Review by Scott Yanow (allmusic.com)
Guitarist Mike Stern's music has often been a little difficult to classify, featuring strong improvisations, the sound and power of rock, and elements of funk, R&B and sometimes pop. For his second recording as a leader, Stern is joined by either Bob Berg or Michael Brecker on tenor, keyboardist Jim Beard, electric bassist Jeff Andrews, drummer Peter Erskine and percussionist Don Alias; Don Grolnick sits in on organ during "No Notice." The music (seven Stern originals) ranges from the rhythmic to the more sophisticated and features plenty of the leader's high-powered guitar.

Ries van Schelven (mikestern.org)
This is an eletric album and a brilliant one, but hey so are all Mikes albums. It all starts of with Gossip with has the typical Stern sound. It features the great Michael Brecker on sax. Then on to Time In Place, a more mellow piece. Nice solo, I like it when Mike switches on his overdrive, and featuring Bob Berg on sax. The mood is turned down in Before You Go, a quality ballad, with some nice acoustic stuff in it, great melodic piece. After that a jazzy Stern signature piece. And then the piece of the album, After All. Great composition, great solo (overdrive again man, and a superb built-up). Four Shades, jazzy time again, great bass work, and a gem of a solo. Chromazone swings, kicks ass, Brecker on the sax, can't get any better then this.


Mike Stern - guitar
Bob Berg - tenor and soprano saxophone
Michael Brecker (*) - tenor saxophone
Jim Beard - keyboards
Jeff Andrews - electric bass and fretless bass
Peter Erskine - drums
Don Alias - percussion
Don Grolnick (+) - organ

Gossip (*) 5:56 (MS)
Time in Place 5:37 (MS)
Before You Go 5:30 (MS)
No Notice (+) 6:37 (MS)
After All 7:33 (MS)
Four Shades 5:00 (MS)
Chromazone (*) 7:43 (MS)


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