''Some Skunk Funk'' is an live album by

Randy Brecker Randal Edward Brecker (born November 27, 1945) is an American trumpeter, flugelhornist, and composer. His versatility has made him a popular studio musician who has recorded with acts in jazz, rock, and R&B. Early life Brecker was born on N ...

and

Michael Brecker Michael Leonard Brecker (March 29, 1949 – January 13, 2007) was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. He was awarded 15 Grammy Awards as both performer and composer. He was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from Berklee College of ...

. It was recorded, on November 11, 2003, at the Forum in

Leverkusen Leverkusen () is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, on the eastern bank of the Rhine. To the south, Leverkusen borders the city of Cologne, and to the north the state capital, Düsseldorf. With about 161,000 inhabitants, Leverkusen is on ...

, Germany and was released in November 2005. In 2006 it won Grammy Awards for Best Jazz Instrumental Solo (Michael Brecker) and

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album The Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album has been presented since 1961. From 1962 to 1971 and 1979 to 1991 the award title specified instrumental performances. Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were presented, for works ...

Track listing

Personnel

Musicians * Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone * Randy Brecker – trumpet *

Jim Beard James Arthur Beard (born August 26, 1960 in Philadelphia) is an American jazz pianist and keyboardist, composer, arranger and producer who has worked with Wayne Shorter, John McLaughlin, Pat Metheny, John Scofield, Mike Stern, Dennis Chambe ...

– piano, synthesizer * Koji Paul Shigihara – guitar *

Will Lee William Lee (born William Lubovsky; August 6, 1908 – December 7, 1982) was an American actor who appeared in numerous television and film roles, but was best known for playing Mr. Hooper, the original store proprietor of the eponymous Hooper ...

– bass guitar *

Peter Erskine Peter Erskine (born June 5, 1954) is an American jazz drummer who was a member of the jazz fusion groups Weather Report and Steps Ahead. Early life and education Erskine was born in Somers Point, New Jersey, U.S. He began playing the dr ...

– drums * Marcio Doctor – percussion *

WDR Big Band WDR may refer to: * Waddell & Reed (stock ticker: WDR), an American asset management and financial planning company * Walt Disney Records, an American record label of the Disney Music Group * WDR neuron, a type of neuron involved in pain signall ...

Vince Mendoza Vince Mendoza (born November 17, 1961) is an American composer, music arranger and conductor, and six-time Grammy Award winner. He debuted as a solo artist in 1989, and is known for his work conducting the Metropole Orkest and WDR Big Band Köl ...

– conductor, arranger ** Rob Bruynen – trumpet ** Andy Haderer – trumpet **

Rick Kiefer Rick Kiefer (born 1939) is an American trumpet player who has spent most of his career as a professional musician in Germany. Born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, he first attracted notice in the early 1960s as a member of the Maynard Ferguson big b ...

– trumpet **

John Marshall John Marshall (September 24, 1755July 6, 1835) was an American politician and lawyer who served as the fourth Chief Justice of the United States from 1801 until his death in 1835. He remains the longest-serving chief justice and fourth-longes ...

– trumpet ** Klaus Osterloh – trumpet **

David Horler David Ronald Horler (born 10 September 1943) is an English jazz trombonist. He is the older brother of John Horler. Biography Horler was born in Lymington, Hampshire. His father was a professional trumpeter. David studied piano from age five an ...

– trombone ** Bernt Laukamp – trombone ** Ludwig Nuss – trombone ** Mattis Cederberg – bass trombone ** Harold Rosenstein – alto saxophone ** Heiner Wiberny – alto saxophone ** Olivier Peters – tenor saxophone **

Rolf Römer Rolf Römer (1935–2000) was a German stage, television and film actor. Römer was a prominent actor of East Germany, appearing in a number of DEFA productions. He was married to actress Annekathrin Bürger, appearing with her in the 1972 Red We ...

– tenor saxophone ** Jens Neufang – baritone saxophone Production * Joachim Becker – producer * Lucas Schmid – producer * Peter Brandt – engineer * Klaus Genuit – mixing

References

{{Authority control 2005 albums Big band albums Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album