Give and Take

Stern is a very good guitar player, but the majority of his recorded work succumbs to glossy commercial posturing. This work, his best album yet, lets us see the inner man, and shows he has the ability to be among the foremost jazz guitarists. SN

Published: January 20, 2012 at 4:14 pm

COMPOSERS: Mike Stern
LABELS: Atlantic
ALBUM TITLE: Mike Stern
PERFORMER: Mike Stern (g), Mike Brecker (ts), Dave Sanborn (as), Gil Goldstein (p), John Patitucci (b), Jack DeJohnette (d), Don Alias (perc)
CATALOGUE NO: 83036-2

Stern is a very good guitar player, but the majority of his recorded work succumbs to glossy commercial posturing. This work, his best album yet, lets us see the inner man, and shows he has the ability to be among the foremost jazz guitarists. SN

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