For You Lot Mike Stern - 1989 Jigsaw

Jigsaw is the 4th studio album past times guitarist Mike Stern, released inward 1989 through Atlantic Records too reissued on July 17, 2007 through Wounded Bird Records. The album reached #12 on Billboard's Top Contemporary Jazz Albums nautical chart inward 1989.

This is a fairly typical Mike Stern fusion date, featuring his rocking guitar on 7 of his pieces. Stern is joined past times his green sidemen -- tenor saxophonist Bob Berg, keyboardist Jim Beard, electrical bassist Jeff Andrews, either Peter Erskine or Dennis Chambers on drums too percussionist Manolo Badrena -- too plays alongside enough of fire, even then a proficient total of restraint. Michael Brecker is a invitee on "Chief," jamming on his fairly anonymous-sounding EWI. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 decent effort, easily recommended to fans of the to a greater extent than adventurous stone guitarists.

This CD past times Mike Stern reaffirms why he was such aqn of import gene of Miles Davis' bands inward the 80's. This in all probability can't hold out called a "jazz" CD, because on many solos such equally "Another Way Around," Stern squeals too crunches too bends his notes inward a agency a stone guitarist would , but likewise has the feel to run alongside the solo dissimilar from how a stone guitarist would past times improvising his notes similar a jazzman. His woods hardbody electrical guitar that he features on the encompass of the CD has such an interesting sound. Its tone is difficult to describe, simply heed to it for yourself. He rocks equally difficult equally whatever jazz guitarist i've heard. Excellent CD of guitar work. Buy the CD, because 1 of the songs is cutting out of the record version. All the songs on this CD must hold out heard

Track listing

All songs written too composed past times Mike Stern.
No.     Title     Length    
1.     "Another Way Around"       6:25
2.     "Loose Ends"       6:11
3.     "To Let You Know"       6:30
4.     "Jigsaw"       7:06
5.     "Chief" (bonus runway on CD edition only)     7:45
6.     "Rhyme or Reason"       5:46
7.     "Kwirk"       6:58
Total length:
    46:41   

Personnel

    Mike Stern – guitar
    Jim Beard – keyboard, synthesizer
    Peter Erskine – drums (except tracks 1, 4, 5)
    Dennis Chambers – drums (tracks 1, 4, 5)
    Manolo Badrena – bongo, shaker
    Don Alias – percussion
    Jeff Andrews – bass
    Bob Berg – saxophone
    Michael Brecker – EWI