By his own admission, bassist Will Lee was spoiled by his early New York City experiences. Plucked from Miami to join the potent-but-doomed fusion band Dreams in 1971, Lee was soon doing jingles, album dates with Roberta Flack and Barry Manilow, and tours with Horace Silver and Bette Midler. Meanwhile, at keyboardist Don Grolnick's small apartment on Carmine Street in the Village, he began rehearsing music that would become a cornerstone of the budding fusion movement and change contemporary jazz forever.
At the behest of record mogul Clive Davis, Lee's former Dream-teamers, the Brecker Brothers (trumpeter Randy and saxophonist Michael), signed with Arista and put together a band for their self-titled debut. Drawing from their own diverse careers, which ranged from morning-cut pop albums to late-night straightahead jazz jams, the Breckers (with Randy as the main composer) created a startlingly fresh sound. Sessions for took place in January 1975 at Secret Sound Studios on West 24th Street.
Lee played his sunburst '65 Fender with Rotosounds and went direct to the board. Notable among the nine tracks were jazz-rock burners and , and the disco-dallying , which crept up the pop and dance charts, thanks to Lee's vocal hook. But it was the aptly titled that became an instant classic.
“The Breckers, Grolnick, David Sanborn, guitarist Bob Mann, and drummer Harvey Mason were all there to cut the track live," Lee told . “We'd all been struggling with the material – it not only be.