Mike Stern

Artist:  Mike Stern
Birth Name:  Michael Sedgwick
Born:  January 10, 1953.  Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Genre:  Jazz, Jazz Fusion, Post Bop, Jazz Funk, Smooth Jazz, Contemporary Jazz, Guitar Jazz, Jazz Instrument
Occupation:  Musician, Songwriter
Instruments:  Guitar

Mike Stern is an American Jazz Guitarist from Boston, Massachusetts.  After playing with Blood, Sweat & Tears, he worked with Drummer Billy Cobham, then with Miles Davis from 1981 to 1983 and in 1985.  He began a solo career and he was named Best Jazz Guitarist of 1993 by Guitar Player Magazine.  In 2009 he was listed on Down Beat's list of 75 Best Jazz Guitarist of All Time and he was presented with Guitar Player Magazine's Certified Legend Award on January 21, 2012.

Title:  Trip  (2017)
Genre:  Jazz, Jazz Fusion, Post Bop, Jazz Funk, Smooth Jazz, Contemporary Jazz, Guitar Jazz, Jazz Instrument
Label:  Heads Up
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

 1.  Trip  (7:25)
 2.  Blueprint  (7:27)
 3.  Half Crazy  (5:37)
 4.  Screws  (7:21)
 5.  Gone  (4:06)
 6.  Whatchacallit  (6:44)
 7.  Emilia  (5:33)
 8.  Hope For That  (5:53)
 9.  I Believe You  (5:03)
10. Scotch Tape And Glue  (5:37)
11. B Train  (5:20)

Personnel:

Mike Stern;  Guitars
Bob Franceschini:  Tenor Saxophone on Tracks:  1, 6
Jim Beard:  Keyboards on Tracks:  1, 2, 4, 6-8, Hammond Organ on Tracks:  2, 9, Piano on Tracks:  3, 5, 9-11
Dennis Chambers:  Drums on Tracks:  1, 2, 6
Victor Wooten:  Bass on Track 1
Arto Tuncboyaciyan:  Percussion on Tracks:  1, 2, 4, 7, 8
Tom Kennedy:  Bass on Tracks:  2, 6
Randy Brecker:  Trumpet on Track 2
Bill Evans:  Tenor Saxophone on Tracks:  3, 10
Lenny White:  Drums on Tracks:  3, 4, 10, 11
Teymur Phell:  Bass on Tracks:  3, 4, 8, 10, 11, Upright Bass on Track 7
Wallace Roney:  Trumpet on Tracks:  4, 11
Will Calhoun:  Drums on Tracks:  5, 9
Edmond Gilmore:  Acoustic Bass on Track 5, Bass on Track 9
Gio Moretti:  Vocal on Track 7
Leni Stern:  Ghoni on Tracks: 7, 9
Dave Weckl:  Drums on Track 8
Elhadji Alioune Faye:  Percussion on Track 10

Trip is 17th studio album by Mike Stern, was released on September 8, 2017 by Heads Up, featuring Bill Evans, Randy Brecker, Lenny White, Victor Wooten, Wallace Roney, Dave Weckl and many more!.