Jim Stern


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US Engineer.
In 1968 he started as house drummer for Fantasy Records. Gradually Stern became one of the most popular recording engineer of 70s/80s. He worked for The Greg Kihn Band, Sammy Hagar, Taxxi, Rodney Franklin, April Wine, Sonny Rollins, Tom Coster, Freddie Hubbard, Cannonball Adderly, Jeffrey Osborne, Shooting Star, Cal Tjader, and Steve Douglas.

ALBUMS


Various
If You're Not Part Of The Solution... (Soul, Politics And Spirituality In Jazz 1967 To 1975)
2019, 2x Vinyl,
Various
Celestial Blues (Cosmic, Political And Spiritual Jazz 1970 To 1974)
2016, 2x Vinyl,
Cal Tjader
Extremes
2001, CD, ,
Latin Jazz
Cal Tjader
Here And There
1996
Country Joe McDonald
Classics
1989
Terry Dolan / Terry & The Pirates*
Wind Dancer
1981
Country Joe Mc Donald*
Private Parts
1980, 7", Fantasy
Terry And The Pirates
Montana Eyes
1980, 7", Single, Line Records, Line Records
Terry & The Pirates*
The Doubtful Handshake
1980, ,
Psychedelic Rock/Country Rock
Cal Tjader
Here
1979
Country Joe McDonald
Leisure Suite
1979
Country Joe McDonald
Love Is A Fire
1976
Country Joe McDonald
Love Is A Fire
1976
Frank Hayhurst
Your Love, My Love
1975, LP, Album, Fantasy
Country Joe McDonald
Save The Whales / Lonely On The Road
1975, 7", Single, Bellaphon, Fantasy
Country Joe McDonald
Save The Whales / Oh, Jamaica
1975
Country Joe McDonald
Breakfast For Two
1975
Azar Lawrence
Bridge Into The New Age
1974, Vinyl, ,
Fusion
Bola Sete
Shebaba
1971
Country Joe McDonald
Private Parts
1979, ,
Acoustic
Van Morrison
Three Chords & The Truth
2019, CD, ,
Rhythm & Blues
Various
For Discos Only (Indie Dance Music From Fantasy & Vanguard Records 1976–1981)
2018, ,
Disco
Van Morrison
The Prophet Speaks
2018, 2x Vinyl, ,
Rhythm & Blues
Various
Disco Discography Vol. 1
2011, CD, Comp, RM, Gold Legion
Ben Liebrand
Grand 12-Inches
2003, 4x CD, ,
House/Disco/Synth-pop/Euro House/Eurodance/Freestyle/Funk/Hi NRG
John Lee Hooker
The Best Of Friends
1998
Sonny Rollins
Don't Stop The Carnival
1998
John Lee Hooker
Don't Look Back
1997, CD, ,
Modern Electric Blues
McCoy Tyner
Together
1997
Van Morrison
Coney Island
1990
Rob Wasserman
Duets
1988, Vinyl, ,
Free Jazz/Soul-Jazz/Contemporary Jazz/Vocal/Ballad
Van Morrison
A Sense Of Wonder
1984, ,
Folk Rock/Soft Rock/Jazz-Rock
WBBH
WBBH
1981, LP, Red, Take One Records (2), ,
Fusion/Jazz-Funk
Flora Purim
Love Reborn
1981
McCoy Tyner
Passion Dance
1979
McCoy Tyner, Sonny Rollins, Ron Carter
Milestone Jazzstars In Concert
1979
McCoy Tyner
The Greeting
1978
The Originals
Don't Put Me On / Take This Love
1978, ,
Disco/Funk
Leonard Rosenman
The Lord Of The Rings (The Original Soundtrack Recording)
1978, ,
Soundtrack/Score/Contemporary
Sylvester
You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)
1978
Sylvester
Dance (Disco Heat)
1978, ,
Hi NRG/Disco
McCoy Tyner
Supertrios
1977
McCoy Tyner
Focal Point
1976, ,
Bop/Hard Bop
Nat Adderley
Double Exposure
1975
Sonny Rollins
The Cutting Edge
1975
Cannonball Adderley
Phenix
1975, ,
Jazz-Rock/Jazz-Funk/Fusion
Cannonball Adderley Presents Rick Holmes
Love, Sex, And The Zodiac
1974, ,
Soul-Jazz/Jazz-Funk/Spoken Word
Betty Everett
Love Rhymes
1974
The Blackbyrds
