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Stanley Clarke|I Wanna Play For You

I Wanna Play For You

Stanley Clarke

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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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1
I Wanna Play for You (Album Version)
00:06:15

Dee Dee Bridgewater, Background Vocal - Kathe Hoffman, Co-Producer - Ed E. Thacker, Engineer - David Leonard, Engineer - David Leonard, Mixing Engineer - George Duke, Piano - Brian "BIG Bass" Gardner, Mastering Engineer - Stanley Clarke, Producer - Stanley Clarke, Vocal - Stanley Clarke, Acoustic Bass - Stanley Clarke, Arranger - Stanley Clarke, Performer - Stanley Clarke, Piccolo - Darryl Brown, Drums - S. Clarke, Composer - S. Clarke, Lyricist - Harvey Mason, Drums

(P) 1979 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment

2
Just a Feeling (Album Version)
00:06:02

Juanita Curiel, Vocal - Cathy Carson, Vocal - Kathe Hoffman, Co-Producer - Ed E. Thacker, Engineer - David Leonard, