There Will Never Be Another Michael Brecker

[thepione]

Did I pick up a Parker quote and a Coltrane quote in the beginning of that solo?

[JazzVideoGuy]

@thepione good ears!

[Servantofmusic23]

Wow, love this version with Brecker, he is layin it down like usual. So sick, this is one of my favorite tunes to improv over. He was one of the greats and I never get tired of listening to him! By the way if you all like this song and version check out my take of it on my you tube channel!! While your there please like and subscribe to it and check out my other videos please!!!!!! :D

[JazzVideoGuy]

@Servantofmusic23 Thanks for the comment, will certainly check you out.

[wiliscool]

god damn thats the stuff

[edp]

this is so good it makes me cry

[jorgeraffin]

I loved it

[rovingeye5]

I don't think it's appropriate to say that someone is the "next step" after Coltrane-the longer one is around and listens to all musicians(not just saxophonists) you find that everyone is making their contribution to the development of music(not just jazz) And that's not taking anything away from Mike Brecker, he was definitely one of the greats!

[pretorious700]

Why would anyone think there would ever be another Michael Brecker? It's an idiotic idea. There will of course never be another MB, or Coltrane, or Bird, or Jaco, or......etc. Unless there are clones somewhere, but even then, they would be different too.

[subframer]

joshua is a badass, but if you play, and you've done any real study, then you know the deal. taste is a valid arbiter, and nothing says you have to like everything about mike most of all, but in terms of saxophone virtuosity, melodic and harmonic brilliance, stylistic mastery, emotional connectivity and pure raw force, there is no one even close to mike....

[MrFriendlyCares]

@subframer Exactly. Mike had it ALL & could do it all. And Btw, I like Brecker WAY more than Trane. I`ll probaly get alot of shit for that, but it`s my opinion. I loved Trane`s technical approach but never was a big fan of his tone. Just like I like Cannonball`s tone WAY better than Bird`s. But we all stand on each others shoulders, & yes Brecker & Cannonball wouldn`t have been as great as they were if it hadn`t have been for Trane & Bird. But for me it`s Mike B. Like it or Lump it

[gjbsaxman94]

@MrFriendlyCares THANK YOU!! iv always thought coltrane's phrasings were great, but his tone always sounded really nasally and i always got shit for it

[JazzVideoGuy]

@gjbsaxman94 Everyone hears it a little differently.

[MrFriendlyCares]

@gjbsaxman94 yeah me too..... you dig Phil Grossman? He`s a baaaaad man. Ernie Watts?

[sassywest]

Thanks Bret : - Is this really 'there is no greater love'? I'll listen again!

[studionyc]

Holy Grail of modern tenor.

It's almost maddening to see him 'play' with his Mark VI. Thanks for posting.

Man, do we all miss Mike. I like his solo over "hero with a thousand faces' best, possibly because of Erskine's insane insane insane drumming behind him. Comments?

[24262748]

The only hero I ever had Michael Brecker, wow what a player God Bless you !

[drumz47]

I met Mike in 1980 at GRP when I was recording Tom Brown album,I went to get coffee and I sat down to relax and this cool cat just started talking about how crazy people are and you got to watch yourself...... He got up asked me my name and gave me a very tight had shake as he left me with a giant smile on my face. What a great cat. Miss mike .

[Bibi9891]

Weird.. I could be wrong, but I always thought the tune was called "There's no greater love"- amazing though...

[GsySaxMan]

Genius, one of the greats that Joe Allard helped to shape; what guys they were and in my opinion the Joe Allard school of saxophony teaching is the only way......forget Teal and the rubber band, man so disconnected.

[jakedeving]

Hey, @JazzVideoGuy, thanks for the great uploads.

[tkdmaster3bd]

billy hart is so on point here.

[JazzVideoGuy]

@tkdmaster3bd He always is.

[NyJazzGuit]

Great version of "There is no greater love"!

[mymiloz]

 Brecker IS The master....

