Don't Try This at Home is the second album by American jazz saxophonist Michael Brecker, that was released on Impulse! records in 1988. In 1989, the album won a Grammy Award for Best Improvised Jazz Solo. Reception Allmusic awarded the album with 4.5 stars and its review by Scott Yanow states: "Brecker (on tenor and the EWI) is in superb form, really ripping into the eight pieces (mostly group originals). Recommended." Track listing "Itsbynne Reel" (Michael Brecker, Don Grolnick) – 7:41 "Chime This" (Grolnick) – 7:50 "Scriabin" (Vince Mendoza) – 7:47 "Suspone" (Mike Stern) – 4:59 "Don't Try This at Home" (Brecker, Grolnick) – 9:30 "Everything Happens When You're Gone" (Brecker) – 7:11 "Talking to Myself" (Grolnick) – 5:10 "The Gentleman & Hizcaine" (Jim Beard) – 5:19 Personnel Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone, EWI (on tracks 1, 4, 5) Mike Stern – guitar (1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8) Don Grolnick – piano (1, 2, 7) Herbie Hancock – piano (3, 5) Joey Calderazzo – piano (4, 6) Jim Beard – synthesizer (7, 8), piano (8) Mark O'Connor – violin (1) Charlie Haden – bass (1-3, 5, 6) Jeff Andrews – fretless electric bass (1, 4, 7, 8) Jack DeJohnette – drums (1, 3, 5, 8) Adam Nussbaum – drums (2, 4, 6) Peter Erskine – drums (7) Judd Miller – synthesizer programming (5) Production Don Grolnick – producer James Farber – recording and mix Gary Solomon, Karen Robben – assistant recording engineers Rhonda Schoen – editing Ricky Schultz – executive producer Kathleen Covert – art direction, design Mark Seliger – photography George Varga – liner notes References 1988 albums Michael Brecker albums Impulse! Records albums