Score (Randy Brecker album)

Score
Studio album by Randy Brecker
Released	1969
Recorded	January 24 & February 3, 1969
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre	Jazz
Length	38:43
Label	Solid State SS-18051
Producer	Duke Pearson
Randy Brecker chronology
Score (1969) Amanda (1985)

Score is the debut album by American jazz trumpeter Randy Brecker recorded in 1969 and originally released on the Solid State label.

Songs

The song The Weasel Goes Out to Lunch is an arrangement of the traditional song Pop Goes the Weasel but adapted with dissonant harmony suggesting a style of Avant-garde jazz inspired by the 1964 album Out to Lunch! by Eric Dolphy.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic

The Allmusic review by Steve Loewy stated: "The tunes alternate between jazz-rock (a style the Brecker Brothers were later to successfully exploit) and modern mainstream jazz. There are the customary fades, popular at the time, and a light, though constant, beat throughout that makes the music both accessible and even danceable, an impressive feat considering that virtually all the tunes are originals. ... With well-constructed arrangements, strong soloing, and catchy melodies, Brecker knew he was onto something, and this album was the first of several successful ventures".

Track listing

All compositions by Randy Brecker except where noted

1. "Bangalore" – 4:34
2. "Score" (Hal Galper) – 7:17
3. "Name Game" (Galper) – 5:14
4. "The Weasel Goes Out to Lunch" (traditional) – 1:21
5. "Morning Song" – 4:09
6. "Pipe Dream" – 4:33
7. "The Vamp" (Galper) – 5:14
8. "The Marble Sea" – 5:44

Personnel

• Randy Brecker – trumpet, flugelhorn, arranger
• Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone
• Jerry Dodgion – alto flute
• Larry Coryell – guitar
• Hal Galper – piano, electric piano, arranger
• Eddie Gómez – bass
• Chuck Rainey – Fender bass
• Bernard Purdie, Mickey Roker - drums