[19FLA69]

Love the note at 6:11 ...and the passage between 6:21 - 6:29, that whole line sounded like his tone changed, but still a killer piece.

[fvgtr]

Wow ! As a guitarist and bassist it was and still is inspiring to listen to him. When ever I need something new to chew on harmonically. I will lift some of his lines and analyze them . Just love him !

God bless !

[meirrose]

How can anyone play on any higher level than Michael?  There is no way to go after him.

[Invertedbeing]

man! i fink that was a lesson in how to play with influence!! 7.12-7.24. its like hes dipping in between trane and sonny, but in such a personal way

its an amazing video

[Invertedbeing]

man! i fink that was a lesson in how to play with influence!! 7.12-7.24. its like hes dipping in between trane and sonny, but in such a personal way

[Zombbg4]

The sax and bass alone was satisfying enough, but when the drums and piano came in and Breck's solo started catching fire...oh man. Wish I could've seen him atleast once before he passed.

[saxophonedave]

always thinking of developing the solo, every chorus the dynamic builds

[junrhee]

R.I.P. genius

[mctalks]

Dammit! he always worked to be the very best he could be. and he always was....again Dammit!

[jlescelius]

A very gifted man

[ClickRec]

What a GREAT piece of footage!

[Jordainio]

2:10 "just another day". one day at a time

That's AA right there

[indaplace2b]

I'm probably gonna get shot down by a ton of Brecker fans but i just felt he play a lot of the same stuff/licks in alot his all his solos. I've heard HE admited this too. I've studied his playing and loved his way of playing for a time. He seemed a lot more methodical than say someone like Sonny, Wayne, or even Joe. Yes he was great and a amazing techinition, knew every nuance of the horn. amazing time sense.. but i dont think he was the greatest player of all time like some are sugesting.

[jmvasquez]

@indaplace2b There is no best player of all time. Anybody who argues for or against Brecker or whoever is COMPLETELY missing the point of what these guys are trying to accomplish.

[bimmerfun]

Or what ANY real musician is trying to accomplish. Still, there will never be another Michael.

[reddwarf1980]

The awesomeness starts at 2:40

[domenico5671]

there is no greater love!

[mryoko3]

やっぱり　Michael Brecker　はいい !!

[scrapingteeth]

There are great, phenomenol players in all major cities. Here in Atlanta, there are several--the first two that come to mind are Bryan Lopes and Tomas Ramirez.

[toughtenor]

unbelievable, where hard work and talent comes together.. I love the 7.12 second where the note didn't come out the way he aimed for and he takes a split second to laugh at himself and immediately gets back in focus for another incredible outburst.

[vcfreak]

@toughtenor I notice he does this sometimes too in other videos, i love it

[edwardfreytag]

Brecker...man, what an incredibly inspired human being...the next evolutionary step from John Coltrane! Loved his approach to every tune I ever heard him play...he is missed on this earth. EF

[JazzVideoGuy]

@edwardfreytag Exactly. For me, After Coltrane, only Brecker and no one since.

[kaseyWtrumpet]

@JazzVideoGuy Well personally I believe that Joshua Redman is that next step in tenor sax musicians.

[JazzVideoGuy]

@kaseyWtrumpet He can certainly play, no doubt about that. He's also working at it, seriously, and has been for some time. That's always a good sign.

[OfficialJamesVincent]

@JazzVideoGuy Chris Potter is the next step! he plays changes better than a rhythm section :O

[theinvisiblelight]

@kaseyWtrumpet No, it's Chris Potter actually

[dangerbooboo]

@kaseyWtrumpet lol Joshua Redman? Really? He can play, sure, but I could name a half dozen guys off the top of my head who kick his ass. Sorry bro, but Edward and Bret are right. If anyone could be called the next evolutionary step from Trane, it's Brecker.

[kaseyWtrumpet]

@dangerbooboo Are you serious? Redman is way up there.

