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Mr. Stern

Audio CD Tracks This tune is a dedication to Mike

Band 8 Stern, who is equally exceptional at
bebop and funk-fusion styles. It has a
Play-along 21 (no guitar)
16-bar form and a half-time swing-
funk groove (I’ve heard it called
“swunk”). It’s felt more in 2: that is,
Intro: 8 bars the half note gets the pulse.
In Head: twice C minor is the overall sound. Start
Sax Solo: 4 choruses from there, and add anything you can
Guitar Solo: 5 choruses in the way of scales and arpeggios to
the chords, but try to keep it grooving.
Out Head: twice
Intro: 8 bars On the melody, strive for a blend with
In Head: twice the sax, and you may notice that I
Sax Solo: 4 choruses occasionally throw in a chord voicing
in the 8th measure, a G7#9.
Guitar Solo: 5 choruses
The first 12 bars of the melody are
not too difficult. The last bars are the
workout. This is the “Stern” section,
the stuff that Mike can fire out
with ease. For myself, this kind of
line is difficult and takes much
practice. Work on this section slowly
until you can play with the
recording. Meanwhile, groove out
over the solo section. Hey, try it with
some friends.

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Mr. Stern
Jim Kelly

Half-time Swing Funk (Π= 100)

C-7
b C . Play 8 times (or vamp until cue)
b
& b . ’ ’ ’ ’ ..

C-7 F9
bb b .. œ œ ‰ œ ‰ ^œ œ œ Œ œ œ Jœ b œ œ œ œ Œ ‰ œ œ œ n œ œ Œ
& J J J J

C-7 G7(# 9)œ

bb œ œ ‰ œ ‰ ^œ œ œ Œ œœ œ œ œ ˙ ˙
Ó
& b J J J J

C-7 A b13
b œ œ ‰ œ ‰ œ œ œ œ bœ œ œ œ Œ
b
& b J J Œ œJ œ J

D-7(b 5) G7(# 9)œ # œ œ œ

œ3nœ œ œ œ
b œ œ œ
& b b ‰ J œ œ Aœ œ Œ ‰ jœœœœ
œ
Last X Only
C-7 E b9 C-7 A bmaj7 G7(# 9)
œ œ
bb b œ œ œ n œ b œ œ œ bœ œ nœ œ œ œ . œ œ
& nœ . Œ Ó

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Mr. Stern
Jim Kelly
Half-time Swing Funk (Π= 100)
C-7 C-7
1 Play 8 times (or vamp until cue)
3
3 1 3^œ 1 œ 3 1 œ
bb C . œ œ œ
& b . ’ ’ ’ ’ .. .. œ œ ‰ J ‰ J Œ œJ J
VIII
T 8
A
B
.. .. .. 10 10
8 10 8
10
8 10

F9 3 3
C-7
bb œ œ1 œ œ Œ ‰ œ1 œ3 œ1
b ^
œ œ ‰ œJ ‰ œ œJ
œ œ
Œ Jœ œ J
& b J nœ œ Œ
1

T 8
A 11 8 10 8 8 10 8 8 10
10 8 7 7 10 10 10
B
G7(# 9) C-7
1 4 œ œ1 ˙ ^ œ œ
bb b œ ˙
Ó œ
œœ‰J‰ œ Œ Jœ œ œ
J
& J
T 8 11 8 8
A 8 10 8 8 10
10 10 10
B

A b13 D-7(b 5) 4
3 œ 3
1 3 3 1
bb bœ ‰ œJ œ œ1 A œ œ Œ
œ œ œ Œ œ œ
& b ‰ jœœœœ
4 X
œ 3 1
4
1
T
A 11 8 10 8 10 12 13
10 8 10 12
B 11 11
10 13
11

G7(# 9) 4 4 1
C-7 E b9 A bmaj7 G7(# 9) C-7
œ 4 4 Last X Only
2 3 1œ œ 3 4 3 2 4
1œ
œ # œ œ 1 4 3 1 1
b b3 œ œ1 œb œ œ n œ œ œ3 1 œ2 . 3œ œ
n œ œ œ œ n œ b œ œ
& b nœ . ŒÓ
XI X VIII
10 13 14 15 11 10
T 12 12 13 11 10 9 11 8 8
A
B
13 12 8 11 10 8
10 7
8
.. 10 10

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