The Brecker Brothers - Some Skunk Funk - 1993

[saxualintercourse]

Hey man, almost all of my favorite Brecker videos up here were uploaded by you.. I'm just curious where you find all these? And thank you for posting them!

[dekkerable]

GREAT silenced break  at 5:27

[gjbsaxman94]

whoah.... it take me a long time to get the fingering that clean at that tempo lol

[Bebopopotamus]

I swear, every time I hear a version of this I haven't heard before, it's always faster than the last one. I mean, they can pull it off so it's not horrendous. Imagine if someone else tried to play it this fast?

[boogster123321]

I love the  way Randy is snapping his fingers in the beginning of Michael's solo, so layed back.

[thegerrie19561]

Up tempo Skunk Funk.. Why did Mike have to go?

[i0nPuNk182]

world record of funk?

[ReminiscenceHr]

I sometimes imagine I'm the third brother, just for the fun of it.

[keyguy13]

@ReminiscenceHr This made me laugh out loud :)

[theHellzapoppin]

merci moebius 2 :D géant !

[czp0001]

i love the perplexed look on randy's face while his brother rips!

[capomatrice]

oh look, nothing's changed... this vid is still amazing.

[Gianniguit]

Great!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Benedict101]

@1'45

:O :D

Brecker you god..

[davaodoc]

this is some baaaaad shit!!! michael brecker is not human!

[57jazz]

Great ballad :-)))

[MrBikedt]

snappy

[theinvisiblelight]

Holy shit, Michaels solo.

[santason1987]

It's just crazy, it's shocking the tempo difference, the barcelona one is already so fast but this one is just the FASTEST ever ! Brecker is INCREDIBLY incredible! Amazing chorus!

[mobiusII]

@santason1987 Agreed. I've watched this a hundred times and it still blows me away every time I come back to it. You can tell that Michael was really into that solo by his body language. Incredible!

[DolganoFF]

@santason1987 - Wow, 180 Bpm instead of usual 150-155.

[santason1987]

@DolganoFF woww so fast !!!!

[manosaxy]

@santason1987 and the amazing thing is that they are completely comfortable with the insane tempo... truly great musicians.

[JDemensDestroyer]

Amazing...

[ozmosesmedia]

:) Listening to Michael play with such ferocity is so transcendent. Hard to not be moved.

[flashmaster1990]

damned... this is realy, realy fast

[44holic]

that break (5:30) is SICK !!!!

Breckers 4 life !

[Dreva]

lol they shouldn't have made Dennis count them in, i can imagine him going "MWAAAHAHAHAHAHA" before he did xD Poor guitarist is like ARGHH xD

[Shonk1138]

Holy.  Crap.....unbelievable....RIP Michael Brecker the greatest ever...

[LedZeppelinisgod100]

some people say this is too fast. too fast does not exist in my vocabulary. or the brecker brothers'.

I DIG THIS.

[Henrypost145]

The best musicians in the world right here

[bassscape]

What the hemorrhaging FUCK is this? What the FUCK?

Man this stuff is so hot my ears get burned, now I know what Miles meant with ´best feeling with my clothes on´... Knocked me right out. Fucking hell.

[babinm]

Is that Alphonso Johnson on bass. Dave Weckl on drums or Erkstine? Outgrageous anyone want to try to learn this song?

[ewi4000]

James Genus on bass

Dennis Chambers on drums

[timrooney84]

Dennis Chambers on drums.

[sigsegv11]

@babinm That looks (and sounds) like Dennis Chambers on the throne.

[gregmfletcher]

Love the group and this song. It does seem too fast.

[XfreeXskierX31X]

holy shit.

[ppue]

hot, not funky,

perfect, not sexy

eher sterile Mechanik

[krikorsax]

fantastic

[The1kevino]

I was lucky enough to see him in Middlesborough UK (don't laugh)

Wicked!

[santibanks]

wtf is this version speed up? Compare this tempo to the Barcelona from that same year. This is really unbelievable fast

[mobiusII]

It's not sped up as far as I know. It is just ridiculously fast! I hadn't watched this one in a while. Michael's solo was just over the top!!

[vewsong]

that intro is hilarious (in a good way) so crazy

[andyszen]

Man. I wish I got to see him live while I had the chance.

[aikopez]

最高！！！！！！！！！

[dhhh316w]

Gee Mike what kind of crack did u use before u played this version lmfao.

[Klangshooter]

this is some sick bad-ass skunk funk!

[Bjorlin1]

HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!

[nordhill92]

Looks like they are playing a tad too fast for the camera to keep up. Great vid nevertheless.

[reesetee1]

Jesus Michael!!! God rest your soul!!! We play this in a band I am in....WHEW....Unbelieveable Stuff!!!

[MagicRain505]

Holy.... fucking.... Shit.

[firefighterps2]

I'm not one for too much swearing on YouTube, but that is exactly the right sentiment for this amazing performance of an astonishing (at normal tempo) piece of music. How about a hand for the Bass player too!

[robbiewillrock]

@firefighterps2 you know? he's ripping it up.

[HammondB200]

I was thinking the exact same thing. Nothing flashy just: "Holy fucking shit"

[thejohnofsteel]

!!!!!!! And i though the original recording's tempo was tough to play at.

[LeadfootGT3]

Michael Brecker is un-fucking-believable, God rest his soul...

[kingclarinet]

Haha, Randy Brecker is even making silence sound cool at 5:30.. Thats real musicianship right there;)

[lou2cv]

That was funny !

[melange56]

skunk funk in cut time amazing stuff.

[saxocopter]

Man, those guys were FLYING on that tune!

Was that a sonic boom I just heard?

[jumbleothia]

Fast?? I saw these guys in 79' play it faster!!! Forget about rating? The rating is 10+ on a scale of 1-5!!! Mike Brecker is a F'in Genius, as well as his brother. You should ALL pay more attention to the notes improvised vs. the speed!!!

[lou2cv]

Ryhtm IS the music !

[swompygrv]

this is ne of the more importent songs of any fusion jazz head's play list!

[lou2cv]

Beginning is fast, but they slow down as they continue.

[benfoldsfan]

so fast

[Kathyc1961]

Darn, I was trying to rate this video and started to click the stars up to 5 and when I clicked the first star, it rated poor. Yikes!!! This video is very most EXCELLENT!! Forgive me Michael. It's NOT poor! This video is INSANELY FAST!!!!!!!!!

[sadizes]

damn I wish my band shuch perfect togetherness