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Horace Silver at the Jazz Workshop, 1973

The three extended tracks featured the Brecker Brothers in the front line

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Marc Myers
Oct 28, 2026
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A year before the Brecker Brothers launched their band in 1974, Michael and Randy made up the front line of the Horace Silver Quintet. Trumpeter Randy Brecker had been playing with Silver since 1968 and Michael Brecker since 1972.

On March 27, 1973, the quintet performed at Boston’s Jazz Workshop at 733 Boylston Street. The Jazz Workshop was a wonderful…

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