Play is an album by the American jazz guitarist Mike Stern, released in 1999 through Atlantic Records.
The album peaked at No. 21 on Billboard'''s Traditional Jazz Albums chart.
Production Bill Frisell and John Scofield contributed to the album. It was tracked live, with few overdubs.
Critical receptionThe Times thought that Stern "displays a new maturity—these are properly integrated songs, not simply backdrops for long solos." The Los Angeles Daily News'' wrote that the album is "highlighted by fine work from Stern and Scofield on the title track's minor blues, the New Orleans-flavored 'Small World' and the bop-driven 'Outta Town'."
Track listing All songs written by Mike Stern. "Play" - 7:15 "Small World" - 5:23 "Outta Town" - 6:09 "Blue Tone" - 6:43 "Tipatina's" - 6:35 "All Heart" - 6:22 "Frizz" - 5:41 "Link" - 6:50 "Goin' Under" - 4:10 "Big Kids" - 7:29
Personnel Mike Stern – guitars Jim Beard – keyboards (1–3, 5, 6, 8, 9) John Scofield – guitars (1–3) Bill Frisell – guitars (4, 6, 7, 10) Lincoln Goines – bass Ben Perowsky – drums (1–4, 6, 7, 10) Dennis Chambers – drums (5, 8, 9) Bob Malach – tenor saxophone (3, 5, 6, 8, 9)
Production Yves Beauvais – A&R Jim Beard – producer Matt Bayles – recording Dan Gellert – recording Phil Magnotti – recording David Fischer – recording assistant Matt Gold – recording assistant Caleb Lambert – recording assistant Greg Thompson – recording assistant Joe Ferla – mixing Rory Romano – assistant mix engineer Andrea Yankovsky – assistant mix engineer Greg Calbi – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York, NY) Lynn Kowaleski – art direction, design Roy Zipstein – photography David Burrell – management for Tropix International
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