Mike Stern
Jigsaw
The Story
Ries van Schelven writes about Mike Stern's 1989 Atlantic releasse "Jigsaw", "Another jazz/rock album and a great one. It starts with "Another Way Around", featurng some overdrive soloing by Stern. "Loose Ends" follows - a jazzy piece - while a slower song emerges in "To Let You Know". Then my favourite: the title track. This has a great rhythm, great stuff with sax and the guitar and a great solo. "Chief" features the great Michael Brecker on EWI. In "Rhyme Or Reason" Stern shows his ability on the acoustic guitar, a nice ballad. The album closes with "Kwirk", which is another uptempo jazzy piece."
The Music
| 06:25 | Another Way Around | Instrumental |
| 06:05 | Loose Ends | Instrumental |
| 06:30 | To Let You Know | Instrumental |
| 07:02 | Jigsaw | Instrumental |
| 07:42 | Chief | Instrumental |
| 05:47 | Rhyme Or Reason | Instrumental |
| 06:57 | Kwirk | Instrumental |
The Artists
| Mike Stern | Guitar |
| Bob Berg | Tenor Saxophone |
| Michael Brecker | Akai EWI on "Chief" |
| Jim Beard | Keyboards, Synthesizer Orchestrations |
| Jeff Andrews | Electric Bass, Fretless Bass |
| Peter Erskine | Drums |
| Dennis Chambers | Drums on "Loose Ends", "Jigsaw" and "Chief" |
| Manolo Badrena | Shakers on "Another Way Around", Bongos on "Chief" |
| Steve Khan | Production |
| Christine Martin | Associate Production |
| Malcolm Pollack | Engineering |
| Paul Angelli | Engineering Assistance |
| Patrick Dillett | Engineering Assistance |
| UE Nastasi | Engineering Assistance |
| Greg Calbi | Mastering |
| Robert Manella | Photography |
| Phil Heffernan | Digital Illustration |
| Bob Defrin | Art Direction |
| Recorded at Skyline Studios, N.Y.C., February, 1989.
Mastered at Sterling Sound. |
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