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Into the Sun is an album by Randy Brecker, released through Concord Jazz in 1997. In 1998, the album won Brecker the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Jazz Performance. The album features a strong Brazilian influence and showcases Brecker’s innovative writing and trumpet playing.

Track listing:
All songs by Randy Brecker.

“Village Dawn” – 6:23
“Just Between Us” – 5:48
“The Sleaze Factor” – 4:47
“Into the Sun” – 6:54
“After Love” – 7:27
“Gray Area” – 6:42
“Tijuca” – 5:18
“Buds” – 3:55
“Four Worlds” – 7:18
“Hottest Man in Town: Prophecy/Growth/Realization/The Horn/Finale” – 4:17

Personnel:
Randy Brecker – trumpet, arranger, composer, flugelhorn, producer, liner notes
Maucha Adnet – vocals
Dave Bargeron – trombone
Bobby Brecker – composer, performer on “The Hottest Man in Town: Part I”
John Burk – executive producer
Café – percussion
Eliane Elias – sequencing
Lawrence Feldman – bass flute
Gil Goldstein – accordion, keyboards, producer, orchestration
Jonathan Joseph – percussion, drums
Bakithi Kumalo – bass, fretless bass
Bob Mintzer – bass clarinet
Adam Rogers – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
David Sanborn – saxophone on “The Sleaze Factor”
Richard Sussman – synthesizer, programming
David Taylor – tuba, bass trombone
Keith Underwood – alto flute, bass flute

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Released: July 1996
Recorded: December 1995
Length: 58:49
Label: Concord Jazz
Producer: Randy Brecker