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Brecker, Michael

LC control no.n 79106988
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LC classificationML419.B7424 Biography
Personal name headingBrecker, Michael
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Variant(s)Brecker, Mike
Birth date19490329
Profession or occupationJazz musicians Saxophonists
Found inYou can't live without it [SR] p1977 (a.e.) labels (Michael Brecker) container (tenor saxophone)
Metheny, P. 80/81 [SR] 1980: label (Mike Brecker)
New Grove dict. of jazz (Brecker, Mike (Michael); b. Mar. 29, 1949, Philadelphia; tenor saxophonist, brother of Randy Brecker)
Claghorn, C.E. Bio. dict. of jazz (Brecker, Mike; b. 1949, Philadelphia, Pa.; tenor saxophonist)
Feather, L.G. Enc. of jazz in the seventies (Brecker, Mike; b. Mar. 29, 1949, Philadelphia, Pa.; tenor saxophonist, also flute, soprano saxophone, drums, piano)
Guinness enc. of pop. mus., 2nd ed. (Brecker, Michael; b. Mar. 29, 1949, Philadelphia, Pa.)
New Grove dict. of jazz, 2nd ed. (Brecker, Michael (L.) (Mike); b. Mar. 29, 1949, Philadelphia; tenor saxophonist and leader, brother of Randy Brecker)
New York times WWW site, Jan. 16, 2007 (in obituary published Jan. 14: Michael Brecker; d. yesterday [Jan. 13, 2007], New York, aged 57; saxophonist who won 11 Grammy Awards and was among the most influential musicians in jazz since the 1960s)