Bob Berg - Common Ground

Bob Berg, tenor saxophone
Mike Stern, guitar
Lincoln Goines, bass
Dennis Chambers, drums

[@adgo22]

Man the 80'-90's for NYC Jazz was an absolute killer time..! Stern-Berg Band, Brecker's Group, Steps, Steve Kahn and his Trio's, Sco's Blue Matter line up, the PMG and Chick and the Electric Band (OK...LA based) etc etc..with amazing CD after CD followed by world wide tours it was such a fertile time to grow as a musician and as a music fan..I remember taking just normal folk to such gigs and introducing them to this music/sound and having them be just blown away by the quality of playing, players and by the susbstance of the tunes,,especially the ballads..just beautiful..would so love to go back to that simpler time but am so happy I was "there"...

[@sermorel]

One of the most beautiful songs by Mike Stern. Can hear a million times !

[@mariusardeleanu3884]

Me too! 😉

[@peterhofman7188]

Me Three!

[@andrewreisinger6860]

I saw this lineup in Naples Italy in 1991. I'll never forget it!

[@claudiocontur4300]

visto live in Italy ...Fantastic ...i end up dining with all of them after the concert ...great memory...(pax Bob) keep play of there!

[@LT3ska]

Great song, beautiful video and magical atmosphere. Thanks for sharing!

[@nangapire]

Que placer escuchar a estos grandes !!!

[@ninpedu]

Bob berg incredible music wow

[@hoffus]

Amen Nin. What a tasteful solo, huh? The origin CD version didnt have sax, but he makes this sound like it was written for sax!

[@maciejboiski2428]

10:51 and 9:01 - yes! the lick was also there :)

[@metaphor5533]

MS always is the best

[@picardbs]

Bob Berg? This is a Mike Stern's song!

[@drmedwuast]

Yeah, but like always, Bob stole the show

[@fredlupin]

Yes but anyone who know mike stern knows that, but the brecker brothers live version in 1992 tour with michael brecker was so famous, it s usefull to notice Bob is playing in this video....(he was in the original Cd, i think....)

[@janpedersen8376]

@@fredlupinold thread i know and, no disrespect to Bob Berg but Michael Brecker was so much better in the two takes i have seen. One was in the North Sea Jazz Festival and the other at a concert in Spain.

[@angelolivares8754]

7:54 that's why they call him Fat Time Mike

[@richvanc100]

Inhabits my soul.

[@velotron]

Full concert here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fHrddWyFjs2YnrM

[@aartman01]

Is it true that he plays Roy Buchanan's old Tele?

[@drmedwuast]

No, it’s a Yamaha signature

[@mariusardeleanu3884]

Mike said a bandit with a gun stole him that guitar.

[@angelolivares8754]

Yes that was one of Roy's Telees and was robbed to Mike Stern at gunpoint in Boston as mentioned by him in different interviews. The Yamaha was designed based on that telee. The Yamaha has a different headstock design (the Pacifica headstock) and the one in this video for sure is the Fender headstock. If you listen to the guitar solo of Swing Moods there are some parts played with the bridge pickup that sound really similar to Roy's harmonics in When a Guitar Plays the Blues sometimes I even think it's the exact same guitar in both songs

[@Happy-Me.]

My wife. Well she sure looks like her!!! 1:44

[@borgullet3376]

Happy Me now we know why you're Happy ! She's standing next to Drumming Great Mark Mondesir as well ! Stay Blessed : )

[@ChawShaka]

El Chavo del 8 Plays drums!