Durium Posted May 23, 2007 Report Posted May 23, 2007 Stanley Clarke I became fascinated by bass player Stanley Clarke What a great bass player - soloist. What records of him can you advice me? Stanley Clarke 450 x Keep swinging Durium Quote
mikeweil Posted May 23, 2007 Report Posted May 23, 2007 Depends on what you prefer: Straightahead jazz or funk and fusion. Quote
Durium Posted May 23, 2007 Author Report Posted May 23, 2007 Depends on what you prefer: Straightahead jazz or funk and fusion. Straightahead jazz. I just ordered Journey To Love. You have more / another suggestion? Stanley Clarke 450 x Keep swinging Durium Quote
Big Al Posted May 23, 2007 Report Posted May 23, 2007 My favorite Stanley Clarke is on Joe Farrell's MOON GERMS. His playing is unreal on that one. Quote
BFrank Posted May 25, 2007 Report Posted May 25, 2007 Depends on what you prefer: Straightahead jazz or funk and fusion. Straightahead jazz. I just ordered Journey To Love. You have more / another suggestion? Stanley Clarke 450 x Keep swinging Durium Either of the first 2 Return to Forever albums Quote
Guy Berger Posted May 25, 2007 Report Posted May 25, 2007 Isn't he on Black Unity by Pharoah Sanders? Guy Quote
Tom Storer Posted May 25, 2007 Report Posted May 25, 2007 I know he's on "Live at the East" by Sanders, along with Cecil McBee. Great stuff. He blew my mind when I was a youngster just getting into jazz and I heard "Light as a Feather." I moved on from there and he's not one of my favorites at this point, but he has a lot of personality. People also forget that he was the fusion bass guitar god in the 70's, before Jaco arrived. Unfortunately, his own solo fusion efforts plunged inexorably over time toward commercial dreck. His first record, "Children of Forever" (Polydor, 1972) is worth hearing if it's still in print: Chick Corea, Pat Martino, Clarke and Lenny White, with Andy Bey and Dee Dee Bridgewater on vocals! Quote
Shawn Posted May 25, 2007 Report Posted May 25, 2007 According to AMG (LOL) Clarke is on Black Unity along with Cecil McBee...I'm not home to check my copy. Quote
Simon Weil Posted May 25, 2007 Report Posted May 25, 2007 I think "Stanley's Tune" on Airto Moreira's "Virgin Land" is absolutely fantastic. (Good) fusion album in general, this is just fantastic, dominating, bass playing. In a way like Pastorius on Metheny's "Midwestern Nights Dream" (on "Bright Size Life"). Simon Weil Quote
AndrewHill Posted May 25, 2007 Report Posted May 25, 2007 Isn't he on Black Unity by Pharoah Sanders? Guy Yes. Clarke and McBee are absolutely incredible on that date. Probably my favorite of the Pharoahs. Quote
Christiern Posted May 25, 2007 Report Posted May 25, 2007 I never cared much for Stanley's playing, but I did take some photos of him in Perugia, at the 1984 Umbria Jazz Festival. Quote
Michael Weiss Posted May 25, 2007 Report Posted May 25, 2007 Check out Stanley on Joe Farrell's CTI, Moongerms. Quote
Hot Ptah Posted May 25, 2007 Report Posted May 25, 2007 To me, Stanley is one of those musicians with tremendous chops who didn't do nearly enough with them. Is there a body of his work from after 1976 which I have missed, which would lead to another conclusion? If so I would genuinely like to check it out. Quote
Guest donald petersen Posted May 25, 2007 Report Posted May 25, 2007 i don't think that is fair to say-post 1976 was a bad time for fusion and funky jazz in general. clarke certainly didn't avoid suckiness. but his stuff wasn't terrible. it's not like he was the only guy sucking. both of his earlier albums as a leader (self-titled and children of forever) are pretty decent. the second one is hard to find, though. black unity is awesome. clarke is also the bassist on some of art blakey's early 70s stuff. Quote
7/4 Posted May 25, 2007 Report Posted May 25, 2007 it's not like he was the only guy sucking. That's right. There was a general trend for that kind of music to suck at that time. Too much coke and weed, maybe. Quote
Hot Ptah Posted May 25, 2007 Report Posted May 25, 2007 O.K., but once we get past the late 1970s and are out of the Deterioration Of Fusion era, has Clarke done any worthwhile recordings in the 1980s, 1990s or 2000s? Quote
Guy Berger Posted May 25, 2007 Report Posted May 25, 2007 He was on a relatively recent trio album w/McCoy Tyner and Al Foster. No clue how good it is. Guy Quote
mikeweil Posted May 25, 2007 Report Posted May 25, 2007 (edited) Compared to his latest CD, all the albums mentioned so far are fusion, more or less, except for the Tyner. Now this latest really is straightahead: But I have to admit that I found Patrice Rushen the most impressive here - very thorough modern jazz pianist that has it all down and plays the most engaging here. Nice surprise. Edited May 25, 2007 by mikeweil Quote
7/4 Posted May 25, 2007 Report Posted May 25, 2007 It the only CD by Stanley I've thought about getting for years. I don't own it yet. Quote
sidewinder Posted May 25, 2007 Report Posted May 25, 2007 clarke is also the bassist on some of art blakey's early 70s stuff. The Prestige 'Child's Dance' is one. Quote
JSngry Posted May 25, 2007 Report Posted May 25, 2007 He was also the bassist on the Dexter/Thad Prestige session. Mike, are you familiar with Patrice Rushen's 1974 debut album on Prestige, Preclusion? Quote
Sundog Posted May 25, 2007 Report Posted May 25, 2007 But I have to admit that I found Patrice Rushen the most impressive here - very thorough modern jazz pianist that has it all down and plays the most engaging here. Nice surprise. Some really nice Patrice Rushen on the recent Santana/Shorter release. A nice surprise for me as well. Quote
JSngry Posted May 25, 2007 Report Posted May 25, 2007 Nobody should be surprised by Patrice Rushen. The woman has always been a very fine player who has made "career decisions". (and FWIW, I think her pop/R&B records have been very nicely done) Again, check out Preclusion (w/Joe Henderson, btw). Pretty much a Herbie disciple, but oh well. She's playing. Quote
Guest donald petersen Posted May 25, 2007 Report Posted May 25, 2007 oh yeah jsangz-clarke is good on ca'purnage or whatever the gordon album is. is it called tangerine? that's a good one. Quote
_forumlogo.png.a607ef20a6e0c299ab2aa6443aa1f32e.png)
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.