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Jazz bass players are typically heard and not seen, but the lack of Stanley Clarke pictures on this predominantly instrumental collection of some of his best work is still alarming. No photos and no liner notes other than track personnel make this appear like a quickie release, maybe one without much Clarke input. Regardless, the 14 tracks compiled here are some of the bassist's best moments from notoriously uneven albums recorded between 1974 and 1989, with two previously unreleased tunes waxed in April 1995. As a jazz-funk bassist Clarke is perhaps without peers, and his second, third, and fourth albums from 1974-1976 best captured that style before he deteriorated into second-rate disco and watered-down R&B in the late '70s and '80s. So it's not surprising that six cuts, including "School Days" (arguably his most accomplished and energetic piece of playing and composition), are drawn from these discs and encompass well over half the running time. With help from veteran sidemen such as Jeff Beck, keyboardist David Sancious, saxist Kirk Whalum, and of course shotgun-riding cohort George Duke, the vibe sizzles and burns. Jazz fusion buffs will want to start here to appreciate Clarke's nearly lead guitar-style command of the bass. When Clarke finds his groove on P-Funk-inspired burners such as "We Supply" and "Mothership Connection (Star Child)" (the latter written by George Clinton and Bootsy Collins), he's unstoppable. Even at his sappiest on the newly released "Between Love & Magic," and the Earth, Wind & Fire-styled "Journey to Love," Clarke's precision and intensity on his instrument are startling. Although he has enough good-to-great moments for a double disc (even without digging into the Return to Forever catalog), this is a logical first purchase and a solid, if not terribly comprehensive, career overview of a bass guitar legend.
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14 Total Tracks, 68:55 Total Length
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Credits
- Philip Bailey - Vocals // Philip Bailey - Rap // Jeff Beck - Guitar // Jeff Beck - Guitar // Jeff Beck - Guitar // Jeff Beck - Guitar // Jeff Beck - Guitar (Electric) // Jeff Beck - Guitar (Electric) // Jeff Beck - Guitar (Electric) // Jeff Beck - Guitar (Electric) // Jeff Beck - Soloist // Jeff Beck - Soloist // Jeff Beck - Soloist // Jeff Beck - Soloist // Gerald Albright - Sax (Soprano) // Buddy Childers - Brass // Buddy Childers - Brass // Bill Connors - Guitar (Acoustic) // Bill Connors - Guitar (Electric) // George Duke - Organ // George Duke - Piano // George Duke - Keyboards // George Duke - Piano (Electric) // George Duke - Vocals // George Duke - Clavinet // George Duke - Bells // George Duke - Producer // George Duke - Rap // George Duke - Mini Moog // George Duke - String Ensemble // George Duke - Arp Odyssey // Jon Faddis - Brass // Jon Faddis - Brass // Jan Hammer - Organ // Jan Hammer - Piano // Jan Hammer - Piano (Electric) // Jan Hammer - Moog Synthesizer // Tom "Bones" Malone - Brass // Tom Scott - Lyricon // Tom Scott - Lyricon // Tom Scott - Lyricon // Lew Soloff - Brass // Tony Williams - Drums // Tony Williams - Drums // Tony Williams - Drums // Tony Williams - Drums // David Sancious - Guitar (Electric) // David Sancious - Keyboards // David Sancious - Guitar (12 String) // David Sancious - Guitar (12 String Acoustic) // Phil Perry - Vocals // Phil Perry - Rap // Carmine Appice - Drums // Ray Gomez - Guitar // Ray Gomez - Guitar (Electric) // David Taylor - Brass // Marilyn Baker - Strings // David Nadien - String Section // Ken Scott - Producer // Dennis Chambers - Drums // Dennis Chambers - Drums // Dennis Chambers - Drums // Al Aarons - Brass // Stewart Blumberg - Brass // George Bohannon - Trombone // George Bohannon - Brass // Dee Dee Bridgewater - Vocals (Background) // Garnett Brown - Brass // Gerry Brown - Drums // Gerry Brown - Handbells // James Buffington - Brass // Thomas Buffum - Strings // David Campbell - Strings // Carl Carwell - Vocals // Carl Carwell - Rap // Leon "Ndugu" Chancler - Vocals // Leon "Ndugu" Chancler - Rap // Earl Chapin - Brass // Stanley Clarke - Organ // Stanley Clarke - Bass // Stanley Clarke - Guitar // Stanley Clarke - Piano // Stanley Clarke - Arranger // Stanley Clarke - Bass (Electric) // Stanley Clarke - Cello // Stanley Clarke - Conductor // Stanley Clarke - Gong // Stanley Clarke - Keyboards // Stanley Clarke - Sitar // Stanley Clarke - Vocals // Stanley Clarke - Multi Instruments // Stanley Clarke - Producer // Stanley Clarke - Rap // Stanley Clarke - Bass (Acoustic) // Stanley Clarke - Piccolo Bass // Stanley Clarke - Talk Box // Stanley Clarke - Drum Machine // Stanley Clarke - Tubular Bells // Stanley Clarke - Handbells // Stanley Clarke - Tenor Bass // Darrell Cox - Vocals // Darrell Cox - Rap // Harry Cykman - Strings // Harry Cykman - String Section // Rollice Dale - Strings // Robert Dubow - Strings // Brandon Fields - Sax (Alto) // Brandon Fields - Sax (Tenor) // Robert Findley - Brass // Steve Gadd - Percussion // Steve Gadd - Drums // Brian Gardner - Mastering // Paul Gershman - Strings // Paul Gershman - String Section // Gary Grant - Brass // Emanuel Green - Strings // Emanuel Green - String Section // Harry Lookofsky - String Section // Jerry Hey - Trumpet // Louis Johnson - Bass // Louis Johnson - Vocals // Karen Jones - Strings // Dennis Karmazyn - Strings // Harold Kohon - Strings // Harold Kohon - String Section // Beverly Lauridsen - Strings // Beverly Lauridsen - String Section // Jesse Levy - Strings // Jesse Levy - String Section // Gordon Marron Strings - Strings // Harvey Mason, Sr. - Drums // Charles McCracken - String Section // Lew McCreary - Brass // Jack Nimitz - Brass // William Peterson - Brass // John "J.R." Robinson - Drums // Alan Rubin - Brass // Dalton Smith - Brass // Lya Stern - Strings // Kirk Whalum - Sax (Tenor) // Wilmer Wise - Brass // John Wittenberg - Strings // Darryl Brown - Drums // Carol Buck - Strings // Carol Buck - String Section // Bayete Todd Cochran - Organ // Bayete Todd Cochran - Piano // Chris McCann - Photography // Kenny White - Drums // Frank Harkins - Art Direction // Frank Harkins - Design // Peter Gordon - Brass // David Earl Taylor - Brass // John "4 Daddman" Robinson - Drums // Gerry "The Gov" Brown - Drums // Gerry "The Gov" Brown - Handbells // Chris McCann - Photography // George Bohanon - Brass // Airto - Percussion // Karen Jones - Strings
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Performers
Dennis Chambers played Drums // Jon Faddis played Horn // Tony Williams played Drums // Kenny White played Drums // Gary Grant played Horn // Bill Connors played Guitar (Electric) // Brandon Fields played Sax (Alto) // Kirk Whalum played Sax (Tenor) // Gerald Albright played Sax (Soprano) // George Duke played Keyboards // John Clark played Horn // Jan Hammer played Piano // David Taylor played Horn // John Robinson played Drums // Carmine Appice played Drums // Steve Gadd played Percussion // Buddy Childers played Horn // Airto played Percussion // Gerry Brown played Drums // Harvey Mason played Drums // Jeff Beck played Guitar (Electric) // Peter Gordon played Horn // William Peterson played Horn // Louis Johnson played Keyboards // Jerry Hey played Trumpet // Garnett Brown played Horn // George Bohanon played Horn // David Sancious played Keyboards // Raymond Gomez played Guitar // Darryl Brown played Drums // Wilmer Wise played Horn // Lewis M. Soloff played Horn // James Buffington played Horn // Jack Nimitz played Horn // Dalton Smith played Horn // Robert Findley played Horn // Albert Aarons played Horn // Lew McCreary played Horn // Stuart Blumberg played Horn // Earl Chapin played Horn // Allen Rubin played Horn // Thomas Malone played Horn // George Bohanan played Trombone // Ray Gomez played Guitar (Electric) // Bayeté Todd Cochran played Piano -
Other Details
- Instruments:
- Guitar //
- Percussion //
- Piano //
- Trombone //
- Trumpet //
- Drums //
- Guitar (Electric) //
- Horn //
- Keyboards //
- Sax (Alto) //
- Sax (Soprano) //
- Sax (Tenor) //
- Double Bass
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