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Stanley Clarke stretches his muscles and comes up with a mostly impressive, polystylistic, star-studded double album (now on one CD) that gravitates ever closer to the R&B mainstream. Clarke's writing remains strong and his tastes remain unpredictable, veering into rock, electronic music, acoustic jazz, even reggae in tandem with British rocker Jeff Beck. Clarke's excursion into disco, "Just a Feeling," is surprisingly and infectiously successful, thanks to a good bridge and George Duke's galvanizingly funky work on the Yamaha electric grand piano (his finest moment with Clarke by far). The brief "Blues for Mingus," a wry salute from one master bassist to another (Mingus died about six months before this album's release), is a cool acoustic breather for piano trio, and the eloquent Stan Getz can be detected, though nearly buried under the garish vocals and rock-style mix, on "The Streets of Philadelphia." Yet even the talented Clarke in full creative flower couldn't quite fill a double set with new material, so he has a tendency to reprise some of his old memorable riffs a lot, and there are several energetic snapshots of his live band in action. In its zeal to get this two-LP set onto one disc, Epic deleted three of the original 15 tracks -- including at least one gem, the sizzling hard rocker "All About" -- and scrambled the order of the remaining tunes. Which is dumb, because the missing tracks only take up a bit less than 12 minutes of playing time, not enough to overload a 65-minute disc. Hunt for the double-LP version if you can still play vinyl.
© Richard S. Ginell /TiVo
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Al Harrison, Trumpet - Al Williams, Baritone Saxophone - Bob Malach, Tenor Saxophone - Brian "Big Bass" Gardner, Mastering Engineer - Darryl Brown, Drums - David DeLeon, Bass - David Leonard, Engineer - David Leonard, Mixing Engineer - Ed E. Thacker, Engineer - James Tinsley, Trumpet - Kathe Hoffman, Co-Producer - Michael Garson, Keyboards - Phil Jost, Organ - Raymond Gomez, Guitar - S. Clarke, Composer - S. Clarke, Lyricist - Stanley Clarke, Arranger - Stanley Clarke, Bass Guitar - Stanley Clarke, Organ - Stanley Clarke, Performer - Stanley Clarke, Producer
(P) 1979 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
S. Clarke, Composer - S. Clarke, Lyricist - Stanley Clarke, Performer
(P) 1979 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Bayeté Todd Cochran, Organ - Bayeté Todd Cochran, Piano - Brian "Big Bass" Gardner, Mastering Engineer - David Leonard, Engineer - David Leonard, Mixing Engineer - Ed E. Thacker, Engineer - Jeff Beck, Guitar - Kathe Hoffman, Co-Producer - S. Clarke, Composer - S. Clarke, Lyricist - Stanley Clarke, Arranger - Stanley Clarke, Bass - Stanley Clarke, Bass Guitar - Stanley Clarke, Performer - Stanley Clarke, Producer - Steve Gadd, Drums
(P) 1979 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
S. Clarke, Composer - S. Clarke, Lyricist - Stanley Clarke, Performer
(P) 1979 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Brian "Big Bass" Gardner, Mastering Engineer - Darryl Brown, Drums - David Leonard, Engineer - David Leonard, Mixing Engineer - Ed E. Thacker, Engineer - Kathe Hoffman, Co-Producer - S. Clarke, Composer - S. Clarke, Lyricist - Stanley Clarke, Arranger - Stanley Clarke, Bass - Stanley Clarke, Performer - Stanley Clarke, Producer
(P) 1979 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Bayeté Todd Cochran, Harp - Brian "Big Bass" Gardner, Mastering Engineer - Darryl Brown, Cymbal - David Leonard, Engineer - David Leonard, Mixing Engineer - Ed E. Thacker, Engineer - Kathe Hoffman, Co-Producer - S. Clarke, Composer - S. Clarke, Lyricist - Stanley Clarke, Arranger - Stanley Clarke, Bass - Stanley Clarke, Performer - Stanley Clarke, Producer
(P) 1979 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Brian "Big Bass" Gardner, Mastering Engineer - Darryl Brown, Drums - David Leonard, Engineer - David Leonard, Mixing Engineer - Dee Dee Bridgewater, Background Vocal - Ed E. Thacker, Engineer - George Duke, Piano - Harvey Mason, Drums - Kathe Hoffman, Co-Producer - S. Clarke, Composer - S. Clarke, Lyricist - Stanley Clarke, Arranger - Stanley Clarke, Bass Guitar - Stanley Clarke, Performer - Stanley Clarke, Piccolo - Stanley Clarke, Producer - Stanley Clarke, Vocal
(P) 1979 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Brian "Big Bass" Gardner, Mastering Engineer - Cathy Carson, Vocal - David Leonard, Engineer - David Leonard, Mixing Engineer - Ed E. Thacker, Engineer - George Duke, Piano - Gwen Owens, Vocal - Harvey Mason, Drums - Juanita Curiel, Vocal - Kathe Hoffman, Co-Producer - S. Clarke, Composer - S. Clarke, Lyricist - Stanley Clarke, Arranger - Stanley Clarke, Bass - Stanley Clarke, Performer - Stanley Clarke, Producer