[cavolone]

@kaseyWtrumpet there aren't steps to do after Brecker! lol

[jesemus33]

@kaseyWtrumpet that´s true, but anyway not yet, he need more years

[kaseyWtrumpet]

@jesemus33 Well yeah...it took a while for Michael Brecker to get up to the ranks of John Coltrane too.

[Modes9]

@JazzVideoGuy Chris Potter might be someone you should check out. Brecker is my all-time favorite, though....

[1979saxman]

@JazzVideoGuy i'm curious, though.

since you also obviously idolize Sonny, where does he fit in that tenor sax heirarchy?

[1979saxman]

Are those multiphonics he's doing from 6:08 - 6:21? They couldn't be overtones! That would seem impossible at that speed. But then again....this is Brecker were talking about!

[jazzuffe]

@JazzVideoGuy Rollins, never forget another thing!

[hommefriday]

@edwardfreytag Please don't let us compare or judge who is better, etc - let's just enjoy the music

[tnigrelli]

a genius and a mench

[prezglick4]

Joe Farrell and Frank Tiberi are 2 guys that laid the groundwork for a whole generation of tenor players. They took it forward,yet had a great respect for the tradition.

[petersmit4870]

Amazing saxophoneplayer!!

Very sad, he is no longer!

One comment: the song is "There is No Greater Love" and not "there will never be another you" (Peter Smit, jazz guitar player, Holland)

[NreeKelBastardos]

The Greatest Tenor player since Coltrane... IMO. Not that it's a competition.. but they are the two tenor players I love to listen to the most.... Both left Earth far too early.

[theinvisiblelight]

god those cracks are SICK, man

[Asymmatrix]

Nice piece.

[ogriirgo]

God , how I LOVE Michael Brecker!!!! Even the grooved out spaces between his phrases are perfect!!! I miss you man!!!!

[532193]

Michael Brecker was THE MAN!!

[dansaghin1]

have the same feeling...his music is with me all the time...cannot stop listening to him play

cannot believe that he is no longer here

[buntus00]

The track is totally mis-titled. C'mon, Brett.

get it right. This is "There is no greater love". (No greater lobo?)

[spongey222]

@buntus00 I was thinking, I really can't hear the changes to there will never be another you at all... Haha

[maruan58]

this man solos are on my mind almost everyday.....miss him very much

[germzneverdie]

I Don't know how to feel about this guy. I mean he does reinvents the art of communicating through improvisation so i mean it's valed art work. His style is extremely intellectual . something is kind of off though that i can't put my finger on. It doesn't catch me like coltrane's sound. Something about coltrane sound is raw, this guy isn't so raw. His sounds sound more planned. Like he knows the direction he's going the whole time... just my 2 cents.

[wmanser]

I think your ears are very good germzneverdie. There is a significant difference in the approach between JC and MB. I think MB was a phenomenal player however, I think George Garzone does his approach better (his former teacher). There is something more "raw" about GG as he reaches for something he hasn't done. To each their own. Check him out to see if you hear the difference.

[JPBerkleeDude]

maybe that speaks to the genius of his improvisation??

[jazzmunky]

yeah he uses a lot of his own licks and patterns as part of his vocabulary in a very creative way. Maybe he shares that with Bird, in being a primarily lick-based improviser, as opposed to say Wayne Shorter. By his own admission on another video he says it takes him ages assimilate stuff. He's just being modest of course because the things he does are so complex and difficult to execute you'd have to do a hell of a lot of prep beforehand. Man, I haven't even started to transcribe Brecker yet.

[lagoskay]

God this man is great -could any one recommend any similar sax player pls ...

[diablofire12]

six similar sax players don't exist. He's one of a kind. But... Bob Berg, Bob Mintzer are as close as you might get.

[Modes9]

Telling them to hear some Bob Berg and Bob Mintzer is definitely good advice. It wouldn't hurt to hear some of the guys Brecker heard coming up. Joe Henderson and Joe Farrell did things that pointed in the direction Brecker was heading.

