| These Times |
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| Released | January 13, 2004 |
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- Carriage House Studios (Stamford, Connecticut)
- Avatar Studios and B & C Studios (New York City, New York)
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| Genre | Jazz |
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| Length | 69:44 |
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| Label | ESC Records |
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| Producer | Jim Beard |
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These Times is an album by Mike Stern, released in 2004 through ESC Records.[2][3] The album reached a peak position of number eleven on Billboard's Top Jazz Albums chart.[4]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Mike Stern, except "If Only" where music was written by Mike Stern and lyric by Richard Bona[5]
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| 1. | "Chatter" | 6:11 |
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| 2. | "Silver Lining" | 6:37 |
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| 3. | "I Know You" | 5:07 |
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| 4. | "Mirage" | 6:47 |
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| 5. | "If Only" | 5:31 |
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| 6. | "Street Rhyme" | 6:39 |
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| 7. | "Avenue B" | 6:14 |
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| 8. | "Remember" | 6:04 |
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| 9. | "These Times" | 8:14 |
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| 10. | "What You Believe" | 6:47 |
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| 11. | "Last One Down" | 5:33 |
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| Total length: | 69:44 |
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Personnel
- Mike Stern – guitars
- Jim Beard – acoustic piano, synthesizers, organ
- Jon Herington – rhythm guitar (10)
- Béla Fleck – banjo (3)
- Will Lee – bass (1, 4, 6, 7, 9)
- Richard Bona – bass (2, 3, 5, 10), percussion (2, 10), vocals (2, 3, 5, 10)
- Victor Wooten – bass (8, 11)
- Vinnie Colaiuta – drums (1–7, 9–11)
- Dennis Chambers – drums (8)
- Arto Tuncboyaciyan – percussion (1, 4–6, 9)
- Don Alias – percussion (8, 10)
- Kenny Garrett – soprano saxophone (1), alto saxophone (7, 9)
- Bob Franceschini – tenor saxophone (4, 8, 11)
- Bob Malach – tenor saxophone (6)
- Elisabeth Kontomanou – vocals (1, 2, 4, 6)
Production
- Joachim Becker – executive producer
- Jim Beard – producer, recording
- Phil Magnotti – recording, mixing
- Aya Takemura – assistant engineer
- Greg Calbi – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York, NY)
- Joachim Oster – design
- George Lange – photography
- David Burrell – management
References