The Blackbyrds
1974
Flora Purim
Butterfly Dreams
1974
David Axelrod
Heavy Axe
1974
Flora Purim
Stories To Tell
1974
The Cannonball Adderley Quintet
Pyramid
1974, ,
Post Bop/Jazz-Funk/Modal
Natural Essence
In Search Of Happiness
1973
Joe Williams
Joe Williams Live
1973,
Kenny Burrell
Both Feet On The Ground
1973
Gary Bartz NTU Troop
I've Known Rivers And Other Bodies
1973
McCoy Tyner
Enlightenment
1973
Various
Fritz The Cat (Original Soundtrack Recording)
1972
Cal Tjader
Agua Dulce
1971, ,
Cha-Cha/Latin Jazz/Bolero/Guaguancó/Descarga/Instrumental

APPEARANCES +


David Axelrod
Heavy Axe
2023
Van Morrison And Joey DeFrancesco
Close Enough For Jazz / The Things I Used To Do
2018
Van Morrison And Joey DeFrancesco
You're Driving Me Crazy
2018
Hampton Hawes
Northern Windows Plus
2003, CD, Club, Prestige
McCoy Tyner
Together
1979
McCoy Tyner
Passion Dance
1979
McCoy Tyner
The Greeting
1978, ,
Contemporary Jazz
Sonny Rollins
Don't Stop The Carnival
1978
McCoy Tyner
Focal Point
1976,
Country Joe McDonald
Paradise With An Ocean View
1975, Vinyl, ,
Folk Rock/Country Rock
J. D. Blackfoot
Southbound And Gone
1975
Cannonball Adderley
Phenix
1975
Woody Herman
Herd At Montreux
1974, Vinyl, ,
Bop
Betty Everett
Love Rhymes
1974, Vinyl Hollywood Pressing, ,
Soul
Sonny Stitt
So Doggone Good
1974
The Blackbyrds
The Blackbyrds
1974, ,
Jazz-Funk/Funk
Merl Saunders
Merl Saunders
1974
Flora Purim
Stories To Tell
1974
Dexter Gordon
Blues A La Suisse
1974
Hampton Hawes
Playin' In The Yard
1973
Flora Purim
Butterfly Dreams
1973, ,
Fusion
The Cannonball Adderley Quintet
Inside Straight
1973
Gary Bartz NTU Troop
I've Known Rivers And Other Bodies
1973
McCoy Tyner
Enlightenment
1973
Cal Tjader
Agua Dulce
1971
Cal Tjader And Charlie Byrd
Tambu
Various
Hotel Jolie Dame
2023, LP, RSD, Comp, Ora, Jazz Dispensary,
Bossa Nova/Fusion/Latin Jazz/Funk/Jazz-Funk/Experimental
Van Morrison
Beyond Words: Instrumental
2023
Van Morrison
Accentuate The Positive
2023, 2x Vinyl, ,
Rhythm & Blues/Rock & Roll
Van Morrison And Joey DeFrancesco
You're Driving Me Crazy
2018
Van Morrison
At The Movies - Soundtrack Hits
2007, CD,
Van Morrison
Still On Top - The Greatest Hits
2007
Various
Jazz Voice: 32 Legendary Jazz Vocals
2004, 2xCD, Comp, Rock Records, ,
Cool Jazz/Big Band/Swing
Various
Champagne Lounge (Weinwelt Edition)
2004, 2xCD, Comp, Ayia Napa, ,
Bossa Nova/Swing/Latin Jazz/Post Bop
McCoy Tyner
Counterpoints - Live In Tokyo
2004, ,
Post Bop/Modal
Various
Samba Do Avião (A Jazz Tribute To Antonio Carlos Jobim)
2004, ,
Bossa Nova
Various
Power Of Soul (A Tribute To Jimi Hendrix)
2004, CD, ,
Funk Metal/Pop Rock/Blues Rock/Neo Soul/Hard Rock/Funk/Classic Rock
Various
Nova Ipanema (A Brazilian Funk Affair)
2004, CD,
Bossa Nova/Jazz-Funk/Funk
Various
Jazz Ladies
2003, 4xCD, Comp, Lon, Warner Jazz France, ,
Swing/Cool Jazz/Bop/Contemporary Jazz/Rhythm & Blues
Gary Bartz NTU Troop
I've Known Rivers And Other Bodies
2003, ,
Jazz-Rock/Free Improvisation
Cal Tjader
Cuban Fantasy
2003
Various
Brazilian Flavour 2
2002, CD, Comp, Fantasy, ,
Latin Jazz/Contemporary Jazz/Bossa Nova
Various
Cuisine Nationale: Brazil
2001, CD, Comp, RM, ZYX Music, ,
Bossa Nova/Latin Jazz
Various
Brazilian Flavour
2000, 2xCD, Comp, Fantasy, ,
