The best piece is "Signs" - this is Mike Stern. Listen to the acoustic masterpiece "Wherever You Are", which features Harvie Swartz on the upright acoustic bass. Then comes some funky stuff on "Showbiz". Then it's ballad time again, "What I Meant To Say", one of my favorites on the album - a soaring melodic piece, showing Mike's brilliance. Next, "A Little Luck" which is brilliant guitar work. The album starts of with "Swunk", a typical Stern composition featuring Michael Brecker on tenor sax and a kick ass solo. It has a definite jazz/rock sound to it, but has it's pure moments as well. Reviewer Ries van Schelven writes about guitarist Mike Stern's 1994 release "Is What It Is", "This is, in my opinion, Stern's best solo album. Overall this is one of Mike Stern's better recordings. Passionate set (which consists of nine of his originals), Stern is joined by the keyboards of Jim Beard, bassist Will Lee, Dennis Chambers or Ben Perowsky on drums and (on three songs apiece) the tenors of Michael Brecker and Bob Malach. Of rock but often taking sophisticated improvisations. Is one of the more creative fusion guitarists, playing with the power
"IS WHAT IT IS" was nominated for Best Contemporary Jazz Performance in the 37th Annual Grammy Awards.
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