=======================================================[spoyler=About]   Mike Stern typically assembles a band for each release; in other words, he doesn't have a different set of musicians (with a few exceptions) on every track. A rare production turn by noted guitarist Hiram Bullock resulted in some of the finest audio quality available at the time for all-analog recordings (this CD was never digitally remixed/remastered). The basic band here is: Dave Weckl (of Chick Corea Electric Band fame) on drums, Mark Egan (member of the first Pat Metheny Group) on bass, Mitch Forman on keyboards, Dr. Gibbs (a top jazz session man for much of the 1970's and 1980's) on percussion, and Bob Berg on saxophones. However, it's the one "alternate band" cut that makes this CD so famous: Mood Swings was one of the last studio recordings by the late, great Jaco Pastorius, here joined by drummer Peter Erskine (both of Weather Report fame). You can tell there's something special going on as soon as Jaco plucks his first chord (that's right: he plays the bass like someone else would play a standard guitar). Mood Swings is one of my all-time favorite tunes, and it features the patented Peter Erskine driving half-time swing. As if that wasn't enough, the opening (title) and closing tracks absolutely rock. Typical of Mike Stern releases, a couple of tasteful ballads - Goodbye Again featuring David Sanborn on alto sax and After You -are mixed in among a absolutely knockout set. [/spoyler]=======================================================