Play (Mike Stern album) explained
Play is an album by the American jazz guitarist Mike Stern, released in 1999 through Atlantic Records.[2] [3]
The album peaked at No. 21 on Billboards Traditional Jazz Albums chart.[4]
Production
Bill Frisell and John Scofield contributed to the album.[5] It was tracked live, with few overdubs.[6]
Critical reception
The Times thought that Stern "displays a new maturity—these are properly integrated songs, not simply backdrops for long solos."[7] The Los Angeles Daily News wrote that the album is "highlighted by fine work from Stern and Scofield on the title track's minor blues, the New Orleans-flavored 'Small World' and the bop-driven 'Outta Town'."[8]
Track listing
- "Play"
- "Small World"
- "Outta Town"
- "Blue Tone"
- "Tipatina's"
- "All Heart"
- "Frizz"
- "Link"
- "Goin' Under"
- "Big Kids"
Personnel
- Mike Stern – guitar (all tracks)
- John Scofield – guitar (tracks 1, 2 & 3)
- Bill Frisell – guitar (tracks 4, 6, 7 & 10)
- Ben Perowsky – drums (tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7 & 10)
- Dennis Chambers – drums (tracks 5, 8 & 9)
- Lincoln Goines – bass (all tracks)
- Bob Malach – tenor saxophone (tracks 3, 5, 6, 8 & 9)
- Jim Beard – keyboards (tracks 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8 & 9)
Notes and References
- Web site: Interviews With the Jazz Greats...and More!. CHARLES H.. CHAPMAN. October 7, 2010. Mel Bay Publications. Google Books.
- Web site: Play. AllMusic. August 1, 2011.
- News: Blumenthal . Bob . GUITARIST MIKE STERN SHARES FUSION WITH FRIENDS . The Boston Globe . 5 May 2000 . D19.
- Web site: Mike Stern. Billboard.
- Web site: Mike Stern Quartet, Unleashing an Explosive Sound and Fury . The Washington Post . 16 September 2021.
- Fox . Darrin . Mike Stern: A modern jazz hat trick . Guitar Player . Mar 2000 . 34 . 3 . 35–36.
- News: Bradley . Mike . Mike Stern . The Times . 10 Aug 1999 . Features . 41.
- News: Shuster . Fred . Music . Los Angeles Daily News . 24 Sep 1999 . L3.
