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Mike Stern - Discography (1985-2019) [Jazz-Rock, Fusion]; mp3, 320 kbps

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Mike Stern - Discography (1985-2019) [Jazz-Rock, Fusion]; mp3, 320 kbps

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Artist: Mike Stern
Genre: Jazz-Rock, Fusion
Origin: USA
Label: Kenwood/Atlantic Jazz/ESC Records/Heads Up International
Released: 1985-2019
Quality: mp3, 320 kbps
Albums Solo:
  • Neesh (1983)
  • Upside Downside (1986)
  • Time In Place (1988)
  • Jigsaw (1989)
  • Odds Or Evens (1991)
  • Standards (And Other Songs) (1992)
  • Is What It Is (1994)
  • Between The Lines (1996)
  • Give and Take (1997)
  • Play (1999)
  • Voices (2001)
  • These Times (2005)
  • Who Let the Cats Out? (2006)
  • Big Neighborhood (2009)
  • All Over the Place (2012)
  • Runaway EP (2013)
  • Trip (2017)

Collaborative Albums:
  • Dieter Ilg Featuring Mike Stern, Bob Berg, Randy Brecker, Jim Beard, Peter Erskine - Summerhill (1991)
  • Bunny Brunel, Mike Stern, Billy Childs, Vinnie Colaiuta - Dedication (1992)
  • Motohiko Hino, John Scofield, Mike Stern - It's There (1993)
  • Jerry Bergonzi, Mike Stern, Andy LaVerne, George Mraz, Billy Hart - Vertical Reality (1994)
  • Jens Johansson / Shawn Lane / Mike Stern - Fission (1998)
  • George Coleman, Mike Stern, Ron Carter, Jimmy Cobb - Four Generations of Miles: A Live Tribute to Miles (2002)
  • Andrea Marcelli With Mitchel Forman, Eddie Gomez, Bob Mintzer, Mike Stern - Beyond The Blue (2005)
  • Dave Liebman, Anthony Jackson, Mike Stern, Tony Marino, Marko Marcinko, Vic Juris - Back On The Corner (2006)
  • Yellowjackets Featuring Mike Stern - Lifecycle (2008)
  • DR Big Band Feat. Mike Stern - Chromazone (2010)
  • Cristiano Parato With Mike Stern And Dave Weckl - Riding Giants (2011)
  • Eric Johnson, Mike Stern - Eclectic (2014)
  • Cristiano Parato With Dennis Chambers, Lele Melotti, Ricky Portera, Luca Scarpa, Mike Stern, Dave Weckl - Still (2015)
  • Jan Gunnar Hoff Group Featuring Mike Stern - Jan Gunnar Hoff Group Featuring Mike Stern (2018)
  • Dewa Budjana With Jordan Rudess, Marco Minnemann, Mohini Dey Special Guests John Frusciante, Mike Stern, Soimah - Mahandini (2019)
  • Mike Stern, Jeff Lorber Fusion - Eleven (2019)

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Recognized as one of the finest electric guitarists of his generation, Mike Stern is well-versed in the jazz tradition fusion, hard rock, and blues. His style combines phrasing normally attributed to saxophonists, innovative chord voicings pioneered by Jim Hall, and the sonic approach of a rock musician and the soulful, emotive expression of a bluesman. All of these traits were on display on his debut solo effort, 1983's Neesh, from the Japanese Trio label in 1983. A decade later, his acclaimed Standards (And Other Songs), led to his being named Best Jazz Guitarist of the Year by readers and critics of Guitar Player magazine. The next year's Is What It Is and 1996's Between the Lines, both received Grammy Award nominations. 1997's Give and Take won him the Orville H. Gibson Award for Best Jazz Guitarist. Stern has placed ten albums on the jazz charts, and three more at contemporary jazz including the Grammy-nominated Big Neighborhood in 2009. That same year, Down Beat named him one of the 75 Greatest Guitarists of all time. Though best-known as an influential soloist, bandleader, and sideman, Stern is also a veteran collaborator. In 2008 he was featured as such on the Yellowjackets' Lifecycle; in 2014, he and guitarist Eric Johnson co-led the contemporary jazz chart-topper Eclectic; five years later he and Jeff Lorber shared billing for Eleven.
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Mike Stern - Neesh (1983)

