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Stanley Clarke|If This Bass Could Only Talk

If This Bass Could Only Talk

STANLEY CLARKE

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This was bassist Stanley Clarke's twelfth solo set, and one of his very few that would be recommended to jazz (as opposed to funk and R&B) listeners. On the instrumental set, Clarke's bass is featured in a wide variety of settings, including duets with tap dancer Gregory Hines and drummer John Robinson, a quartet with Wayne Shorter ("Goodbye Pork Pie Hat"), in a power trio with guitarist Allan Holdsworth and drummer Stewart Copeland, a piece with George Duke (on acoustic piano for a change) and soprano saxophonist George Howard, a quartet with the synthesizers of Steve Hunt, and "Funny How Time Flies," which has a colorful Freddie Hubbard trumpet solo. Throughout, Clarke's bass has plenty of solo space, and he shows how strong a player he can be when given decent material.

© Scott Yanow /TiVo

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1
If This Bass Could Only Talk (Album Version)
00:02:30

Mitch Gibson, Engineer - Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer - Steve Sykes, Engineer - Csaba Petocz, Engineer - S. Clarke, Composer - Stanley Clarke, Performer - Stanley Clarke, Producer - Stanley Clarke, Arranger - Stanley Clarke, Bass

(P) 1988 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.

2
Goodbye Pork Pie Hat (Album Version)
00:06:24

Steve Sykes, Engineer - Csaba Petocz, Engineer - Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer - Mitch Gibson, Engineer - Wayne Shorter, Soprano Saxophone - Gerry Brown, Drums - Charles Mingus, Composer - Stanley Clarke, Producer - Stanley Clarke, Acoustic Bass - Stanley Clarke, Arranger - Stanley Clarke, Performer - Edward Arkin, Arranger - Edward Arkin, Synthesizer

(P) 1988 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment

3
I Want To Play For Ya (Album Version)
00:03:22

John Robinson, Drums - Mitch Gibson, Engineer - Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer - Steve Sykes, Engineer - Csaba Petocz, Engineer - S. Clarke, Composer - Stanley Clarke, Producer - Stanley Clarke, Arranger - Stanley Clarke, Performer

(P) 1988 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment

4
Stories To Tell (Album Version)
00:03:46

Steve Sykes, Engineer - Csaba Petocz, Engineer - Stewart Copeland, Drums - Mick Guzauski, Mixing Engineer - Allan Holdsworth, Guitar - Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer - Mitch Gibson, Engineer - Stanley Clarke, Producer - Stanley Clarke, Arranger - Stanley Clarke, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Stanley Clarke, Acoustic Bass - Stanley Clarke, Synthesizer - Stanley Clarke, Performer - S. Clarke, Composer

(P) 1988 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment

5
Funny How Time Flies (When You're Having Fun) (Album Version)
00:06:05

J. Harris III, Composer - Steve Sykes, Engineer - Csaba Petocz, Engineer - Freddie Hubbard, Trumpet - Ndugu Chancellor, Drums - Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer - Mitch Gibson, Engineer - Vance Taylor, Piano - J. Jackson, Composer - Paulinho Da Costa, Percussion - Stanley Clarke, Producer - Stanley Clarke, Acoustic Bass - Stanley Clarke, Arranger - Stanley Clarke, Performer - Byron Miller, Producer - Byron Miller, Arranger - T. Lewis, Composer

(P) 1988 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment

6
Workin' Man (Album Version)
00:06:26

Mitch Gibson, Engineer - Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer - Gerry Brown, Drums - Steve Hunt, Synthesizer - Steve Sykes, Engineer - Csaba Petocz, Engineer - S. Clarke, Composer - Stanley Clarke, Producer - Stanley Clarke, Acoustic Bass - Stanley Clarke, Arranger - Stanley Clarke, Performer

(P) 1988 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment

7
Tradition (Album Version)
00:07:11

Mitch Gibson, Engineer - Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer - Gerry Brown, Drums - Steve Hunt, Synthesizer - Steve Sykes, Engineer - Csaba Petocz, Engineer - S. Clarke, Composer - Stanley Clarke, Producer - Stanley Clarke, Acoustic Bass - Stanley Clarke, Arranger - Stanley Clarke, Performer

(P) 1988 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment

8
Come Take My Hand (Album Version)
00:04:08

John Robinson, Drums - Steve Sykes, Engineer - Csaba Petocz, Engineer - Mick Guzauski, Mixing Engineer - Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer - Mitch Gibson, Engineer - George Duke, Piano - George Howard, Soprano Saxophone - Stanley Clarke, Producer - Stanley Clarke, Acoustic Bass - Stanley Clarke, Arranger - Stanley Clarke, Synthesizer - Stanley Clarke, Performer - S. Clarke, Composer

(P) 1988 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment

9
Bassically Taps (Album Version)
00:03:15

Mick Guzauski, Mixing Engineer - Mitch Gibson, Engineer - Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer - Steve Sykes, Engineer - Csaba Petocz, Engineer - S. Clarke, Composer - Stanley Clarke, Performer - Stanley Clarke, Producer - Stanley Clarke, Arranger - Stanley Clarke, Bass

(P) 1988 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment

Album review

This was bassist Stanley Clarke's twelfth solo set, and one of his very few that would be recommended to jazz (as opposed to funk and R&B) listeners. On the instrumental set, Clarke's bass is featured in a wide variety of settings, including duets with tap dancer Gregory Hines and drummer John Robinson, a quartet with Wayne Shorter ("Goodbye Pork Pie Hat"), in a power trio with guitarist Allan Holdsworth and drummer Stewart Copeland, a piece with George Duke (on acoustic piano for a change) and soprano saxophonist George Howard, a quartet with the synthesizers of Steve Hunt, and "Funny How Time Flies," which has a colorful Freddie Hubbard trumpet solo. Throughout, Clarke's bass has plenty of solo space, and he shows how strong a player he can be when given decent material.

© Scott Yanow /TiVo

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