Between the Lines

Mike Stern | Format: Audio Cassette

Product Details

• Audio Cassette (February 27, 1996)
• Label: Atlantic / Wea
• ASIN: B000002J75
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,858,271 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Sunnyside

2. The Vine

3. Wing and a Prayer

4. Lose the Suit

5. You Never Know

6. Tell Me

7. With a Twist

8. True Enough

9. Pages

10. Bait Tone Blues

Editorial Reviews

CD reissue of the Jazz guitarist's 1996 album. Featuring musical assistance from Jim Beard, Bob Berg, Dave Weckl and others. Wounded Bird. 2007. --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars the best rhytm-section I have ever heard, December 22, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Between the Lines (Audio CD)

Mike`s playing the guitar is very exciting for me. I am a drummer and 1 am very fascinated by Dave Weckl`s drumming. The grooves are very good and they combine it with a lot of jazz-elements. I like this record!!! Yours Bernie(15 Years)

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Mike Stern Fave, January 31, 2001

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K. Pavey (Melbourne, Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Between the Lines (Audio CD)

I'm a drummer and follow David Weckl where'r he goes. So I knew this album would be good from the start. I also find this album to be one of Mike Stern's best ('Is what it is' is another excellent one) - it blends the best of his melodic (mostly minor tendencies) with the occasional leadfoot on the distortion pedal to tread a very interesting jazz/rock line.

My only reservation is Mike's solos can get to be a little in sameness - even live at the Continental I was almost otherwise distracted at times wishing he'd get on with it and make a point.

Nevertheless excellent jazz/fusion. Highly recommended.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A slow burn that reaches a crescendo on track ten., January 31, 2008

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Sam I am "fiction writer" (brunswick, Md) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Between the Lines (Audio CD)

This is the first Mike Stern album I have bought, but it will not be my last. I knew his guitar work from Miles Davis' band, and I am a big fan of Dave Weckl from his work with Chick Corea, so it wasn't really a big chance I was taking when I bought this. It took awhile for it to catch on with me, but now I can't put it down.

The album starts sort of slow, nothing immediately grabbed my attention, but after playing it about half a dozen times, I decided to listen to it sequentially, and wow... that last track is an amazing capper. Of course Mike and Dave are great because they are exceptional players, but who is that bassist? He carries that tune at times.