I will always prefer Michael playing his link over all the other mouthpieces he played on thereafter. I imagine he had to work harder on it but he was able to produce ALL of the tone colors with all the power he needed and it was never too bright while all the while retaining a thick core to the sound. Love this recording and so glad a high quality video exits of it. Thank you for posting this.
It must be commented on how super-tight/locked in and melodic responsive the pianist is, playing duo. His playing seems to have a nice creative impact on Brecker's playing. Not many of the other Brecker accompanists match this(?)
Yeah, great listening from both players. Great patience. The pianist would follow Mike anywhere. He doesn’t push him at all, he’s following Mike all the way. They’re very well connected. This really fantastic, beautiful performance.
Quanto era bravo... Visto piú volte dal vivo e non mi ha mai deluso. Una sera a Lugano e la sera dopo a Milano e i suoi assoli erano ogni volta diversi. Un artista geniale con una preparazione unica.
One of two of my absolute favorite standards (including 'On Green Dolphin St....w/ N.Washington) composed by the great Bronislaw Kapers. Thanks for this. First time hearing Mike's rendition. What a loss, (r.i.p., Breck)
A beast. A legend. We miss you Michael. Thank you for posting this. And thank you, from a grateful American, for the many video recordings Europeans make of our greatest musicians.
Amazing, thank you! His tone on the link is so beautiful! Some haters who say that his tone was pretty much product of mics, electronics and post-process must hear this here. He told that he had to switch to custom Guardala and softer reeds because he had a neck injury and throat surgery. But not really much difference, he always sounded like himself!
A NATUREZA É INJUSTA, DE LEVAR TÃO PRECOCEMENTE DA VIDA, PESSOAS E MÚSICOS EXCEPCIONAIS COMO MICHAEL! NA DÉCADA DE 80 ELE TOCOU EM SALVADOR E EU ESTAVA LÁ !!! COMO ESQUECER TANTO TALENTO E MUSICALIDADE ???
Não é injustiça, apenas nós não compreendemos tudo ao nosso redor. Deve ter sido uma ótima experiência assistir ao vivo, tanto que criou boas recomendações para você. Parabéns
Wow thanks once again Louis, this has instantly become one of my favorite recordings of Michael! Any chance of a higher quality “Song For My Father” from the same?
It certainly looks like a dukoff. I used to have a couple. I've never heard anyone get a sound remotely like this on a link, but willing to be proved wrong.
Louis, is there any more of this video anywhere? The now deceased percussionist Oscar Salas was a friend and I'd love to hear more than just this duo performance.
Interesting fact Brecker started using guardalas after he had surgery because he couldn’t put as much air into the horn so he had his guardala made. So I’ve heard at least.
