1988 Michael Brecker – Don’t Try This At Home
Don’t Try This at Home is the second album by American jazz saxophonist Michael Brecker, that was released on Impulse! records in 1988. In 1989, the album won a Grammy Award for Best Improvised Jazz Solo.
Tracks
1 Itsbynne Reel (Michael Brecker; Don Grolnick) 07:45
2 Chime This (Don Grolnick) 07:53
3 Scriabin (Vince Mendoza) 07:49
4 Suspone (Mike Stern) 05:00
5 Don’t Try This At Home (Michael Brecker; Don Grolnick) 09:32
6 Everything Happens When You’re Gone (Michael Brecker) 07:15
7 Talking To Myself (Don Grolnick) 05:12
8 The Gentleman & Hizcaine (Jim Beard) 05:20 *
* Bonus Track
Musicians
1 Itsbynne Reel
| Fretless Bass | Jeff Andrews |
| Acoustic Bass | Charlie Haden |
| Drums | Jack DeJohnette |
| Guitar | Mike Stern |
| Piano | Don Grolnick |
| EWI | Michael Brecker |
| Sax | Michael Brecker |
| Violin | Mark O’Connor |
2 Chime This
| Acoustic Bass | Charlie Haden |
| Drums | Adam Nussbaum |
| Guitar | Mike Stern |
| Piano | Don Grolnick |
| Sax | Michael Brecker |
3 Scriabin
| Acoustic Bass | Charlie Haden |
| Drums | Jack DeJohnette |
| Piano | Herbie Hancock |
| Sax | Michael Brecker |
4 Suspone
| Bass | Jeff Andrews |
| Drums | Adam Nussbaum |
| Guitar | Mike Stern |
| Piano | Joey Calderazzo |
| EWI | Michael Brecker |
| Sax | Michael Brecker |
5 Don’t Try This At Home
| Acoustic Bass | Charlie Haden |
| Drums | Jack DeJohnette |
| Guitar | Mike Stern |
| Piano | Herbie Hancock |
| Programming | Judd Miller |
| EWI | Michael Brecker |
| Sax | Michael Brecker |
6 Everything Happens When You’re Gone
| Acoustic Bass | Charlie Haden |
| Drums | Adam Nussbaum |
| Piano | Joey Calderazzo |
| Sax | Michael Brecker |
7 Talking To Myself
| Bass | Jeff Andrews |
| Drums | Peter Erskine |
| Guitar | Mike Stern |
| Piano | Don Grolnick |
| Synthesizer | Jim Beard |
| Sax | Michael Brecker |
8 The Gentleman & Hizcaine
| Fretless Bass | Jeff Andrews |
| Drums | Peter Erskine |
| Guitar | Mike Stern |
| Piano | Jim Beard |
| Synthesizer | Jim Beard |
| Sax | Michael Brecker |
Liner Notes
Producer – Don Grolnick
Mastered By – Greg Calbi
Mixed By – James Farber
Recorded By – James Farber
Recorded By (Assistant) – Gary Solomon, Karen Robben
Art Direction, Design – Kathleen Covert
Photography – Mark Seliger
Mastered At Sterling Sound, NY, NY
Mixed At Power Station
Recorded At Power Station
Recorded At Master Sound Astoria Studios, Astoria, NY
Phonographic Copyright MCA Records Inc
Copyright MCA Records Inc