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- They make an odd couple – the long-haired jazzer who looks like a rocker and the somewhat neater, shorter-haired fella whose fiery riffs belie his understated appearance. Mike Stern and Eric Johnson inhabit different musical worlds, but their unexpected collaboration, first sparked five years ago, has finally made it to the record racks.
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Eclectic is collaborative album between American guitarists Eric Johnson and Mike Stern. It was released on October 27, 2014. It was Johnson's first studio release since his 2010 album Up Close. The album features guest appearances by Malford Milligan and Christopher Cross.
- Rock , Instrumental Rock , Jazz Fusion
Mike Stern (born January 10, 1953) is an American jazz guitarist. After playing with Blood, Sweat & Tears, he worked with drummer Billy Cobham, then with trumpeter Miles Davis from 1981 to 1983 and again in 1985. He then began a solo career, releasing more than a dozen albums.
One of the most outstanding instrumentalists in rock over the past 30 years, Texas guitar slinger and GRAMMY® Award winner Eric Johnson was already a legend before he recorded his first album.
The two dip into a jazzy bag on Eric’s “Tidal” (a tribute to his own personal guitar hero, Wes Montgomery) and on Mike’s surging modal romp “Remember” (patterned after John Coltrane ...
- 7 min
- 49.4K
- Concord Records
For Immediate Release – 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.
On 2014’s Eclectic, Stern went toe-to-toe with Texas guitar slinger Eric Johnson, cutting a wide stylistic swath on eleven originals while showcasing their mutual love of Jimi Hendrix on a cover of his slow blues classic, “Red House.”
Mike Stern and Eric Johnson inhabit different musical worlds, but their unexpected collaboration, first sparked five years ago, has finally made it to the record racks.
