Randy Brecker with Eliane Elias - Amanda

Amanda
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Album Details: Amanda

Release Date:02/01/1985
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Track List: Amanda

  1. Splash
  2. Para Nada
  3. Pandamandium
  1. Samba de Bamba
  2. Amandamada
  3. Guaruja

Pro Reviews: Amanda

  • All Music Guide

    Considering the talents of trumpeter Randy Brecker and his wife, pianist Eliane Elias, one would expect their 1985 collaboration to be quite worthwhile. However this out-of-print LP is a disappointment for they perform generally weak material, emphasize electronics and utilize rather dull rhythms. Brecker's tone is distorted on many of the numbers and even the presence of altoist Sadao Watanabe, tenor saxophonist Michael Brecker, bassist Mark Egan and drummer Danny Gottlieb on some selections does not save this effort.

    - Scott Yanow, All Music Guide

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Biography

Randy Brecker

Randy Brecker is essentially a fine hard bop trumpet soloist, but one versatile enough to fit into nearly any setting, including in the pop world, funk bands, and electronic fusion. He studied classical trumpet and attended Indiana University. Brecker was with Blood, Sweat Tears in 1967, and spent 1968-1969 playing with Horace Silver's quintet. He also appeared with th... Read more