STERN MIKE, THE BEST OF. 184 Pagine. TABLATURE
The Best of Mike Stern
Series: Guitar Recorded Version TAB
Artist: Mike Stern
17 guitar transcriptions with tab from this jazz guitarist who got his start playing with Miles Davis in the '80s. Includes: Chromozone • Little Shoes • Mood Swings • Nardis • Sunnyside • There Is No Greater Love • Wing and a Prayer • and more.
Music Transcriptions by Pete Billmann, Jeff Jacobson, Paul Pappas
Cover Photo by George Lange
Inventory #HL 00690655
ISBN: 9780634068003
UPC: 073999888966
Width: 9.0"
Length: 12.0"
184 pages
One of the premier guitarists of his generation, the three-time Grammy nominee was born
on January 10, 1953 in Boston. After growing up in Washington D.C., he returned to Boston
to study at the Berklee College of Music and got his start as a guitar player with Blood,
Sweat & Tears at the age of 22. Following a stint with Billy Cobham's powerhouse fusion
band from 1979-1980, Mike moved to New York City and was recruited by Miles Davis and
played a key role in his celebrated comeback band of 1981 (which also included bassist
Marcus Miller, drummer AI Foster, percussionist Mino Cinelu and saxophonist Bill Evans).
During his three-year period with Miles, Mike appeared on three recordings with the jazz
maestro - Man with the Horn, Star People and the live We Want Miles. From 1983 to 1984,
he toured with Jaco Pastorius' Word of Mouth band and in 1985 returned to Miles' lineup
for a second tour of duty that lasted close to a year.
In the summer of 1986, Stern went out on the road with David Sanborn and later joined an
electrified edition of Steps Ahead which featured Mike Mainieri on midi vibes, Michael
Brecker on the Electronic Wind Instrument (EWI), Darryl Jones on electric bass and Steve
Smith on drums. Stern made his first recording as a leader for the Japanese Trio label
(1985's Neesh) before making his debut on Atlantic Records in 1986 with Upside Downside,
featuring such celebrated colleagues as Sanborn, Pastorius, saxophonist Bob Berg,
bassists Mark Egan and Jeff Andrews, keyboardist Mitch Forman and drummers Dave
Weckl and Steve Jordan. From 1986 through 1988, Mike was a member of Michael
Brecker's potent quintet, appearing on Don't Try This at Home. Stern's second Atlantic
album, 1988's Time in Place, continued the promise of his debut. He followed that in succession
with 1989's Jigsawand 1991's Odds or Evens, both of which ably showcased his
legendary guitar prowess and musicality. During this period he also formed a touring group
with saxophonist Berg that included drummer Dennis Chambers and bassist Lincoln
Goines. They remained a working unit from 1989 to 1992, at which point Stern joined a
reunited Brecker Brothers Band, appearing on 1992's Return of the Brecker Brothers. (Other
notable sideman credits include work with the late, great tenor saxophonist Joe Henderson
and the recent live recording 4 Generations of Miles, in which the guitarist joins with other
Miles Davis alumni George Coleman on tenor sax, Jimmy Cobb on drums and Ron Carter
on bass).
Mike's acclaimed 1993 Atlantic Jazz release, Standards (And Other Songs), led to him being
named Best Jazz Guitarist of the Year by the readers and critics of Guitar Player magazine.
He followed that up with two hard-hitting offerings in 1994's Is What It Is and 1996's
Between the Lines, both of which received Grammy nominations. In 1997, Stern recorded
Give and Take with bassist John Patitucci, drummer Jack DeJohnette, percussionist Don
Alias and special guests Michael Brecker and David Sanborn. Their freewheeling covers of
Sonny Rollins' "Oleo," John Coltrane's "Giant Steps:' Cole Porter's "I Love You" and Jimi
Hendrix's "Who Knows" helped Mike earn the Orville W. Gibson Award for Best Jazz
Guitarist that year. Stern's ninth release for Atlantic was a six-string summit meeting with
colleagues Bill Frisell and John Scofield that was appropriately titled Play. 2001's Voices,
his first foray into vocal music, earned Mike his third Grammy nomination. And now he ups
the ante with These Times. Stern's 12th release as a leader and debut on BHM Productions
stands as one of the best.
Chromozone
Jigsaw
Like Someone In Love
Little Shoes
Mood Swings
Nardis
Odds Or Evens
Play
Sunnyside
Swunk
That's What You Think
There Is No Greater Love
Time In Place
Tipatina's
Upside Downside
What I Meant To Say
Wing And A Prayer
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