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Tracklist:
  1. Zee Frizz
  2. Fine Line
  3. Bruze
  4. Mumbley Peg
  5. Up-Ology
  6. Banacos
  7. Neesh Zone

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The debut recording by this former Miles Davis sideman incorporates many elements of jazz, most notably fusion. This work also features David Sanborn (s).
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Mike Stern - Upside Downside (1986)

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Tracklist:
  1. Upside Downside
  2. Little Shoes
  3. Goodbye Again
  4. Mood Swings
  5. After You
  6. Scuffle

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Mike Stern's debut as a leader mostly features the high-powered guitarist heading a sextet also including tenor saxophonist Bob Berg, keyboardist Mitch Forman, bassist Mark Egan, drummer Dave Weckl and percussionist Dr. Gibbs. Altoist David Sanborn makes a guest appearance on "Goodbye Again," while "Mood Swings" features the quartet of Stern, Berg, electric bassist Jaco Pastorius (with whom Stern had worked in the Word of Mouth Orchestra) and drummer Steve Jordan. The guitarist wrote or co-wrote all six selections, which generally have viable chord changes. The playing mostly fits into the genre of funky fusion, with Stern's passionate guitar heard throughout in fine form.
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Mike Stern - Time In Place (1988)

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Tracklist:
  1. Gossip
  2. Time In Place
  3. Before You Go
  4. No Notice
  5. After All
  6. Four Shades
  7. Chromazone

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Guitarist Mike Stern's music has often been a little difficult to classify, featuring strong improvisations, the sound and power of rock, and elements of funk, R&B and sometimes pop. For his second recording as a leader, Stern is joined by either Bob Berg or Michael Brecker on tenor, keyboardist Jim Beard, electric bassist Jeff Andrews, drummer Peter Erskine and percussionist Don Alias; Don Grolnick sits in on organ during "No Notice." The music (seven Stern originals) ranges from the rhythmic to the more sophisticated and features plenty of the leader's high-powered guitar.
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Mike Stern - Jigsaw (1989)

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Tracklist:
  1. Another Way Around
  2. Loose Ends
  3. To Let You Know
  4. Jigsaw
  5. Chief
  6. Rhyme Or Reason
  7. Kwirk

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This is a fairly typical Mike Stern fusion date, featuring his rocking guitar on seven of his pieces. Stern is joined by his usual sidemen -- tenor saxophonist Bob Berg, keyboardist Jim Beard, electric bassist Jeff Andrews, either Peter Erskine or Dennis Chambers on drums and percussionist Manolo Badrena -- and plays with plenty of fire, yet a good amount of restraint. Michael Brecker is a guest on "Chief," jamming on his fairly anonymous-sounding EWI. A decent effort, easily recommended to fans of the more adventurous rock guitarists.
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Mike Stern - Odds Or Evens (1991)

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Tracklist:
  1. Keys
  2. D.C.
  3. Common Ground
  4. Odds Or Evens
  5. Seven Thirty
  6. If You Say So
  7. Sandbox
  8. Walkie Talkie

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This is a powerhouse date of high-powered fusion, mixing together the sound of rock with the musicianship and improvising of jazz. With the assistance of tenor saxophonist Bob Berg, keyboardist Jim Beard and a rhythm section, guitarist Stern jams through a set of originals that serve as jumping-off devices for fairly long solos. The musicians really stretch themselves within the idiom and even the quieter numbers are full of intensity.
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Mike Stern - Standards (And Other Songs) (1992)

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Tracklist:
  1. Like Someone In Love
  2. Source
  3. There Is No Greater Love
  4. L Bird
  5. Moment's Notice
  6. Lost Time
  7. Windows
  8. Straight No Chaser
  9. Peace
  10. Jean Pierre
  11. Nardis

