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Hal Galper Quintet: Live At The Berlin Philharmonic 1977
ByAnd that is how to accomplish everything you want to, charge through a satisfying, rock solid career and top it off by spending over a decade putting out your best and most innovative art.
But let us look back, to 1977, at Galper's teaming with the Brecker Brothers, trumpeter Randy and saxophonist Michael, as they were rising to the top as Brecker Brothers, one of the then most exciting new ensembles in jazz. Galper made two early '70s albums with the Breckers, so Live At the Berlin Philharmonic 1977 represents something of a reunion. The two CD setfeaturing Galper and the Brecker Brothers, with Wayne Dockery on bass and Bob Moses on drumscharges full bore into a raw, freewheeling straight-ahead jazz-with-an-attitude assault, adrenaline and testosterone bubbling over the top.
The band takes a lot of chances. They roll in that mode, opening with Galper's "Now Hear This." a rip roaring fourteen minutes of envelope-pushing hand-to-hand combat. Randy and Michael are on fire, blistering the air in unison and in their solo spots. Galper pounds the piano keys like a blacksmith hammering a piece of hot metal, making a "Battle of the Pianos" with McCoy Tyner sound like a fine idea.
Two discs, six tunesall of them extended workouts, including the explosive twenty-five minute runaway train "Speak With A Single Voice." The atmosphere doesn't change; the attitude doesn't waver. These guys came to play some no-holds-barred jazz, with a powerhouse trendsetter in the leader seat..
Track Listing
Now Hear This; Speak with a Single Voice; I’ll Never Stop Loving You; Triple Play; This Is the Thing; Hey Fool.
Personnel
Hal Galper
pianoMichael Brecker
saxophone, tenorRandy Brecker
trumpetWayne Dockery
bassBob Moses
drumsAlbum information
Title: Live at the Berlin Philharmonic, 1977 | Year Released: 2021 | Record Label: Origin Records
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