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Big Neighborhood is the fourteenth solo studio album by jazz guitarist Mike Stern. 2009 release was produced by Jim Beard and released by Heads Up International. It debuted at number five on the Billboard Top Traditional Jazz Albums chart and was nominated for the 2010 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Jazz Album.

Track listing:
All tracks composed by Mike Stern.

“Big Neighborhood” – 7:40
“6th Street” – 7:49
“Reach” – 5:30
“Song for Pepper” – 5:43
“Coupe de Ville” – 4:36
“Bird Blue” – 5:44
“Moroccan Roll” – 7:06
“Long Time Gone” – 7:52
“Check One” – 7:39
“That’s All It Is” – 4:52
“Hope You Don’t Mind” – 5:18

Personnel:
Mike Stern – guitar
Randy Brecker – trumpet
Bob Franceschini – saxophone
Bob Malach – saxophone
Jim Beard – keyboards
John Medeski – keyboards
Eric Johnson – guitar
Steve Vai – guitar, sitar
Richard Bona – bass guitar, vocals
Chris Minh Doky – bass
Lincoln Goines – bass
Esperanza Spalding – double bass, vocals
Chris Wood – bass
Cindy Blackman Santana – drums
Terri Lyne Carrington – drums
Lionel Cordew – drums
Billy Martin – drums
Dave Weckl – drums

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Released: August 11, 2009
Studio: New York City, Los Angeles; Austin, Texas
Length: 68:49
Label: Heads Up International
Producer: Jim Beard