[SwerdyJazz]

Chris Potter, Joshua Redman, Joe Lovano, Jamie Ohelers, Rich Perry, also check out any Kenny Garrett and Alex Han!!!

[yosh1963]

For sure There Will Never Be Another Michael Brecker....And I miss him every single day...Thanks for being here and the lovely music...Mr. Brecker

[MasterBlasterMusic]

This was great...thx

[runciter58]

never never never! I can't tell u god bye 'cause u never went away! Sandro Cerino says u "Hi friend, how r u?"

[Luthervandross956]

The only thing i didnt really like was how he tried to pull off the honking tenor sound. Maybe it was just this performance but if youre gonna attempt it you should be suceed. Illinois jacquet, nobody could do it like him

[Luthervandross956]

who's on drums?

[nafetsdrum]

billy hart

[saxjazzed]

Just want to correct the tune being played which is "There is No Greater Love" not "There Will Never Be Another You" Amazing playing and thanks for the video.

[Zaachila4]

Coltrane and Michael Brecker are my favorite jazz tenor sax players, but Michael Brecker is my favorite rock player. I still enjoy listening his soloes in the second album recorded by the band "Dreams", in the songs "Child of wisdom" and "Don't cry my lady" the same way I did 37 years ago. Back then I thought I probably could play like him. Today I know I was wrong, because his imagination, creativity, and talent were far over mine and most of the tenor players I've heard. I'll always miss him!

[mgiaca]

Thanks Michael your chops and creativeity

is second to none

[bob4247]

Michael will be missed. He left a huge void in the jazz world when he passed.

[Whatisthescore]

sort of. he also kind of screwed jazz up a little bit but it's cool.

[electricbumblebee]

duh, how

you can't just make a comment like that and not say why, you dolt

[Publix1115]

Michael Brecker is one of the greatest if not the greatest tenor player to have lived. So for you to say he srewed jazz up shows everyone here what a moron you are.

[nyuknyuknyuk101]

While I agree with your comment about the idiot...you can't say anyone is the greatest musician...there is no greatest tenor player.

[davidhilton]

thanx 4 great vids bret!

[StellarChi]

Randy has awesome chops on trumpet

also........together the " Brecker Brothers "

wrote some of the most brilliant jazz ever.

[MagnusLindblOOm]

Great video. Brecker was a great musician. Love his playing..

[jazzuffe]

it was increddible what musis, fantastic!

[HuggumsMcgehee]

LOL @ 3:08 Like he just had to let it go for a little bit and give us some time to absorb the awesomeness of what he just played.

[inaglasscage]

with billy heart too...

who's the rest of the band?

[Jamamaus]

Great video! That is so neat that you have met all of these people! :)

~Jaslyn~

[filmautor65]

Great session. God bless Michael. Wow.

[exceptionalalien]

"..a relaxed hit.."

[mwljazzguitar]

This is so great.

[jellwoodsax]

The tune is actually "There is No Greater Love"

[protocol66]

Mike hated those shades... he joked about having to wear them as a promo thing. Miss you Mike... lotsa love.

[mikethesax]

There are no words.

[vanderbiltsax]

nice shades. I love Michael Brecker and his playing.

[ghostofdolphy]

RIP to this beautiful soul.

[PlatinumDestroyer]

JESUS that was amazing

[satheist]

MB was God. Amazing. Thanks Bret.

[hamplester]

Wow...nuff said

[baldheadedjohn]

Fuck! Its a shame, never got to see Michael! Had the pleasure to see Randy, but not Mike. And when i did see Randy, he was not having a good time at all.

[StevenCharlesJazz]

I love Michael, got to meet and hang with him a few times, and of course, watch him play his ass off.....

He is missed.....

[jeff2sabbag]

Bret...you are my hero !! God bless you and your amazing Jazz videos!! Here in south of Brazil the only way to see that wonders is you ! THANKS A LOT !!

