TheBrecker Brothers were ajazz fusion music duo consisting of siblingsMichael andRandy. Michael played saxophone, flute, andEWI, and Randy played trumpet andflugelhorn.^[1] The brothers attended Cheltenham High School inWyncote, Pennsylvania.

Brecker Brothers
Background information
Origin	New York City, New York, U.S.
Genres	Jazz fusion,jazz-funk
Years active	1974–2007
Labels	Arista,BMG,GRP,Novus
Past members	Randy Brecker Michael Brecker

Randy, the older brother, became famous as an original member of the groupBlood, Sweat & Tears.^[1] He appeared on their debut albumChild Is Father to the Man in 1968. Michael first appeared on record supporting Randy on his solo debut album, titledScore, which was released in 1969. In 1970 and 1971 the brothers were members of the groupDreams who recorded two albums for Columbia Records.

The brothers frequently played together, and individually, assession musicians on recordings by other artists.^[1] They were heard onTodd Rundgren's hit "Hello It's Me", which reached No. 5 on theBillboard Hot 100 chart in 1973. Other notable appearances include Parliament'sMothership Connection and thedebut album of the Japanese fusion groupCasiopea. They also appeared on Bruce Springsteen's 1975 albumBorn to Run.

The brothers were encouraged to start their own group by an executive atArista Records. Between 1975 and 1981 they released six albums on Arista as The Brecker Brothers. The group had a hit single with "East River" in 1979.^[1] It reached No. 34 in theUK Singles Chart.^[2]

The duo backed up Frank Zappa on the live albumZappa in New York. The recordings were made during a special appearance of the brothers with members of theSaturday Night Live Band at Zappa concerts at thePalladium in December 1976.

The brothers appeared withQuincy Jones on the 1984 Frank Sinatra albumL.A. Is My Lady and onEric Clapton's 1986 albumAugust. Between 1992 and 1994 the Brecker Brothers released two more albums under their own name onGRP Records.

Both brothers also had prolific recording careers as leaders of their own ensembles.^[1] Their collaboration ended in 2007 when Michael Brecker died fromleukemia.

• The Brecker Bros. (Arista, 1975)
• Back to Back (Arista, 1976)
• Don’t Stop the Music (Arista, 1977)
• Detente (Arista, 1980)
• Straphangin' (Arista, 1981)
• Return of the Brecker Brothers (GRP, 1992)
• Out of the Loop (GRP, 1994) -37th Annual Grammy AwardsBest Contemporary Jazz Performance

• Heavy Metal Be-Bop (Arista, 1978)
• The Bottom Line Archive Series - The Brecker Brothers (Bottom Line, 2015) - recorded 1976
• Live and Unreleased (Leopard, 2020) - recorded 1980^[3]

• The Brecker Bros. Collection, Vol 1 (RCA Novus, 1990)
• The Brecker Bros. Collection, Vol 2 (RCA Novus, 1991)

• Jack Wilkins,Merge (Chiaroscuro, 1992)^[4] - recorded in 1977
• Jack Wilkins,Reunion (Chiaroscuro, 2001)

• Profile atAllmusic