When the solo is so heartbreaking you reconsider life

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„I have often mentioned that the most treacherous location in the jazz world was to be on a bandstand as the guy who has to play the solo right after Mike Brecker.“ - Pat Metheny’s very true words at the memorial service.

This, this is why Mike reigns supreme. He knew when to shred, when to play bebop, but he also knew how to be soulful. Everything he did was 100% intentful, from his heart and mind. He was the best of the best.

It always touches me how Michaels solos were simultaneously so technically complex and impressive but also told wonderfully meaningful stories at the same time. I’ll spend the rest of my life chasing that balance and that is just fine with me. The world misses your goodness, Michael ❤❤❤

I've been listening, and playing all of my life. I've listened to Mike all of my life. This is, hands-down, the best solo, any genre, I've ever heard. Mike was a gift. RIP

I just can't belive how even when he plays such technically demanding phrases, it never ceases to be musical.

the way this solo ends is really what gets me. after building the softest bits to snare hits that feel like slaps, and michael builds it to a point that seems so nuts you can't imagine what comes next, the band softening to a whisper, and it seem like michael can barely get the next notes out. really intense

Thanks Mike Stern for this composition. Unlimited thanks Michael Brecker , unlimited thanks... crying for this celestial solo.

How does Mike Stern always write the most devastatingly beautiful ballads? Just heart-stopping, every single one of them 😭

This solo never fails to move me personally. Everything is in there: expansive motif building (on Randy's last motif of his solo), dexterity, sound (from beautiful subtone to a projective bright sound), and most of all insane amounts of expressiveness. Not to mention how great the band builds together with Brecker (Dennis Chambers, wow!). How the solo builds to a climax, then to lay it down right at the end... It always gives me personally goosebumps, occasionally a tear. And I know I'm not the only one, according to the comment section on the source video. Why do you think this is such a great solo? Let me know in the comments. /Jorre

Oh men, this solo is really something, always touched my heart. Just show how at the same night he can break your face with "Some Skunk Funk" and be so technical and emotional at once, and then melt your heart with this. The thing I love the most about Mike Brecker was the fact that he was very emotional and using phrases and feels that came from the more "popular music"/"smooth jazz" world and at the same time being able to kick your ass playing the most sophisticated kind of jazz at the same time, Giant Steps or something. My favourite Saxophone player of all times.

It is so amazing to hear how someone is able to tell a story without using words, just let his heart speak through his tenor saxophone! 🎷🇳🇱

Michael Brecker! Never disappoints. Genius, RIP.

There is no way not to love this. And what makes it even more special is the 90s clothing and haircuts aka "wow, my accountant really knows how to play the sax!"

Ouffff What a SOLO ! Michael know how to build a solo to a climax and then just depose it like a feather . the one and only Michael.

I very possibly may have commented on this before, but that is without question, beyond a shadow of a doubt, one of Michael's most unbelievable solos. It has brought me to tears on multiple occasions, gives me chills every time. Oh, I miss you Mike.

At the peak of musical greatness, at the top of the pyramid, is the notion of 'transcendence'. Where all the theory, dexterity, musicality, ensemble awareness, and pure technical mastery of one's instrument just fade away, and all that is left is feeling. Itzhak Perlman, Michael Brecker, Bill Evans are three. It's a pretty short list. We miss you Michael; so glad I got to see you all of the times that I did, you made them unforgettable.

I have become addicted to this solo. It’s so emotional.

The late great Michael Brecker knew how to make a grown man cry 😢

How did i get tears in my eyes and then end up smiling within a few minutes. That was absolutely incredible.