Michael Brecker - Two Blocks From The Edge (1997)

Front Cover	Album Info
	Artist/Composer Michael Brecker Title Two Blocks From The Edge Length 60:48 Discs: 1 Tracks: 9 Format HQ 192+ kbps Packaging Jewel Case Label Impulse! Cat. Number 24008 Style Fusion Rating N/A Recorded grudzień 1997

Musicians	Credits
Michael Brecker sax tenor Joey Calderazzo piano Kames Genus bass Jeff "Tain" Watts drums Don Alias percussion	Producer Michael Brecker Producer Joey Calderazzo Engineer James Farber Engineer Rory Romano Mastering Greg Calbi

Track list

01 Madame Toulouse (Brecker) 05:19 02 Two Blocks From The Edge (Brecker) 08:31 03 Bye George (Calderazzo) 06:58 04 El Nino (Calderazzo) 07:42 05 Cat's Cradle (Calderazzo) 06:42 06 The Impaler (Watts) 07:13 07 How Long 'Til The Sun (Brecker) 07:38 08 Delta City Blues (Brecker) 05:41 09 Skylark (Carmichael/Mercel) 05:04

Notes

AMG Review by Scott Yanow (4 1/2): Although Michael Brecker made his initial reputation as a greatly in-demand studio player able to play quite credibly in commercial settings, his recordings for Impulse have all been strictly straight-ahead. Displaying his roots in John Coltrane and Ernie Watts, Brecker has developed his own approach to sheets-of-sound playing while not being shy of playing quite lyrically. From the opening medium-tempo blues "Madame Toulouse" and the catchy "Bye George" (which could almost have been written by Horace Silver) to the funky and slyly humorous closer "Delta City Blues," this is a particularly strong outing. With pianist Joey Calderazzo often emulating to at least a small degree McCoy Tyner, and the alert and intuitive rhythm section (bassist James Genus, drummer Jeff "Tain" Watts, and percussionist Don Alias), Brecker often creates fiery solos that linger to their optimum length before the mood changes. Recommended. [The Japanese edition extends "Delta City Blues" into two tracks and adds "Skylark."]