Stern, Mike / Trip
Album: Trip   Collection:Jazz
Artist:Stern, Mike   Added:Sep 2017
Label:Heads Up International  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2017-09-27 Pull Date: 2017-11-29 Charts: Jazz
Week Ending: Oct 29 Oct 22 Oct 15 Oct 8 Oct 1
Airplays: 1 1 1 1 1

Recent Airplay
1. Oct 23, 2017: Everything A to Z Week 107
Blueprint, Trip
4. Oct 07, 2017: Old Fart at Play
Screws
2. Oct 17, 2017: Clean Copper Radio & Hot Talk
Trip
5. Sep 29, 2017: Rebop
Trip
3. Oct 11, 2017: At the Cafe Bohemian
Half Crazy

Album Review
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2017-09-21
Reviewed - 2017-09-21
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none

Review: this is a celebration of sorts: Stern is back after suffering serious injury to both arms. And he is playing splendidly! This is fusion electric jazz at it's best. The band is tight and the soloing is magnificent! A lot of guest musicians lend a hand, as well. All originals.
If You Like: John McLaughlin, Al Di Meola, John Abercrombie
Track Review (favorites denoted by *): *1/ Trip (7:24) - guitar starts> uptempo jam> guitar solo> uptempo jam> guitar solo to fade 2/ Blueprint (7:27) - synthesizer starts> midtempo jam> fade *3/ Half Crazy (5:37) - guitar/piano starts> uptempo jam> guitar solo> quick stop *4/ Screws (7:31) - guitar starts> slow tempo jam> guitar solo> synthesizer solo> guitar solo> slow fade 5/ Gone (4:06) - acoustic guitar starts> slow tempo jam> fade *6/ Whatchacallit (6:44) - guitar starts> uptempo & funky> stellar guitar solo> wailing sax solo> guitar solo to fade *7/ Emilia (5:33) - guitar starts> midtempo with chorus> kind of electric classical/Light As A Feather> fade 8/ Hope For That (5:52) - guitar starts> midtempo jam> synthesizer/percussion duet> soaring guitar solo> slow fade 9/ I Believe You (5:03) - guitar starts> slow tempo jam> guitar solo> slow fade *11/ Scotch Tape And Glue (5:36) -guitar starts> uptempo jam> stellar guitar solo> sax solo> crescendo & stop *12/ guitar starts> midtempo swing> guitar solo> midtempo jam> quick stop

Track Listing
1. Trip   6. Whatchacallit
2. Blueprint   7. Emilia
3. Half Crazy   8. Hope For That
4. Screws   9. I Believe You
5. Gone   10. Scotch Tape & Glue
  11. B Train