# The Best Mike Stern Guitar Solos

> The 18 best Mike Stern guitar solos, ranked. #1 is Chromazone (1988), then Fat Time and Upside Downside. Every video starts at the solo.

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Mike Stern bridged bebop fluency and rock grit, first as Miles Davis's comeback guitarist and then as one of fusion's most prolific bandleaders. His chorus-drenched tone and endlessly flowing lines made tunes like Chromazone into modern jazz-guitar standards.

Informed by: [Wikipedia: Mike Stern](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Stern), [Wikipedia: Upside Downside](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upside_Downside), [Wikipedia: Time in Place (Mike Stern album)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_in_Place_(Mike_Stern_album)), [Wikipedia: The Man with the Horn](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_with_the_Horn), [Wikipedia: We Want Miles](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_Want_Miles)

1. [Chromazone](https://greatestsolos.com/song/mike-stern-chromazone/) — Mike Stern · solo by Mike Stern · 1988
2. [Fat Time](https://greatestsolos.com/song/miles-davis-fat-time/) — Miles Davis · solo by Mike Stern · 1981
3. [Upside Downside](https://greatestsolos.com/song/mike-stern-upside-downside/) — Mike Stern · solo by Mike Stern · 1986
4. [Jean-Pierre](https://greatestsolos.com/song/miles-davis-jean-pierre/) — Miles Davis · solo by Mike Stern · 1982
5. [Mood Swings](https://greatestsolos.com/song/mike-stern-mood-swings/) — Mike Stern · solo by Mike Stern · 1986
6. [Little Shoes](https://greatestsolos.com/song/mike-stern-little-shoes/) — Mike Stern · solo by Mike Stern · 1986
7. [Another Way Around](https://greatestsolos.com/song/mike-stern-another-way-around/) — Mike Stern · solo by Mike Stern · 1989
8. [Jigsaw](https://greatestsolos.com/song/mike-stern-jigsaw/) — Mike Stern · solo by Mike Stern · 1989
9. [Time in Place](https://greatestsolos.com/song/mike-stern-time-in-place/) — Mike Stern · solo by Mike Stern · 1988
10. [Gossip](https://greatestsolos.com/song/mike-stern-gossip/) — Mike Stern · solo by Mike Stern · 1988
11. [Back Seat Betty](https://greatestsolos.com/song/miles-davis-back-seat-betty/) — Miles Davis · solo by Mike Stern · 1982
12. [Kwirk](https://greatestsolos.com/song/mike-stern-kwirk/) — Mike Stern · solo by Mike Stern · 1989
13. [Keys](https://greatestsolos.com/song/mike-stern-keys/) — Mike Stern · solo by Mike Stern · 1991
14. [Common Ground](https://greatestsolos.com/song/mike-stern-common-ground/) — Mike Stern · solo by Mike Stern · 1991
15. [Giant Steps](https://greatestsolos.com/song/mike-stern-giant-steps/) — Mike Stern · solo by Mike Stern · 1997
16. [Who Knows?](https://greatestsolos.com/song/mike-stern-who-knows/) — Mike Stern · solo by Mike Stern · 1997
17. [After All](https://greatestsolos.com/song/mike-stern-after-all/) — Mike Stern · solo by Mike Stern · 1988
18. [Hook Up](https://greatestsolos.com/song/mike-stern-hook-up/) — Mike Stern · solo by Mike Stern · 1997

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