1980 The Brecker Brothers – Detente

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Detente is an album by the American jazz fusion group, The Brecker Brothers. It was released by Arista Records in 1980.

Tracks

1  You Ga (Ta Give It) (Randy Brecker) 04:32
2  Not Tonight (Michael Brecker; Neil Jason) 03:56
3  Don’t Get Funny With My Money (Randy Brecker; Luther Vandross) 04:33
4  Tee’d Off (Randy Brecker) 03:43
5  You Left Something Behind (Randy Brecker; Debra Barsha) 04:00
6  Squish (Randy Brecker) 05:52
7  Dream Theme (Michael Brecker) 05:39
8  Baffled (Randy Brecker) 05:22
9  I Don’t Know Either (Michael Brecker) 05:49

Musicians

1 You Ga (Ta Give It)

BassMarcus Miller
DrumsSteve Gadd
GuitarDavid Spinozza
GuitarJeff Mironov
Electric PianoDon Grolnick
SaxMichael Brecker
TrumpetRandy Brecker
PercussionPaulinho Da Costa
Background VocalsLuther Vandross
Background VocalsUllanda McCullough
Background VocalsFonzi Thornton
Background VocalsPaulette McWilliams
Background VocalsIrene Cara
VocalsDJ Rogers


2 Not Tonight

BassNeil Jason
DrumsSteve Gadd
GuitarJeff Mironov
GuitarDavid Spinozza
ClavinetGeorge Duke
Electric PianoDon Grolnick
FlugelhornRandy Brecker
FluteMichael Brecker
SaxMichael Brecker
TrumpetRandy Brecker
PercussionRalph MacDonald
Background VocalsGeorge Duke
Background VocalsSue Ann Carwell
VocalsCarl Carwell


3 Don’t Get Funny With My Money

BassMarcus Miller
DrumsSteve Gadd
GuitarJeff Mironov
GuitarDavid Spinozza
Electric PianoGeorge Duke
SynthesizerMichael Brecker
SaxMichael Brecker
TrumpetRandy Brecker
Background VocalsLuther Vandross
Background VocalsFonzi Thornton
Background VocalsPaulette McWilliams
Background VocalsIrene Cara
VocalsRandy Brecker


4 Tee’d Off

BassNeil Jason
DrumsSteve Jordan
GuitarHiram Bullock
Fender RhodesMark Gray
SynthesizerGeorge Duke
SaxMichael Brecker
TrumpetRandy Brecker


5 You Left Something Behind

BassNeil Jason
DrumsSteve Jordan
GuitarHiram Bullock
Fender RhodesMark Gray
FlugelhornRandy Brecker
FluteMichael Brecker
SaxMichael Brecker
TrumpetRandy Brecker
Background VocalsLuther Vandross
Background VocalsUllanda McCullough
Background VocalsFonzi Thornton
Background VocalsPaulette McWilliams
Background VocalsIrene Cara


6 Squish

BassNeil Jason
DrumsSteve Jordan
GuitarHiram Bullock
Fender RhodesMark Gray
SynthesizerGeorge Duke
SaxMichael Brecker
TrumpetRandy Brecker
PercussionAirto Moreira


7 Dream Theme

BassMarcus Miller
DrumsSteve Gadd
GuitarJeff Mironov
GuitarDavid Spinozza
Fender RhodesDon Grolnick
Strings (Synthesizer)George Duke
SaxMichael Brecker
TrumpetRandy Brecker
PercussionRalph MacDonald


8 Baffled

BassNeil Jason
DrumsSteve Jordan
GuitarHiram Bullock
Fender RhodesMark Gray
SynthesizerGeorge Duke
FlugelhornRandy Brecker
SaxMichael Brecker
TrumpetRandy Brecker
PercussionAirto Moreira


9 I Don’t Know Either

BassNeil Jason
DrumsSteve Jordan
GuitarHiram Bullock
Fender RhodesMark Gray
SynthesizerGeorge Duke
FlugelhornRandy Brecker
SaxMichael Brecker
TrumpetRandy Brecker
PercussionAirto Moreira

Liner Notes

Producer – George Duke
Arranged By – Randy Brecker (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8)
Arranged By – Michael Brecker (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 9)
Arranged By (Vocals) – Luther Vandross (Track 3)
Engineer – Tommy Vicari
Engineer (Assistant) – Erik Zobler, Garry Rindfuss, James Farber, Jay Burnett, John Terelle, Ray Willard
Mixed By – Tommy Vicari

Photography – John Pinderhughes

Mastered At Allen Zentz Mastering
Recorded At Electric Lady Studios
Recorded At Power Station
Recorded At Pennylane Studios, NYC
Recorded At Westlake Audio
Phonographic Copyright Arista Records Inc
Copyright Arista Records Inc