Bossa Nova/Samba/Latin Jazz
Various
Jazz Samba Vol. 2 - The Finest In Samba And Bossa Nova
1999, CD, Comp, ZYX Music, ,
Bossa Nova/Samba
Vital Information − Steve Smith (5), Frank Gambale, Tom Coster, Jeff Andrews
Where We Come From
1998
Van Morrison
The Philosopher's Stone (The Unreleased Tapes Volume One)
1998, 2x CD, ,
Blues Rock
John Lee Hooker
The Best Of Friends
1998, CD, ,
Electric Blues
Peter Welker
Para "Peachy"
1997, CD, Album, Take One Record
Gary Bartz Ntu Troop
Juju Street Songs
1997
Sonny Rollins
Silver City - A Celebration Of 25 Years On Milestone
1996, 2x CD, ,
Bop/Hard Bop/Post Bop/Latin Jazz/Soul-Jazz
The Blackbyrds
The Blackbyrds
1996, ,
Jazz-Funk
Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers*
Vol. 2 • Mission Eternal
1995, CD, Comp, RM, Prestige, ,
Hard Bop
Johnny Guitar Watson
Lone Ranger
1995, ,
Rhythm & Blues/Soul/Funk
Various
Jazz Dance Classics Volume Three
1994, ,
Jazz-Funk/Latin Jazz
Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers*
Vol. 1 • Child's Dance
1994, CD, ,
Hard Bop
Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers*
The History Of Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers
1991, ,
Hard Bop
The Blackbyrds
Greatest Hits
1989, CD, ,
Soul/Funk/Jazz-Funk
Bill Evans
The Complete Fantasy Recordings
1989, 9x CD, Box Set Cardboard Box, ,
Cool Jazz/Post Bop/Modal
Van Morrison
No Guru, No Method, No Teacher
1986
Van Morrison
Ivory Tower
1986
Ron Carter
The Man With The Bass
1985
Bill Evans
From The 70's
1984
Van Morrison
Celtic Swing
1983
Van Morrison
Inarticulate Speech Of The Heart
1983
Rob Wasserman
Solo
1983
Ron Carter, Hank Jones, Sadao Watanabe, Tony Williams*
Carnaval
1983
Van Morrison
Beautiful Vision
1982, ,
Jazz-Rock
Terry Dolan / Terry & The Pirates*
Rising Of The Moon
1982, ,
Country Rock/Classic Rock
Bill Evans
Eloquence
1982
Johnny "Guitar" Watson*
Listen / I Don't Want To Be Alone, Stranger
1980, ,
Soul/Funk
Ron Carter
1 + 3
1979, ,
Contemporary Jazz
McCoy Tyner
Together
1979, ,
Post Bop
Galaxy All-Stars In Tokyo, Red Garland, Hank Jones, Roy Haynes
Live Under The Sky
1979
Leonard Rosenman
The Lord Of The Rings
1978, 2x Vinyl Specialty Pressing, Gatefold, ,
Soundtrack/Score
Ron Carter / Sonny Rollins / McCoy Tyner
Milestone Jazzstars In Concert
1978, ,
Post Bop/Modal
Sonny Rollins
Easy Living
1978, ,
Fusion
McCoy Tyner
Inner Voices
1977, Vinyl, ,
Fusion/Modal
Flora Purim
Encounter
1977, ,
Modal/Jazz-Rock/Latin Jazz
Ron Carter Quartet
Piccolo
1977, ,
Post Bop
Ron Carter
Pastels
1977, Vinyl Gatefold, ,
Jazz-Funk
Joe Henderson
Black Miracle
1976, LP, Album, Milestone (4), ,
Fusion/Post Bop
Flora Purim
500 Miles High
1976, Vinyl Pitman, ,
Fusion/Latin Jazz
Woody Herman And The Thundering Herd
King Cobra
1976, Vinyl,
McCoy Tyner
Fly With The Wind
1976
Cannonball Adderley
Lovers
1976, ,
Fusion/Jazz-Funk
Tommy James
In Touch
1976
Betty Everett
Happy Endings
1975, Vinyl, ,
Soul
Woody Herman And The Thundering Herd With The Houston Symphony Orchestra*
Children Of Lima
1975, Vinyl Gatefold, ,
Soul-Jazz/Big Band
Charles Earland
Kharma
1975, ,
Soul-Jazz/Jazz-Funk
Jack DeJohnette's Directions
Cosmic Chicken
1975
Bola Sete
Ocean
1975, Vinyl, ,
Acoustic/Afro-Cuban
Johnny Guitar Watson
