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{{Infobox album
| name       = Two Blocks from the Edge
| type       = [[Studio Album]]
| artist     = [[Michael Brecker]]
| cover      = Two_Blocks_From_the_Edge.jpg
| alt        =
| released   = May 1998
| recorded   = December 20–23, 1997
| venue      =
| studio     = [[Avatar Studios]] (New York City, New York)
| genre      = [[Jazz]]
| length     = 55:43
| label      = [[Impulse! Records]]
| producer   = Michael Brecker
* [[Joey Calderazzo]]
| prev_title = [[Tales from the Hudson]]
| prev_year  = 1996
| next_title = [[Time Is of the Essence]]
| next_year  = 1999
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1      = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.allmusic.com/album/r350777 |title=Two Blocks from the Edge - Michael Brecker &#124; AllMusic |first=Scott |last=Yanow |work=allmusic.com |year=2011 |accessdate=21 July 2011}}</ref>
|rev2 = ''[[The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings]]''
|rev2score  = {{Rating|3|4}}<ref name="Penguin"/>
}}
'''''Two Blocks from the Edge''''' is [[Michael Brecker]]'s fifth album as a leader. It was recorded in 1997 at [[Avatar Studios]] in [[New York City]], and released in 1998.<ref name="Penguin">{{cite book |last1=Cook |first1=Richard |authorlink1=Richard Cook (journalist) |last2=Morton |first2=Brian |authorlink2=Brian Morton (Scottish writer) |title=[[The Penguin Guide to Jazz|The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings]] |year=2008 |edition=9th |publisher=[[Penguin Books|Penguin]] |isbn=978-0-141-03401-0 |page=167}}</ref> It features pianist [[Joey Calderazzo]] and drummer [[Jeff “Tain” Watts]], noted for their work with [[Branford Marsalis]].
== Track listing ==
All tracks composed by Michael Brecker, except where indicated.
#"Madame Toulouse" - 5:19
#"Two Blocks from the Edge" - 8:32
#"Bye George" (Joey Calderazzo) - 6:59
#"El Niño" (Joey Calderazzo) - 7:41
#"Cat’s Cradle" (Joey Calderazzo) - 6:43
#"The Impaler" (Jeff "Tain" Watts) - 7:13
#"How Long ‘Til the Sun" - 7:39
#"Delta City Blues" - 5:37
== Personnel ==
* Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone
* [[Joey Calderazzo]] – acoustic piano
* [[James Genus]] – bass
* [[Jeff 'Tain' Watts]] – drums
With:
* [[Don Alias]] – percussion
=== Technical personnel ===
* Michael Brecker – producer, arrangements (tracks 1, 7, 8)
* Joey Calderazzo – producer, arrangements (tracks 1, 7, 8)
* James Farber – recording and mixing
* Rory Romano – recording assistant, mix assistant
* [[Greg Calbi]] – mastering at [[Masterdisk]], New York City, USA
* Steve Fallone – mastering assistant
* Hollis King – art direction
* Kevin Gaor – graphic design
* [[Timothy White (photographer)| Timothy White]] – photography
* Gitte Gammelgaard – band photography
* Depth of Field – management
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
{{Michael Brecker Discography}}
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[[Category:1998 albums]]
[[Category:Michael Brecker albums]]
[[Category:Impulse! Records albums]]