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Guitarist Mike Stern, best-known for playing rock-oriented fusion and in more commercial settings, surprised many listeners by recording an album dominated by standards. Actually, there are three originals included among the 11 pieces, but Stern also digs into such songs as "Like Someone in Love," "Moment's Notice," Chick Corea's "Windows," and "Straight No Chaser." Among Stern's sidemen on this fairly straight-ahead but adventurous set are trumpeter Randy Brecker, Bob Berg on tenor, and keyboardist Gil Goldstein. This little-known release is well-worth acquiring.
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Mike Stern - Is What It Is (1994)

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Tracklist:
  1. Swunk
  2. A Little Luck
  3. What I Meant To Say
  4. Showbiz
  5. Believe It
  6. Wherever You Are
  7. Ha Ha Hotel
  8. Signs
  9. 55 Dive

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Mike Stern is one of the more creative fusion guitarists, playing with the power of rock but often taking sophisticated improvisations. On this passionate set (which consists of nine of his originals), Stern is joined by the keyboards of Jim Beard, bassist Will Lee, Dennis Chambers or Ben Perowsky on drums and (on three songs apiece) the tenors of Michael Brecker and Bob Malach. Overall this is one of Mike Stern's better recordings.
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Mike Stern - Between The Lines (1996)

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Tracklist:
  1. Sunnyside
  2. The Vine
  3. Wing And A Prayer
  4. Lose The Suit
  5. You Never Know
  6. Tell Me
  7. With A Twist
  8. True Enough
  9. Pages
  10. Bait Tone Blues

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Mike Stern does what he does very, very well. He has carved out a unique niche for himself among modern fusion guitarists, a vision that combines funk and R&B bass/drum grooves with skittish melodies often involving extended chord fragments. Stern's lead voice is one of the most distinctive in the genre as well, as his chorused and sometimes distorted tone is always prominently displayed. Stern is joined on this 1996 offering by frequent collaborator Bob Malach, a tenor player with a particular talent for laying screaming lines on top of smoking drum grooves as well as ably doubling and bringing to life Stern's often bookish and theoretical melodies. Completing the band are twin rhythm sections, consisting either of Dave Weckl and Jeff Andrews or Lincoln Goines and Dennis Chambers. Like many of Stern's recordings, the problems lie generally in the sameness of the arrangements and the relatively forgettable nature of some of these songs. Although they are all thoughtfully composed, they sometimes tend to run together a bit in the mind of the listener. Jim Beard's keyboard textures also could be done without, as they add a distracting sheen to the compositions. But there has always been this sort of tension in Stern's work between the obvious and the unexpected. Take, for example, "Lose the Suit," which features an extremely funky intro and a great Stern solo, as well as an extremely predictable bridge that almost sounds as if it could be the theme song to a long-running soap opera. Any lingering sense of treacle is dispelled once Stern kicks in the fuzz, however, and lays into the track. Not the best thing he's ever done, but quite good, and sure to please fans.
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Mike Stern - Give and Take (1997)

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Tracklist:
  1. I Love You
  2. Hook Up
  3. Everything Changes
  4. One Liners
  5. Jones Street
  6. Lumpy
  7. Rooms
  8. That's What You Think
  9. Giant Steps
  10. Who Knows
  11. Oleo

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This is a relatively straight-ahead set by the distinctive guitarist Mike Stern, whose airy sound seems quite fresh in this context. Stern performs three standards ("I Love You," "Giant Steps" and "Oleo"), Jimi Hendrix's "Who Knows," and six originals, mostly in a trio with bassist John Patitucci and drummer Jack DeJohnette. Percussionist Don Alias helps out on a few tracks; pianist Gil Goldstein is on two, and tenor great Michael Brecker nearly steals the show with three high-powered solos. Actually, the biggest surprise is "That's What You Think," a straight-ahead blues that has a very credible alto solo from guest David Sanborn. All in all, an excellent outing.

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