[JazzVideoGuy]

Glad you enjoy! Hope to visit Brazil soon.

[jeff2sabbag]

Brazil waiting for you !! we have a musical people ,we love Jazz 'n samba !! if you come to south (Parana state) I invite you to dinner ,and listening good brazilian Jazz music !!

tks again !!

[watchagonnadu]

Thank you, thank you, thank you B.P. for posting this incredible video. Brecker, Leibman, Lovano in the same room at the same time. Wow!

[salsax]

at 7:12 , the look on Mike's face is priceless ... He seems to accept what his horn is going to do at that point.The split second incident is replaced by his forging forward to complete his incredible statement. We all miss him.

[boazmoss]

good rap.

lame sound.

[mxer6161]

yep, the song is "there is no greater love"

[Cman995]

That's "No Greater Love" (the song).

[frannie56]

Fantastic, awesome rhythm section i recognise the drummer is it Billy Higgins or Hart & Micheal is burning as always.Thanks for posting this( i thought i heard Micheal playing there is no greater love towards the end & the changes do imply that tune

PF

[watski]

Billy Hart I think

[dixjazz]

Thanks......wonderful music from a truly great man...Is that Rufus Reid on bass ?? Thanks for posting this.!!

[Mrzzajjazz]

He's just great!

[footrane]

Michael is the number one after Coltrane

[boxing1000]

Not so fast...ever heard of Bergonzi and Grossman?

[ShangoDC]

Yeah, I love Michael Brecker's tenor sax alot. I would surely put him in the top five all time tenor sax players. I think Coltrane was a genius far ahead of anyone then and now. Bird, Sonny Rollins, Wayne Shorter and Joe Henderson top the list.

[davebeeboss]

Wow, Incredible

[vaineminaru]

7:12. 7 motherfuckin 12

[JazzmanJibilla]

Any thoughts on the millenium! How long you been sitting on this JVG? Again, thanks for making my jazz day with another video. Great to hear MB in a live setting.

Is that Joe Lovano loitering in the bg?

[JazzVideoGuy]

It's from 12/18/99.

[aleksgarlieTrumpet]

Michael was the best!

[RussPaladino]

Thanks Bret. I appreciate that your helping to keep Michael's music before us. Music we know, will never die and is always in our hearts and minds.

[arkadymusic]

Bret,

Thanks for this PRICELESS CONTRIBUTION towards Jazz History! It's great to hear a complete solo, unlike sometimes excerpts crammed into a polished documentary! Your "as is" approach is more real!

The Title of this video is a PERFECT Jazz Pun + TRUE!

It's too bad Michael was too busy working on his music, + being a private and overly modest person, that we don't have enough of him speaking, in addition to talking through his horn.

R.I.P. Mr. "Quiet Giant", and a Hero to many!

[Aiden057]

Thanks for this and all the truly great things you've been doing. What a mind blowing player he was...

[sanchmo]

Can you make this 3 hours longer? :-)

[lilbits]

Wonderful video. Thanks for sharing. Blessings

[Johanvibes]

Amazing,wow

[erstwhiler]

amen

[Face202]

This is unbelievable and stuff but after 2-3 minutes listening of this I start to miss Dexter Gordon, minimum notes but maxiuim music

[AustinBrister]

Criticizing a deceased legend of jazz? hmm... absurdly repulsing....

you do realize that Brecker played in every facet, right? Here (the "undergroud" type of music for musicians), and elsewhere (pop, rock, power ballads, blues... YOU NAME IT.)

I find your self -posed criticism strange, awkwardly placed, and bizar in such a setting.

The legend has passed... what is your point...

[AustinBrister]

Musical-Self Righteous-Criticism-NECROPHILI­A?

[Alastair6]

Wow! Michael you are going to be missed for a long, long time. Thanks Bret.

[javijazztazz]

Great videos as usual thank you bret :)

[unibomber111]

Very very cool stuff.

[nerddog]

That's for sure! All the best to Brecker's family.