Wide Angles is a studio live album led by saxophonist Michael Brecker that won the Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album in 2004.

Wide Angles
Studio album by
Michael Brecker Quindectet
ReleasedSeptember 9, 2003 (2003-09-09)
RecordedJanuary 22–24, 2003
StudioBennett Studios (Englewood, New Jersey)
GenreJazz
Length70:20
LabelVerve
ProducerMichael Brecker
Michael Brecker Quindectet chronology
American Dreams
(2002)
Wide Angles
(2003)
Some Skunk Funk
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings [2]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Michael Brecker except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Broadband" 6:46
2."Cool Day in Hell" 7:51
3."Angle of Repose" 6:42
4."Timbuktu" 8:00
5."Night Jessamine" 5:21
6."Scylla"Michael Brecker, George Whitty10:40
7."Brexterity" 6:40
8."Evening Faces"Don Grolnick7:14
9."Modus Operandy" 5:27
10."Never Alone" 5:39

Personnel

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Michael Brecker Quindectet

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Technical personnel

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  • Michael Brecker – producer
  • Gil Goldstein – producer
  • Jason Olaine – executive producer
  • Jay Newland – recording and mixing
  • Brian Dozoretz – assistant engineer
  • George Whitty – digital editing
  • Greg Calbi – mastering at Sterling Sound, New York City, USA
  • Nicole Hegeman – production coordination
  • Darryl Pitt – production coordination
  • Tommy Wilson – production coordination
  • Theodora Kuslan – release coordinator
  • Kelly Pratt – release coordinator
  • Marsha Black – A&R administration
  • Hollis King – art direction
  • Nicholas Wilton – illustration
  • Michael Piazza – photography

References

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  1. ^ Jeffries, David. Michael Brecker: Wide Angles > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved October 9, 2011.
  2. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 168. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.