Singer-songwriter Usui MitonUsui Miton臼井ミトン packed recording gear in a backpack and traveled ~56,000 miles across America, recording in legendary musicians' living rooms. His albums feature Will Lee (bass), Jim Keltner (drums — known for John Lennon, Bob Dylan), Larry Goldings (keys), David Hood (bass, Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section), and Greg Leisz (pedal steel). In 2019 he performed at Will Lee's "East Meets West" event alongside Randy Brecker
Trumpet / Flugelhorn / Saxophone
Randy Brecker
(1945–)
Cheltenham, PA, United States
Randy Brecker (b. 1945) — Trumpet, Flugelhorn. Played on A Funky Thide Of Sings, Jaco Pastorius, Speak With A Single Voice. Worked with Michael Brecker, Fred Hersch, Dave Ratajczak.
Pennsylvania-born trumpeter who co-founded the Brecker Brothers with his brother Michael, pioneering jazz-funk and fusion. Seven Grammy Awards. Has also performed with Blood, Sweat & Tears, Horace Silver, Art Blakey, and Charles Mingus. Participated in the New York sessions for SMAP's SMAP 007 ~Gold Singer~ and the Smappies project.
Randy Brecker's albums
Randy Brecker played trumpet on Jaco Pastorius's landmark 1976 debut album, a cornerstone of jazz fusion. Fifteen years later, the same trumpeter turns up on a folk-tinged pop record — New Moon Shine (1991) — a world away from fusion's cutting edge.