Michael Brecker

Michael BreckerMichael Breckerマイケル・ブレッカー appeared on approximately 900 recordings — not just jazz, but pop and rock sessions where someone needed saxophone done right. He appeared on Pat MethenyPat Methenyパット・メセニー's 80/8180/81Pat Metheny · 1980 (1980) and released his own debut in 1987. He died of leukemia in 2007 at 57, having won 15 Grammy Awards.

August 15, 1998, Newport Jazz Festival. Full concert by Michael BreckerMichael BreckerMichael Brecker · 1987. Official Music Vault recording. One of the most in-demand tenor saxophonists in jazz and fusion across the 1980s and 90s.

August 16, 1987, Newport Jazz Festival. Michael BreckerMichael BreckerMichael Brecker · 1987 Band featuring Joey CalderazzoJoey Calderazzoジョーイ・カルデラッツォ on piano. Official Music Vault recording.

Billy CobhamBilly Cobhamビリー・コブハム's 1973 album SpectrumSpectrumBilly Cobham · 1973 remains one of the most influential jazz-rock fusion recordings. With Tommy Bolin, Jan Hammer, Leland Sklar, Joe Farrell, and Ron Carter on the roster, Billy CobhamBilly Cobhamビリー・コブハム's powerful drumming defined the vocabulary of fusion drumming.