(P) 1979 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Bayeté Todd Cochran, Harp - Bayeté Todd Cochran, Keyboards - Brian "Big Bass" Gardner, Mastering Engineer - Cathy Carson, Vocal - David Leonard, Engineer - David Leonard, Mixing Engineer - Ed E. Thacker, Engineer - Gwen Owens, Vocal - Harvey Mason, Drums - Juanita Curiel, Vocal - Kathe Hoffman, Co-Producer - Lee Ritenour, Guitar - Ronnie Foster, Piano - S. Clarke, Composer - S. Clarke, Lyricist - Stan Getz, Tenor Saxophone - Stanley Clarke, Arranger - Stanley Clarke, Bass - Stanley Clarke, Performer - Stanley Clarke, Producer - Stanley Clarke, Vocal
(P) 1979 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Al Harrison, Trumpet - Al Williams, Soprano Saxophone - Bayeté Todd Cochran, Harp - Bob Malach, Tenor Saxophone - Brian "Big Bass" Gardner, Mastering Engineer - David Leonard, Engineer - David Leonard, Mixing Engineer - Ed E. Thacker, Engineer - Gerry "The Governor" Brown, Drums - James Tinsley, Trumpet - Kathe Hoffman, Co-Producer - Peter Robinson, Harp - Peter Robinson, Synthesizer - Raymond Gomez, Electric Guitar - S. Clarke, Composer - S. Clarke, Lyricist - Stanley Clarke, Arranger - Stanley Clarke, Bass - Stanley Clarke, Performer - Stanley Clarke, Producer
(P) 1979 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Al Harrison, Trumpet - Al Williams, Baritone Saxophone - Bob Malach, Tenor Saxophone - Brian "Big Bass" Gardner, Mastering Engineer - Darryl Brown, Drums - David DeLeon, Bass - David Leonard, Engineer - David Leonard, Mixing Engineer - Ed E. Thacker, Engineer - James Tinsley, Trumpet - Kathe Hoffman, Co-Producer - Michael Garson, Keyboards - Raymond Gomez, Guitar - S. Clarke, Composer - S. Clarke, Lyricist - Stanley Clarke, Arranger - Stanley Clarke, Performer - Stanley Clarke, Producer
(P) 1979 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Bayeté Todd Cochran, Harp - Brian "Big Bass" Gardner, Mastering Engineer - David Leonard, Engineer - David Leonard, Mixing Engineer - Ed E. Thacker, Engineer - Freddie Hubbard, Fluegelhorn - Kathe Hoffman, Co-Producer - M. Garson, Composer - M. Garson, Lyricist - Stanley Clarke, Arranger - Stanley Clarke, Performer - Stanley Clarke, Producer
(P) 1979 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Brian "Big Bass" Gardner, Mastering Engineer - Darryl Brown, Drums - David Leonard, Engineer - David Leonard, Mixing Engineer - Ed E. Thacker, Engineer - Kathe Hoffman, Co-Producer - Michael Garson, Piano - S. Clarke, Composer - S. Clarke, Lyricist - Stanley Clarke, Arranger - Stanley Clarke, Bass - Stanley Clarke, Bass Guitar - Stanley Clarke, Performer - Stanley Clarke, Producer
(P) 1979 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
S. Clarke, Composer - S. Clarke, Lyricist - Stanley Clarke, Performer
(P) 1979 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Al Harrison, Trumpet - Al Williams, Baritone Saxophone - Al Williams, Soprano Saxophone - Bayeté Todd Cochran, Harp - Bayeté Todd Cochran, Keyboards - Bob Malach, Tenor Saxophone - Brian "Big Bass" Gardner, Mastering Engineer - Darryl Brown, Drums - David Leonard, Engineer - David Leonard, Mixing Engineer - Ed E. Thacker, Engineer - James Tinsley, Trumpet - Kathe Hoffman, Co-Producer - Michael Garson, Harp - Raymond Gomez, Guitar - S. Clarke, Composer - S. Clarke, Lyricist - Stanley Clarke, Arranger - Stanley Clarke, Electric Guitar - Stanley Clarke, Performer - Stanley Clarke, Producer
(P) 1979 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Albumbeschreibung
Stanley Clarke stretches his muscles and comes up with a mostly impressive, polystylistic, star-studded double album (now on one CD) that gravitates ever closer to the R&B mainstream. Clarke's writing remains strong and his tastes remain unpredictable, veering into rock, electronic music, acoustic jazz, even reggae in tandem with British rocker Jeff Beck. Clarke's excursion into disco, "Just a Feeling," is surprisingly and infectiously successful, thanks to a good bridge and George Duke's galvanizingly funky work on the Yamaha electric grand piano (his finest moment with Clarke by far). The brief "Blues for Mingus," a wry salute from one master bassist to another (Mingus died about six months before this album's release), is a cool acoustic breather for piano trio, and the eloquent Stan Getz can be detected, though nearly buried under the garish vocals and rock-style mix, on "The Streets of Philadelphia." Yet even the talented Clarke in full creative flower couldn't quite fill a double set with new material, so he has a tendency to reprise some of his old memorable riffs a lot, and there are several energetic snapshots of his live band in action. In its zeal to get this two-LP set onto one disc, Epic deleted three of the original 15 tracks -- including at least one gem, the sizzling hard rocker "All About" -- and scrambled the order of the remaining tunes. Which is dumb, because the missing tracks only take up a bit less than 12 minutes of playing time, not enough to overload a 65-minute disc. Hunt for the double-LP version if you can still play vinyl.
© Richard S. Ginell /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 15 track(s)
- Total length: 01:19:58
- Main artists: Stanley Clarke
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Epic - Legacy
- Genre: Jazz
(P) 2011 Sony Music Entertainment
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