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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.
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.
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 ...
Guitarist Mike Stern lets loose some fury, but electric bassist Marcus Miller is not reluctant to walk now and then in a straight-ahead fashion, drummer Al Foster and percussionist Mino Cinelu are tasteful, and Bill Evans gets in a few good spots on soprano. As for Davis, he was gradually regaining his earlier form.
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.
