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Yellowjackets Feat Mike Stern – Lifecycle (2008)
SACD Rip | SACD ISO | DST64 2.0 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 01:02:40 minutes | 4.03 GB
Genre: Fusion, Smooth Jazz | Publisher (label): Heads Up International – HUSA 9139
The new recording by the Yellowjackets, two-time GRAMMY winners and cutting-edge purveyors of innovative and eclectic jazz for more than 25 years, features Mike Stern, the virtuoso guitarist who has established himself as the premier jazz and jazz-fusion guitarist of his generation.
This project was inspired by Yellowjackets’ appearance as guest musicians during Stern’s performance at the Montreal Jazz Festival in the summer of 2007. The studio recording showcases all five musicians’ individual and collective virtuosity as instrumentalists and songwriters and is the first Yellowjackets recording in 15 years to feature a guitar player. ‘Lifecycle’ illustrates the kind of energy and creative brilliance that results when five talented players pool their individual talents as songwriters and musicians and merge into an entity that’s far greater than the sum of its parts.
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Mike Stern & Jeff Lorber Fusion – Eleven (2019)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 53:59 minutes | 1,29 GB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Concord Jazz
GRAMMY Award-winning keyboardist/composer/producer Jeff Lorber recalls seeing guitarist Mike Stern during his much-ballyhooed tenure with Miles Davis in the early ‘80s. “I’ve been a fan of his for a long time,” said the keyboardist, who was touring hard in support of his hit records Wizard Island and It’s a Fact in those analog days. “Jeff Lorber Fusion and Miles Davis were playing some of the same festivals back then, so I got to hear him play.” For his part, Stern offered, “To be honest, I was aware of him, and had heard a bunch of good things, but I had never really checked him out. We were just in different orbits, me and Jeff.”
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Mike Stern – These Times (2004)
PS3 Rip | SACD ISO | DST64 2.0 & 5.1 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 69:33 minutes | Scans included | 4,39 GB
or FLAC 2.0 Stereo (converted with foobar2000 to tracks) 24bit/88,2 kHz | Full Scans included | 1,33 GB
Combine the innovative guitar energy of legendary fusion master Mike Stern with old friends (bassist Richard Bona, drummer Vinnie Colaiuta) and new (saxman Kenny Garrett), and anything is bound to happen. But fans expecting raucous swinging and jamming the whole time may be surprised at the subtle lyricism and exotic explorations that define these times for their hero. Yes, his electric is crackling on the hypnotic opener, “Chatter,” but it’s in the crazy, exotic context of a Middle Eastern vibe inspired by Pakistani great Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (look out, Eddie Vedder!). Jim Beard’s jumpy piano, Colaiuta’s wild, New Orleans groove, and Garrett’s swirling lines provide great support. Once Stern and company have the listener’s attention, they can become seductive with more intimate affairs like the Joe Zawinul-influenced “Silver Lining,” which features an exotic falsetto vocal by Bona, a former Zawinul Syndicate member who also propels the tune with his increasingly muscular basslines. Bona adds the same touch in a gentler way to the lush romance of “I Know You,” featuring a soft-spoken harmony line by guest star banjo great Béla Fleck. This sequence of tunes sets the tone of the rest of the disc, which mixes more Khan-flavored gems (the colorful singalong “Mirage,” featuring vocals by Elisabeth Kontomanou), soft ballads, and a sexy midtempo funk number that (gasp!) might translate to the smooth jazz format. Another highlight is the punchy bebop number “Remember,” dedicated to Stern’s longtime collaborator the late Bob Berg. Perhaps the only drawback is having Garrett on hand but only featuring him on three numbers.
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Title: Lee Ritenour & Mike Stern with The Freeway Band – Live at The Blue Note Tokyo
Release Date: 2012
Genre: Jazz, Fusion, Crossover Jazz, Guitar Virtuoso, Neo-Bop
Artist: Lee Ritenour – Guitar; Mike Stern – Guitar; Simon Phillips – Drums; John Beasley – Keyboard, Synthesizer; Melvin Davis – Bass.
Production/Label: Ward Records, Inc.
Duration: 01:29:17
Quality: Blu-ray
Container: BDMV
Video codec: AVC
Audio codec: PCM
Video: MPEG-4 AVC 23998 kbps / 1920*1080i / 29,970 fps / 16:9 / High Profile 4.1
Audio: English LPCM 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1536 kbps / 16-bit
Subtitles: Japanese
Size: 21.04 GB
Lee Ritenour and Mike Stern incredible performances was recorded at the Blue Note Tokyo in February 2011. These two great fusion guitarists are augmented by the Freeway Jam Band consisting of keyboardist John Beasley, bassist Melvin Davis & drummer Simon Phillips. Who is the greatest guitar player? Watch it and be the Judge.
