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Changing some personnel while recording The Man with the Horn, he formed a live band consisting of Mike Stern on guitar (replacing Barry Finnerty), Al Foster on drums, Mino Cinelu on percussion (he had replaced Sammy Figueroa), Bill Evans on soprano, and Marcus Miller on bass.
After the procrastinations of The Man With The Horn, We Want Miles went smoothly. Miles was definitely back and ready to go on the road to perform for his fans who had been awaiting him for six years. From June 26 to 29, 1981, he got himself into shape at Kix, a Boston club. At first the musicians—the group from “Fat Time,” including Mino Cinelu who took over on percussion—were a bit ...
We Want Miles. The only live album from the 1980s released during Miles’s lifetime and one of the best of the era. Miles’s superb touring band of Mike Stern, Bill Evans, Marcus Miller, Al Foster and Mino Cinelu basically went on stage with little preparation and yet played with such strong cohesion. Miles was sick on tour, but that didn’t ...
The inside cover of the album (and CD booklet) includes a photo of Miles, Marcus Miller, Bill Evans and part of Mike Stern. Miles’s band members rarely appeared on his album covers. 16.
A leading electric guitarist on the jazz scene with heavy rock influence, and bandleader for many years; after stints with Blood, Sweat & Tears and Billy Cobham in the 1970s, played with Miles on stage and on recordings from 1981 to 1983, and again in 1985. Standout Track. Playlist. Pop-up Player.
Mike Stern - About. One of the great jazz guitarists of his generation, Mike Stern has the unique ability to play with the finesse and lyricism of Jim Hall, the driving swing of Wes Montgomery and the turbulent, overdriven attack of Jimi Hendrix.