I Don't Want To Be Alone, Stranger
1975
Nat Adderley
Double Exposure
1975, ,
Jazz-Funk
Jack Nitzsche
Soundtrack Recording From The Film : One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
1975, Vinyl Pitman Pressing, ,
Soundtrack/Score/Modern/Easy Listening
Cal Tjader
Last Night When We Were Young
1975, Vinyl, ,
Afro-Cuban Jazz/Contemporary Jazz/Ballad
Joe Henderson
Canyon Lady
1975, Vinyl Santa Maria, ,
Fusion/Latin Jazz
McCoy Tyner
Atlantis
1975, ,
Post Bop
Cannonball Adderley
Big Man: The Legend Of John Henry
1975, 2x Vinyl, ,
Fusion/Musical
McCoy Tyner
Trident
1975
Duke Ellington
The Afro-Eurasian Eclipse (A Suite In Eight Parts)
1975
Van Morrison
2 Originals Of Van Morrison
1974, LP, Album, RE + LP, Album, RE + Comp, Gat, Warner Bros. Records, ,
Blues Rock/Folk Rock
Cal Tjader And Charlie Byrd
Tambu
1974
Van Morrison
Veedon Fleece
1974
Betty Everett
Love Rhymes
1974
The Blackbyrds
Flying Start
1974, Vinyl Pitman Pressing, Gatefold, ,
Jazz-Funk/Funk/Disco
Charlie Byrd
Byrd By The Sea
1974,
Gene Ammons
Brasswind
1974
McCoy Tyner
Enlightenment
1974
Merl Saunders
Merl Saunders
1974, Vinyl Terre Haute Press, ,
Soul-Jazz/Jazz-Funk
Flora Purim
Stories To Tell
1974, Vinyl Pitman Pressing, ,
Fusion
Stanley Turrentine
Pieces Of Dreams
1974, Vinyl Pitman Pressing, Gatefold, ,
Easy Listening/Soul-Jazz
Sonny Rollins
The Cutting Edge
1974
Frijid Pink
All Pink Inside
1974, ,
Classic Rock/Hard Rock
Luis Gasca Featuring Joe Henderson
Born To Love You
1974, ,
Soul-Jazz/Fusion/Jazz-Funk
Cal Tjader
Puttin' It Together
1974, Vinyl, ,
Afro-Cuban Jazz/Contemporary Jazz
Woody Herman
Thundering Herd
1974, Vinyl No Stereo On Label, ,
Big Band/Jazz-Funk
Van Morrison
Hard Nose The Highway
1973
Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers*
Anthenagin
1973
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers
Buhaina
1973
Hampton Hawes
Playin' In The Yard
1973
Jerry Hahn
Moses
1973
Kenny Burrell
Both Feet On The Ground
1973
Gene Ammons
Gene Ammons And Friends At Montreux
1973, Vinyl, ,
Bop/Fusion
The Cannonball Adderley Quintet
Inside Straight
1973
Michael Howell
Looking Glass
1973
Charlie Byrd
Crystal Silence
1973, Vinyl, ,
Bossa Nova/Easy Listening/Latin Jazz
Johnny Guitar Watson
Listen
1973, Vinyl, ,
Rhythm & Blues/Soul/Funk
Sonny Rollins
Horn Culture
1973
Funk, Inc.*
Superfunk
1973
Gene Ammons
Got My Own
1973
Van Morrison
Warm Love
1973, ,
Pop Rock
Gary Bartz NTU Troop
Follow, The Medicine Man
1973
Gary Bartz Ntu Troop
Juju Street Songs
1972
Cal Tjader
Live At The Funky Quarters
1972, Vinyl, ,
Afro-Cuban Jazz/Contemporary Jazz
David Wiffen
David Wiffen
1971,
Alice Stuart
Full Time Woman
1970, Vinyl, ,
Country Rock/Folk Rock
The Congress Of Wonders
Revolting
1970
Flora Purim
Butterfly Dreams - Stories To Tell
2xLP, Comp, Milestone (4)
Dexter Gordon
Blues À La Suisse
Van Morrison And Joey DeFrancesco
You're Driving Me Crazy
2018, CD, ,
Contemporary R&B/Contemporary Jazz/Ballad
Van Morrison
The Prophet Speaks
2018, CD, ,
Blues Rock
Sylvester
Greatest Mix
2016, 3xCD, Comp, Unofficial, Fantasy (4), Megatone Records (3)
Frijid Pink
All Pink Inside
2016
Van Morrison
Inarticulate Speech Of The Heart
2008
Sylvester
Dance (Disco Heat)
2008
Ron Carter Quartet
Piccolo