Stanley Clarke

[JSngry]

oh yeah jsangz-clarke is good on ca'purnage or whatever the gordon album is. is it called tangerine? that's a good one.

On LP there was one of each. On CD they combined 'em & it was called Tangerine.

[kh1958]

I saw him (on accoustic bass) with that group with Al Dimeola and Jean Luc Ponty (Rites of Swing, I think)--that was in the early 90s. I was fairly bored by the concert.

[BFrank]

People also forget that he was the fusion bass guitar god in the 70's, before Jaco arrived.

Exactly.

[Shrdlu]

I've always felt that Stanley was one of the later giants on the bass - especially the bass fiddle. He has a staggering technique! How does a guy get around a bass fiddle so fast? Lovely tone and intonation. A real master.

There are numerous examples of him playing superbly well.

His own albums in the 70s, and some with Chick Corea at that time, are kinda frustrating to me, as you get about 6 tracks of (to me) boring, shallow electric crap and one tantalising acoustic track (such as "No Mystery" and the tribute to Trane) that absolutely blows you away. I know a guy's gotta eat, but you sure want more of the good stuff.

[7/4]

The acoustic tracks are where it's at.

[Jazz Kat]

This guy has so many bull shit albums, it's hard to find good ones. But I'm sure they're out there. Haven't checked him out really though. His playing on Light As A Feather is superb!

[7/4]

As far as his solo albums, it's the early ones that count.

[Shrdlu]

I'd have to say that his enormous talent has often been wasted. However much a guy needs to earn a living, it's a great waste to have him playing stuff like the Seinfeld segue sound bites. Maybe he likes playing that stuff. But Ron Carter managed to make a living with studio work (after leaving Miles) without having to lower the standards. Ron would typically record an album like Jobim's "Stone Flower", and contribute so much.

BTW, I'm not especially against the electric bass. I like it on many albums.

[mikeweil]

Mike, are you familiar with Patrice Rushen's 1974 debut album on Prestige, Preclusion?

I faintly remember hearing it somewhere back then and being less than impressed - I was so much into Herbie back then that every disciple sounded lame compared to him. I have some LPs from the time with Rushen, and she is always nice, but never really an A+ player. Well .... I will check Prelusion.

p.s. judging from the ssound samples I could like this better now ....