Mike Stern

Big Neighborhood

Released in 2009

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Album Info:

Tracks

1: Big Neighborhood
Bass: Lincoln Goines
Drums: Dave Weckl
Engineer: Helik Hadar
Engineer [Assistant]: Ken Sluiter
Guitar: Mike Stern, Steve Vai
Piano, Keyboards: Jim Beard

2: 6th Street
Bass: Lincoln Goines
Drums: Lionel Cordew
Engineer: Craig Brock, David Boyle (2)
Engineer [Assistant]: Grant Johnson (3), Kurt McMahan
Guitar: Eric Johnson (2), Mike Stern
Organ [Hammond]: Jim Beard

3: Reach
Bass, Vocals: Richard Bona
Drums: Dave Weckl
Engineer: Phil Magnotti
Engineer [Assistant]: Eddie Jackson (2)
Guitar: Mike Stern
Piano, Keyboards: Jim Beard
Saxophone: Bob Franceschini

4: Song For Pepper
Bass, Vocals: Esperanza Spalding
Drums: Terri Lyne Carrington
Engineer: John Shyloski
Engineer [Assistant]: Amos Halfi, Charley Hustle
Guitar: Mike Stern
Piano, Organ [Hammond]: Jim Beard

5: Coupe De Ville
Bass, Vocals: Esperanza Spalding
Drums: Terri Lyne Carrington
Engineer: John Shyloski
Engineer [Assistant]: Amos Halfi, Charley Hustle
Guitar: Mike Stern
Piano: Jim Beard
Saxophone: Bob Malach

6: Bird Blue
Bass, Vocals: Esperanza Spalding
Drums: Terri Lyne Carrington
Engineer: John Shyloski
Engineer [Assistant]: Amos Halfi, Charley Hustle
Guitar: Mike Stern
Piano, Keyboards: Jim Beard

7: Moroccan Roll
Bass: Lincoln Goines
Drums: Dave Weckl
Engineer: Helik Hadar
Engineer [Assistant]: Ken Sluiter
Guitar: Mike Stern
Piano, Keyboards: Jim Beard
Sitar [Sitar Guitar]: Steve Vai

8: Long Time Gone
Bass: Lincoln Goines
Drums: Lionel Cordew
Engineer: Craig Brock, David Boyle (2)
Engineer [Assistant]: Grant Johnson (3), Kurt McMahan
Guitar: Eric Johnson (2), Mike Stern
Organ [Hammond]: Jim Beard

9: Check One
Drums: Billy Martin
Electric Bass: Chris Wood (3)
Engineer: Roy Hendrickson
Engineer [Assistant]: Fernando Lodeiro, Justin Gerrish
Guitar: Mike Stern
Organ [Hammond], Clavinet: John Medeski
Saxophone: Bob Malach

10: That's All It Is
Acoustic Bass: Chris Wood (3)
Drums: John Medeski
Engineer: Roy Hendrickson
Engineer [Assistant]: Fernando Lodeiro, Justin Gerrish
Guitar: Mike Stern
Organ [Hammond], Electric Piano [Wurlitzer]: John Medeski
Saxophone: Bob Malach

11: Hope You Don't Mind
Bass: Chris Minh Doky
Drums: Cindy Blackman
Engineer: Phil Magnotti
Engineer [Assistant]: Ada Rovatti, Amos Halfi, Charley Hustle
Guitar: Mike Stern
Piano: Jim Beard
Trumpet: Randy Brecker

Credits

Consultant [Production Consultant]: Jon Herington
Coordinator [Production]: Natalie Singer
Design: Robert Hoffman (2)
Executive-Producer: Dave Love
Liner Notes: Bill Milkowski
Management: Roy Holland (2)
Mastered By: Greg Calbi
Mixed By: Phil Magnotti
Photography By: Clay Patrick McBride
Producer: Jim Beard
Written-By: Mike Stern

Notes:

[Track # 1, 7 recorded]
December 19 – [l265648], NYC

[Track # 2, 8 recorded]
January 27 – [l484792] – Austin

[Track # 3 recorded]
January 12, 2006 – [l264960] – NYC
Unreleased material from [url=https://www.discogs.com/master/1407468-Mike-Stern-Who-Let-The-Cats-Out]Who Let the Cats Out?[/url] Session

[Track # 4 to 6 recorded]
December 19 – [l265648] – NYC

[Track # 9, 10 recorded]
January 21 – [l264960] – NYC

[Track # 11 recorded]
March 29 – [l265648] – NYC

Additional recording: [url=https://www.discogs.com/label/540818-BC-Studios]B & C Studios – New York, NY[/url] and [url=https://www.discogs.com/label/820360-Silvermine-Studios-Norwalk-CT]Silvermine Studios – Norwalk, CT[/url]

© 2009 Heads Up International, a division of Concord Music Group Inc.
℗ 2009 Mike Stern

Richard Bona appears courtesy of Universal Music France
Terri Lyne Carrington appears courtesy of Groove Jazz Media and E1 Music
Chris Minh Doky appears courtesy of Blue Note Records
Eric Johnson appears courtesy of Vortexan Music
Esperanza Sparlding appears courtesy of Heads Up International & Montuno Producciones, S.L.

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