the Brecker Brothers that was released by Arista Records in 1978. The album also includes the studio track "East River", which reached No. 34 in the UK singles chart in November 1978.

Reception

AllMusic awarded the album with 3 stars and its review by Paul Kohler states: "Recorded live in New York, this explosive set of jazz, funk, and rock material was without question ahead of its time. Michael and Randy's use of electronically altered saxophone and trumpet sounds is amazing".

Track listing

All compositions by Randy Brecker except where noted.

1. "East River" (Neil Jason, Bret Mazur, Kash Monet) — 3:35 – studio recording
2. "Inside Out"  — 9:31
3. "Some Skunk Funk"  — 6:59
4. "Sponge"  — 6:23
5. "Funky Sea, Funky Dew" (Michael Brecker) — 8:02
6. "Squids"  — 7:56

Charts

Personnel

• Randy Brecker – Trumpet and Keyboards
• Michael Brecker – Tenor Saxophone
• Barry Finnerty – guitars, guitorganiser, background vocals
• Terry Bozzio – drums, background vocals
• Neil Jason – bass, lead vocals
• Sammy Figueroa – percussion
• Rafael Cruz – percussion
• Additional musicians on "East River"
  • Kash Monet – handclaps, percussion, backing vocals
  • Paul Shaffer – Fender Rhodes
  • Victoria – tambourine
  • Jeff Schoen – backing vocals
  • Roy Herring – backing vocals
  • Allan Schwartzberg – drums
  • Bob Clearmountain – handclaps

NOTE: On this specific recording Randy and Michael run their instruments through guitar amplifiers and play with various effects.

References

1. Terry Bozzio
2. Be-Bop Deluxe
3. Brecker Brothers
4. Mr. Bungle (album)
5. King Crimson
6. She Bop
7. Weight (album)
8. List of nu metal bands
9. Unlucky Morpheus
10. Barry Finnerty
11. Mike Patton
12. Rollins Band
13. List of jazz fusion albums
14. Heavy metal music before 1970
15. Neil Dorfsman
16. Don't Stop the Music (Brecker Brothers album)
17. East River
18. 1991 in heavy metal music
19. Michael Brecker
20. Detente (album)