Brecker Brothers featuring Dizzy Gillespie - Straphangin' - Munchen Germany 1980

Brecker Brothers with special guest Dizzy Gillespie
Straphangin"
July 10, 1980
Munich Jazzfest, Germany
Michel Brecker: Tenor
Randy Brecker: Trumpet
Mark Gray: Keyboards
Ritchie Morales: Drums
Neil Jason: Bass
Barry Finnerty: Guitar
Special Guest: Dizzy Gillespie

[@Sam-hf8nq]

4:44 sweet MB II-V-I.

[@martinbe5111]

The master of bebop playing some funk. Crazy recording.

[@therealappl3]

3:27 ahh classic Brecker Lick

[@thewendigo]

at 9:30 you can see a smoking Michael Brecker

[@thewendigo]

looks like he bums it at 5:42, then later at 8:26, you can see it in his right hand between index and middle finger while playing

[@tariqamery4509]

@@thewendigo Doesn't he have like a jacket pocket or something?

[@Pluggit1953]

I saw the Breckers at the Royal Festival Hall in London in the late seventies supporting Freddie Hubbard. Mike was smoking on stage and in between numbers an announcement came over the pa reminding the audience “and performers” that smoking was prohibited.

[@geoffgersbach1416]

Great memories - I was there! At the 1980 Munich Jazz Fest (in the ‘Swimmenhalle’ built for 1972 Olympics) during a years holiday around Europe in a Kombi Van - lt was fantastic!

[@Funkadelic3]

Man, Dizzy sounds great on this.
Interesting lines

[@thebreathalyzer]

Totally, he puts his own vibe on it but it fits perfectly.

[@gsco82]

Great piece! Two of my very favorite musicians--Michael Brecker and Dizzy Gillespie. Thanks so much for posting this!

[@TheLogicBeast]

Dizz was more 'on it' here than his later United Big Band gigs. Sounds great.

[@terrymiller111]

Dizzy. That is all.

[@bordunable]

A very nice session, Dizzy played also in a funky style at that time, so it works pretty well.

[@romulan1006]

I know this is a conceit, but damn I wish I had had my marrow tested.

[@agustincarrasco7349]

Dizz told his strory with his style super...

[@llopismanzanera]

Brecker Bros. never dissappoint.

[@simonlloyd7557]

the bullfrog of love

[@59trader43]

Randys trumpet mic was muted

[@htp208]

Bassist is definitely Forrest Gump during his run around America.

[@memzehni]

+htp208 ...don't be so disrespectful to Forrest Gump!! Just kiddin'... lol

[@zoli82032508]

Dizzy was one of the kings

[@adamrafferty]

THE KING!

[@omko73]

Hornz on thee monitooor please

[@tomsmyth4836]

Even at such an early stage, Dizzy would have realised Michael’s talent.........wow!

[@paulstratforddearsley2516]

Wow just caught this- two of the most important musicians ever improvising live!

[@pgonzo98]

dizzy lays down the funk with atthor-itay!!!!!!!

[@bgorrell]

Dizzy sounds amazing on this - wow!

[@pokespencer23]

Dizzy is smoking hot on this. He ain’t taking shit from Mike on this one. Imagine this cat played with Charlie Parker and John Coltrane. Playing with Mike is a walk in the park.

[@thebreathalyzer]

Just different styles. No doubt that Mike and Randy have huge respect for Dizzy Gillespie's body of work, he's an icon.

[@brockbah2048]

lol ok... Mike could play Dizzy's solo back at him in all 12 keys. Fortunately they're all just having fun

[@marcelocanonico4564]

A MASTERPIECE MAN!!!!

[@Douglipe25]

Maravilha !!!

[@EmileRyjoch]

so groovy :D

[@SlikkTim]

I love how Dizzy did his thing to this classic tune. Makes it all nostalgic.

[@JEKilliany]

think they have randy playing trumpet that might be wrong as michael is the trumpetteer

[@ewi4000]

Pardon?

[@Lifersprinter]

😂

[@b6schilke996]

Treasures all

[@clubmeisterz]

Oh wow !!

[@saddy_tv7210]

Was Randy not micd up?

[@0312Matthew]

saddy_tv Doesn't sound like it. But I've been trying to figure out the horn harmonies on the studio recording of this, and isolate Michael really helps!

[@williambeck6364]

Wow, Dizzy's solo really fits the vibe!

[@6strings5904]

He is not really fits in.

[@raulernestocepedagarabito7007]

Lo máximo

[@sergios9664]

Dizzy

[@jiyujizai]

💛🙄🌾🌱

[@musicmanson]

Transcendence

[@memzehni]

The tune is Straphangin', composed by Michael Brecker.,

[@grish_bs]

+memzehni Thank you! I so love this tune!

[@TURBOMIKEIFY]

What's up with Dizzy's trumpet? Why's the bell out like that?

[@llopismanzanera]

I think it became like this by accident (or agression') when he was young. He liked that way and everafter ordered his trumpets like this.

[@christophertown7136]

Keeps the sound 'up' without straining the neck.

[@garyiampaglia9030]

juan llopis Exactly Right---accident!!!

[@Dana_Danarosana]

Way back he accidentally bent a bell up and liked the sound. He had them custom made like that from then forward.

[@buelti]

Who is that bass-player?

[@tracezacur6784]

+buelti probably neil jason. not 100% though

[@sticoo1]

+buelti ,The Bassplayer is indeed Neil Jason!!!

[@HansBaier]

Having the already aged Dizzy follow Michael was kind of cruel. But that was an instantaneous decision as it looks.

[@honkmonky1989]

+Hans Baier Dude you gat weird ears and eyes.....

[@sonholee5769]

Hans Baier I think he sounded great! A good contrast to Michael's solo.

[@thebreathalyzer]

Dizzy was a very bad cat, doubt he was worried about following anyone. I heard him live around 1982, great player and a jazz icon. I'm thinking Dizzy went second so he could follow along during Mike's solo. Possibly Mike usually took the first solo...

[@graxjpg]

@@thebreathalyzer surely he didn’t have to be worried about following anybody, he and mike are of a similar level of greatness and dizzy obviously has tons of experience at the highest level by that point. I think dizzy enjoyed juxtaposing his solo against mikes, both together are a fantastic experience.

[@adamrafferty]

Dizzys playing som deep stuff, the chops fest is for the younger cats.

[@Abcdef12396]

Albert Ayler "Ghost" as an intro?

[@guyp3599]

Sack the bass player

[@davidbrogan432]

😃😁😅