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Jan Gunnar Hoff Group – Featuring Mike Stern (2018)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 48:42 minutes | 569 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Losen Records
Nuclear fusion is a reaction in which two or more atomic nuclei come close enough to form one or more different atomic nuclei and subatomic particles.
If you have ever wondered what “fusion” sounds like musically…then wonder no more. It is laid out, immaculately, in this most special album. We hear fusion in all its glory, the crossover between jazz, funk and rock performed with perfect precision. This is achieved not only with excellence of composition and inexorable instrumental virtuosity, but also by choice of studio, production and mastering techniques. Best of all – the album sounds fresh, vibrant and it’s American superstar guitarist guest Mike Stern is, having recovered from a serious accident, back on top form.
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George Coleman, Mike Stern, Ron Carter & Jimmy Cobb – 4 Generations Of Miles (2002)
PS3 Rip | SACD ISO | DST64 2.0 & 5.0 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 67:04 minutes | Scans included | 3,73 GB
or FLAC 2.0 Stereo (converted with foobar2000 to tracks) 24bit/88,2 kHz | Full Scans included | 1,37 GB
The night of May 12, 2002, may go down as another important milestone on the timeline of legendary jazz trumpeter Miles Davis. Four musicians, each representing a different Miles Davis band from his ever-evolving career, came together at the club Makor in New York City to do what everybody said couldn’t be done—effectively fuse together elements of the radically different styles that Miles embodied over his 45 years of professional performance.
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George Coleman, Mike Stern, Ron Carter, Jimmy Cobb – 4 Generations of Miles (2002)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:07:04 minutes | 1,39 GB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Chesky Records
The night of May 12, 2002, may go down as another important milestone on the timeline of legendary jazz trumpeter Miles Davis. Four musicians, each representing a different Miles Davis band from his ever-evolving career, came together at the club Makor in New York City to do what everybody said couldn’t be done—effectively fuse together elements of the radically different styles that Miles embodied over his 45 years of professional performance.
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Eric Johnson & Mike Stern – Eclectic (2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:12:22 minutes | 1,60 GB | Genre: Jazz, Fusion
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Heads Up International
Two bona fide guitar heroes in their respective fields – Eric Johnson in the rock realm and Mike Stern in the jazz world – go toe-to-toe on Eclectic, a scintillating musical showcase that brings together their disparate influences in one potent package!
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Mike Bloomfield, Al Kooper, Steve Stills – Super Session (1968) [Audio Fidelity 2014]
PS3 Rip | SACD ISO | DST64 2.0 & 5.1 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 52:41 minutes | Full Scans included | 3,48 GB
or DSD64 Stereo (from SACD-ISO to Tracks.dsf) > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 50:20 m | Full Scans included | 1,29 GB
or FLAC 2.0 (carefully converted & encoded to tracks) 24bit/96 kHz | 50:20 m | Full Scans included | 1,17 GB
Features Stereo and Multichannel Surround Sound | Audio Fidelity # AFZ5 186
Super Session is an album conceived by Al Kooper and featuring the work of guitarists Mike Bloomfield and Stephen Stills, released on Columbia Records in 1968. Bloomfield and Stills do not play together on the album, with tracks including Bloomfield on side one, and those including Stills on side two. It peaked at number 12 on the Billboard 200, and has been certified a gold record by the RIAA.
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The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra – Great Western Themes (2005)
PS3 Rip | SACD ISO | DST64 2.0 & 5.1 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 38:22 minutes | Scans included | 2,12 GB
or FLAC 2.0 Stereo (converted with foobar2000 to tracks) 24bit/48 kHz | Full Scans included | 419 MB
Features Stereo and Multichannel Surround Sound
The world’s largest-ever classical recording contract with one of the most outstanding orchestras, was begun in September 1993 and has been build into a collection of over 150 albums of the world’s best classical music. Our aim is to present the ultimate in quality at an unbeatable price, making ‘The Royal Philharmonic Collection’ the only collection you will ever need.
