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Heavy Metal Be-Bop is a live album by the American jazz fusion group, The Brecker Brothers that was released by Arista Records in 1978. The album also includes the studio track “East River”, which reached No. 34 in the UK singles chart in November 1978.

Track listing:
All compositions by Randy Brecker except where noted.

“East River” (Neil Jason, Bret Mazur, Kash Monet) — 3:35 – studio recording
“Inside Out” — 9:31
“Some Skunk Funk” — 6:59
“Sponge” — 6:23
“Funky Sea, Funky Dew” (Michael Brecker) — 8:02
“Squids” — 7:56

Personnel:
Randy Brecker – Trumpet and Keyboards
Michael Brecker – Tenor Saxophone
Barry Finnerty – guitars, guitorganiser, background vocals
Terry Bozzio – drums, background vocals
Neil Jason – bass, lead vocals
Sammy Figueroa – percussion
Rafael Cruz – percussion

Additional musicians on “East River”:
Kash Monet – handclaps, percussion, backing vocals
Paul Shaffer – Fender Rhodes
Victoria – tambourine
Jeff Schoen – backing vocals
Roy Herring – backing vocals
Allan Schwartzberg – drums
Bob Clearmountain – handclaps

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Released: September 1978
Venue: My Father’s Place, Roslyn, New York
Label: Arista, BMG
Producer: Randy Brecker, Michael Brecker, Neil Jason, Kash Monet