Artist: Mike Stern
Title Of Album: Upside Downside
Year Of Release: March 1986
Label: Atlantic / Wea
Genre: Jazz, Solo
Quality/Bitrate: MP3 / 192 kbit/s / 44.1 Khz / Stereo
Total Time: 35:38 min
Total Size: 48,1 mb
WebSite: http://www.mikestern.org

I think overall an excellent album. Mainly an electric sound. It start off with Upside Downside, great guitar work, pretty heavy for jazz, I would say but I like that, nice speed, nice build-up, it really kicks ass. On to a nice compostion called Little Shoes, featuring Mike with a good solo with some over-drive. Tune down time, Goodbye Again, beautiful intro, nice sax work. Some up tempo now with Mood Swings. What can I say... kicks ass... Ballad time, After You, my favourite. Mike shows his feeling here, every note counts, beautiful phrasing. It finishes of with Scuffle. Great rythmic piece. And probably the best solo of this album. Ries van Schelven



Mike Stern - guitar
Bob Berg - tenor sax
Mitch Forman - piano, synthesizers
Mark Egan - bass
Jeff Andrews - bass
Dave Weckl - drums
Dr. Gibbs - percussion
Davis Sanborn - alto sax
Jaco Pastorius - bass
Steve Jordan - drums

TrackList
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1. Upside Down
2. Little Shoes
3. Goodbye Again
4. Mood Swings
5. After You
6. Scuffle