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Rival Sons – Great Western Valkyrie (2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 00:47:40 minutes | 1,01 GB | Genre: Blues Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Earache Records Ltd
Robin Everhart, the Rival Sons’ founding bassist, left in late October of 2013, deciding that the grueling rigors of touring weren’t for him. The band replaced him with Dave Beste in time to record the band’s fourth full-length. Once more they enlisted producer Dave Cobb (who helmed the Head Down sessions) and recorded at his Nashville studio. Rival Sons have doubled down on their worship of late-’60s psych, blues-rock, and hard rock because of the lockdown groove in drummer Michael Miley’s interplay with Beste, a much more straight-ahead rock bassist. What’s different is how the band combines these sounds, Led Zeppelin’s pervasive guitar and vocal influence still a primary inspiration, but this is colored also by a love the Jimmy Page-era Yardbirds, the Nazz, the Doors, and the boogie of classic Status Quo. The group has manifested most of these before, but not in this way. In their songwriting and arrangements, they recombine these influences in sometimes startling new ways. Even the most sprawling, psych-oriented tracks have excellent riffs, while most of the hard rockers and boogies contain hooks and multiple textures. Force is never sacrificed. Opening single “Electric Man” is unabashed in its Led Zeppelin IV proclivities, but “Good Things” evokes the Zombies of Odessey and Oracle with harder-edged guitars and fatter drums. “Secret,” led by Beste’s bass throb and Scott Holiday’s thundering guitar vamp, makes room for guest keyboardist Ikey Owens (Mars Volta) on organ. “Open My Eyes” opens with a vamp worthy of Black Sabbath, but it becomes a gritty, near country-rocker with phased drum kit. The transcendent Pete Townshend-esque guitar chords that serve as the intro to “Belle Starr” give way to a crunchy slide riff, then an open, spacious psychedelia. It changes shape several times before the close with a woolly, dirty-assed bassline and Zep-style rhythmic syncopations. The proggy blues in the intro to “Destination on Course” is a fine showcase for Jay Buchanan’s croon atop brooding guitars and a swelling menace in the rhythm section. This holds sway until a female backing chorus (Kristen Rogers) enters, and things come completely off the rails in Wagnerian mind-melting psych. Great Western Valkyrie continues to revel in retro-rock, but it does so with fine songwriting, arrangements, and — above all — taste added to the instrumental firepower. Combined, these strengths make this a full step up from Head Down.
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Mike Valeras – Cover Me (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 40:43 minutes | 803 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © 3115935 Records DK2
With over 25 years experience in guitar performance and education, Mike Valeras has garnered a reputation as one of the most respected musicians, composers and guitar instructors in Nashville.
Having honed his skills in the rich, musical breeding ground of the Boston area, Mike earned his B.M. in music education from Berklee College of Music and his M.M. in performance from the University of Massachusetts. In addition, he spent five years under the tutelage of legendary Jazz educator, Charlie Banacos (Mike Stern, Wayne Krantz, Jeff Berlin).
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Mike Oldfield – The Killing Fields (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (1984/2016)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 45:52 minutes | 819 MB | Genre: Soundtrack
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © UMC (Universal Music Catalogue)
Mike Oldfield was asked in 1984 to score Roland Joffe’s film about two journalists’ experiences in the ‘killing fields’ of Kampuchea. Although Oldfield’s music is synonymous with film, it is his first and only score to date, The film was highly acclaimed winning two Academy awards and Oldfield’s score was an integral part of it, earning him a BAFTA and Golden Globe nomination. Newly remastered for 2016, The Killing Fields is a well-regarded entry in Mike Oldfield’s illustrious discography. As with all of Oldfield’s critically acclaimed re-release programme, the notes include a new interview with Mike.
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Mike Cooley, Patterson Hood, Jason Isbell – Live at the Shoals Theatre, June 15 2014 (2020)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 02:18:22 minutes | 1,50 GB | Genre: Folk, Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Southeastern Records
Jason Isbell dug into the vaults to pull out a special 2014 concert alongside his former Drive-By Truckers bandmates Patterson Hood and Mike Cooley on Friday. The concert, which took place at the Shoals Theatre in Florence, AL on June 15th, 2014, is available now on Bandcamp.
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Mandoki Soulmates – A Memory Of Our Future (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:18:07 minutes | 1,56 GB | Genre: Progressive Rock, Jazz Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © InsideOutMusic
More than three decades after being founded by Leslie Mandoki, Mandoki Soulmates not only set new musical standards with their album “A Memory Of Our Future”, but also present a masterpiece of production technology: the entire album was recorded and produced in analog form – from the first note to the finished vinyl.
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