Heavy Metal Be-Bop

Personnel includes: Michael Brecker (acoustic & electric tenor saxophones, handclaps); Randy Brecker (acoustic & electric trumpets, keyboards, handclaps); Neil Jason (vocals, bass); Paul Schaeffer (Fender Rhodes piano); Barry Finnerty (guitar, guitorganizer, background vocals); Terry Bozzio (drums, background vocals); Alan Schwartzberg (drums); Victoria (tamborine); Kash Monet (percussion, handclaps, background vocals); Sammy Figeroa, Rafael Cruz (percussion) Bob Clearmountain (handclaps); Jeff Schoen, Roy Herring (background vocals).
Producers: Michael Brecker, Randy Brecker, Neil Jason, Kash Monet.
Engineers: Gerald Block, Bob Clearmountain, Don Berman.
Recorded at My Father's Place, Roslyn, Long Island, New York and the Power Station, New York, New York.
Personnel: Neil Jason (vocals); Barry Finnerty (guitar, background vocals); Michael Brecker (electric saxophone); Randy Brecker (electric trumpet, keyboards); Terry Bozzio (drums, background vocals); Rafael Cruz, Sammy Figueroa (percussion).
Audio Mixer: Bob Clearmountain.
Photographers: Owen Barber; Ed Carraeff.
Recorded live in New York, this explosive set of jazz, funk, and rock material was without question ahead of its time. Michael and Randy's use of electronically altered saxophone and trumpet sounds is amazing. ~ Paul Kohler