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The Brecker Bros. is the first album by the American jazz fusion group, the Brecker Brothers. It was released by Arista Records in 1975.

The Brecker Bros.
Studio album by Brecker Brothers
Released	September 1975
Recorded	January 1975
Studio	Secret Sound Studios, New York
Genre	Jazz fusion, jazz funk
Label	Arista, BMG
Producer	Randy Brecker
Brecker Brothers chronology
The Brecker Bros. (1975) Back to Back (1976)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[2]

Reception

AllMusic awarded the album 4.5 stars and its review by Michael G. Nastos states, "First date for brothers from 1975. Side one is solid jazz/funk/fusion".[1] At the 1976 Grammy Awards the album received three nominations, for Best R&B Instrumental Performance ("Sneakin’ up Behind You"), Best New Artist and Best Instrumental Arrangement (Randy Brecker for "Some Skunk Funk").

Track listing

All compositions by Randy Brecker except where noted.

1. "Some Skunk Funk"  — 5:51
2. "Sponge"  — 4:05
3. "A Creature of Many Faces"  — 7:40
4. "Twilight"  — 5:43
5. "Sneakin’ up Behind You" (Michael Brecker, Randy Brecker, Don Grolnick, Will Lee, David Sanborn) — 4:54
6. "Rocks"  — 4:39
7. "Levitate"  — 4:31
8. "Oh My Stars"  — 3:13
9. "D.B.B."  — 4:46

Personnel

• Randy Brecker – trumpet, flugelhorn, vocals on "Oh My Stars"
• Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone
• David Sanborn – alto saxophone
• Don Grolnick – keyboards
• Bob Mann – guitar
• Will Lee – bass,^[ambiguous] vocals on "Sneakin’ up Behind You"
• Harvey Mason – drums
• Chris Parker – additional drums on "Sneakin' up Behind You" [3]
• Ralph MacDonald – percussion

Charts

Year	Single	Chart positions[4]
		Billboard Hot 100
1975	"Sneakin’ up Behind You"	58

References

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