Michael Brecker is the debut album by American saxophonist Michael Brecker

Michael Brecker

Michael Leonard Brecker was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. Acknowledged as "a quiet, gentle musician widely regarded as the most influential tenor saxophonist since John Coltrane," he has been awarded 15 Grammy Awards as both performer and composer and was inducted into Down Beat Jazz...

. It was released on the Impulse! record label in 1987.

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awards the album a full 5 stars and states "Although he had been a major tenor saxophonist in the studios for nearly 20 years and was quite popular for his work with the Brecker Brothers, this MCA/Impulse set was Michael Brecker's first as a leader."

Track listing

1. "Sea Glass" (Brecker) — 5:49
2. "Syzygy" (Brecker) — 9:44
3. "Choices" (Stern) — 8:06
4. "Nothing Personal" (Grolnick) — 5:29
5. "Cost of Living" (Grolnick) — 7:49
6. "Original Rays" (Brecker, Grolnick, Stern) — 9:04
7. "My One and Only Love" (Mellin, Wood) — 8:16

Personnel

• Michael Brecker
  Michael Brecker
  Michael Leonard Brecker was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. Acknowledged as "a quiet, gentle musician widely regarded as the most influential tenor saxophonist since John Coltrane," he has been awarded 15 Grammy Awards as both performer and composer and was inducted into Down Beat Jazz...
  
   - Saxophone
  Saxophone
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  , EWI
  EWI
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  , Producer
  Record producer
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• Jack DeJohnette
  Jack DeJohnette
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   - Drums
• Don Grolnick
  Don Grolnick
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   - Producer
• Charlie Haden
  Charlie Haden
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   - Bass
  Bass guitar
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• Kenny Kirkland
  Kenny Kirkland
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   - Keyboards
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• Pat Metheny
  Pat Metheny
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   - Guitar
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