These Times is an album by Mike Stern, released in 2003 through ESC Records. The album reached a peak position of number eleven on Billboard's Top Jazz Albums chart.
Personnel
Musicians
Mike Stern – guitars
Jim Beard – acoustic piano, synthesizers, organ
Will Lee – bass (1, 4, 6–7, 9)
Richard Bona – bass (2–3, 5, 10), percussion (2, 10), vocals (2–3, 5, 10)
Victor Wooten – bass (8, 11)
Vinnie Colaiuta – drums (1–7, 9–11)
Arto Tuncboyaciyan – percussion (1, 4–6, 9)
Don Alias – percussion (8, 10)
Kenny Garrett – soprano saxophone (1), alto saxophone (7, 9)
Bob Franceschini – tenor saxophone (4, 8, 11)
Elisabeth Kontomanou – vocals (1–2, 4, 6)
Béla Fleck – banjo (3)
Bob Malach – tenor saxophone (6)
Dennis Chambers – drums (8)
Jon Herington – rhythm guitar (10)
Production
Joachim Becker – executive producer
Jim Beard – producer, recording
Phil Magnotti – recording, mixing
Aya Takemura – assistant engineer
Greg Calbi – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York, NY)
Joachim Oster – design
George Lange – photography
David Burrell – management