''Detente'' is an album by the American jazz fusion group, the

Brecker Brothers The Brecker Brothers were a jazz fusion music duo consisting of siblings Michael Brecker, Michael and Randy Brecker, Randy. Michael played saxophone, flute, and EWI (musical instrument), EWI, and Randy played trumpet and flugelhorn. The brothers ...

. It was released by

Arista Records Arista Records () is an American record label owned by Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America, the North American division of the Japanese conglomerate Sony. The label was previously handled by BMG Entertainmen ...

in 1980.

Reception

AllMusic awarded the album with 3 stars and its review by Jason Elias states: "Dream Theme", arranged by Michael Brecker, is the album's best song, reflective yet not melancholy, with his saxophone felt and flawless throughout. The last track, "I Don't Know Either", has solos from both of the Brecker Brothers, and displays the level of skill that many jazz outfits simply didn't possess".Elias, J. Allmusic Review: ''Detente''accessed 1 July 2015

Track listing

# "You Ga (Ta Give It)" ( Randy Brecker) - 4:30 # "Not Tonight" ( Michael Brecker, Neil Jason) - 3:56 # "Don’t Get Funny With My Money" (Randy Brecker) - 4:34 # "Tee’d Off" (Michael Brecker) - 3:44 # "You Left Something Behind" (Randy Brecker, Debra Barsha) - 4:05 # "Squish" (Randy Brecker) - 5:51 # "Dream Theme" (Michael Brecker) - 5:39 # "Baffled" (Randy Brecker) - 5:22 # "I Don’t Know Either" (Michael Brecker) - 5:46

Personnel

The Brecker Brothers * Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone, handclaps (1, 3), arrangements (1-5, 7, 9),

flute The flute is a family of classical music instrument in the woodwind group. Like all woodwinds, flutes are aerophones, meaning they make sound by vibrating a column of air. However, unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is a reedless ...

(2, 5) * Randy Brecker – trumpet, lead vocals (1, 3), handclaps (1, 3), arrangements (1, 3, 5-8),

flugelhorn The flugelhorn (), also spelled fluegelhorn, flugel horn, or flügelhorn, is a brass instrument that resembles the trumpet and cornet but has a wider, more conical bore. Like trumpets and cornets, most flugelhorns are pitched in B, though some ...

(2, 5, 8, 9),

Prophet-5 The Prophet-5 is an analog synthesizer manufactured by the American company Sequential (company), Sequential. It was designed by Dave Smith (engineer), Dave Smith and John S. Bowen (sound designer), John Bowen in 1977, who used Microprocessor, m ...

(3) Other Musicians * Don Grolnick – Yamaha CP-70 electric grand piano (1, 2),

Rhodes piano The Rhodes piano (also known as the Fender Rhodes piano) is an electric piano invented by Harold Rhodes, which became popular in the 1970s. Like a conventional piano, the Rhodes generates sound with keys and hammers, but instead of strings, t ...

(7) *

George Duke George M. Duke (January 12, 1946 – August 5, 2013) was an American keyboardist, composer, singer-songwriter and record producer. He worked with numerous artists as arranger, music director, writer and co-writer, record producer and as a pr ...

– lead vocals (1),

clavinet The Clavinet is an electrically amplified clavichord invented by Ernst Zacharias and manufactured by the Hohner company of Trossingen, West Germany, from 1964 to 1982. The instrument produces sounds by a rubber pad striking a point on a tension ...

(2), backing vocals (2), Yamaha CP-70 electric grand piano (3), Prophet-5 (4, 7, 8, 9), Oberheim 4 Voice (6) * Mark Gray – Rhodes piano (4, 5, 6, 8, 9) *

Jeff Mironov Jeff is a masculine name, often a short form ( hypocorism) of the English given name Jefferson or Jeffrey, which comes from a medieval variant of Geoffrey. Music * DJ Jazzy Jeff, American DJ/turntablist record producer Jeffrey Allen Townes ...

– guitars (1, 2, 3, 7) * David Spinozza – guitars (1, 2, 3, 7) * Hiram Bullock – guitars (4, 5, 6, 8, 9) *

Marcus Miller William Henry Marcus Miller Jr. (born June 14, 1959) is an American musician, songwriter, and record producer. He is best known for his work as a bassist. He has worked with trumpeter Miles Davis, pianist Herbie Hancock, singer Luther Vandros ...

– bass (1, 3, 7) * Neil Jason – bass (2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9) * Steve Gadd – drums (1, 2, 3, 7) *

Steve Jordan Steve, Stephen, or Steven Jordan may refer to: Music * Steve Jordan (guitarist) (1919–1993), American jazz guitarist * Steve Jordan (drummer) (born 1957), American drummer, studio musician * Steve Jordan (accordionist) (born Esteban Jordan) (1939 ...

– drums (4, 5, 6, 8, 9) * Paulinho da Costa – percussion (1, 3) * Ralph MacDonald – percussion (2, 5, 7) *

Airto Moreira Airto Guimorvan Moreira (born August 5, 1941) is a Brazilian jazz drummer and percussionist. He is married to jazz singer Flora Purim, and their daughter Diana Moreira is also a singer. Coming to prominence in the late 1960s as a member of the ...

– percussion (6, 8, 9) * Carl Carwell – handclaps (1), lead vocals (1, 2), backing vocals (2) * Sue Ann Carwell – handclaps (1), backing vocals (2) * Erik Zobler – handclaps (1) * Bill Reichenbach Jr. – handclaps (3) *

D.J. Rogers DeWayne Julius Rogers (May 9, 1948 – August 22, 2020) was an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and multi-instrumentalist. He was best known for the tender acoustic piano-based ballad "Say You Love Me", a charting single from his ...

– lead vocals (1), vocal ad-libs (1) * Irene Cara – backing vocals (1, 3, 5) *

Ullanda McCullough Ullanda McCullough is an American pop music singer most noted as a backing vocalist. Career McCullough began her singing career at age 13 in Detroit, Michigan. In early 1970s she sang numerous advertising jingles including the 1971 Coca-Col ...

– backing vocals (1, 3, 5) * Paulette McWilliams – backing vocals (1, 3, 5) * Fonzi Thornton – backing vocals (1, 3, 5) *

Luther Vandross Luther Ronzoni Vandross Jr. (April 20, 1951 – July 1, 2005) was an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. Known for his sweet and soulful vocals, Vandross has sold over 40 million records worldwide. He achieved eleven consecutive P ...

– backing vocals (1, 3, 5), group vocal arrangements (3) Production * George Duke – producer * Tommy Vicari – engineer, remixing * Jay Burnett – assistant engineer * James Farber – assistant engineer * Garry Rindfuss – assistant engineer * John Terelle – assistant engineer * Raymond Willard – assistant engineer * Erik Zobler – assistant engineer * Brian Gardner – mastering at Allen Zentz Mastering (San Clemente, CA) * Donn Davenport – art direction * Phenographix Inc. – design * John Pinderhughes – photography * Webster McKnight – hair stylist * Fran Cooper – make-up * Lisa Daurio – stylist * Fred Heller Enterprises, Ltd. – management

References

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