Mike Stevens
This British saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist has made several best-selling crossover jazz recordings such as the RCA/Novus albums Light Up the Night and Set the Spirit Free. His efforts have paid off in the United States as well, where sales of these recordings were also brisk. This led to a contract with Dome, something that pleased Stevens to the point where he titled his first recording for the company Joy. Or perhaps he was just happy working with guest vocalists Melissa Morgan and Juliet Roberts, whose stylings add great appeal to the tracks. The tracks include a cover version of the Teddy Pendergrass song that is the actual source of the album's title, as well as a version of fusion jazz warhorse "Jean Pierre" by thundering drummer and extravagantly clad bandleader Alphonse Mouzon. These two tracks are worth mentioning as they provide an indication of Stevens' musical orientation. In addition to his activities recording his own music, Stevens produces R&B, funk, and dance acts. He is one of the main people behind theJunction 14 label, a distribution deal he set up with Dome. He was musical director for Take That, a group that had a fairly typical lifespan as a leading British teen act: i.e., three days, four hours, and 37 minutes. He composed three tunes that this group featured in its live set. Stevens toured Europe, Japan, Australia, the Far East, and the United States with the band. He recorded with Welsh pop legend Tom Jones and American R&B diva Tina Turner in the late '90s.
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Discography
15 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Piggyback
Blues - Released by True North Records on 21 nov. 2013
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Breathe In The World, Breathe Out Music
Blues - Released by Stony Plain Records on 20 mei 2022
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Push Record : The Banff Sessions
Wereldmuziek - Released by True North Records on 9 jun. 2011
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Harmonica
Blues - Released by Stony Plain Records on 11 jun. 2021
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Blowin' Up A Storm
Blues - Released by Stony Plain Records on 11 jun. 2021
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Colin's Cross
Blues - Released by Stony Plain Records on 11 jun. 2021
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Life's Railway To Heaven
Blues - Released by Stony Plain Records on 11 jun. 2021
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Like A Little Bird
Blues - Released by Stony Plain Records on 11 feb. 2022
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Livin' In Sarnia
Blues - Released by Stony Plain Records on 1 apr. 2022
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Division Street
Progressieve rock - Released by MayApple Records on 1 jan. 2003
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Normally Anomaly
Blues - Released by Stony Plain Records on 11 jun. 2021
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Old Time Mojo
Blues - Released by Borealis Records on 1 jun. 2004
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
The World is Only Air
Blues - Released by Borealis Records on 1 mei 2001
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Country and Western
Mike Stevens, Al Nichols, The Maylands
Country - Released by Society Records on 10 aug. 1964
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -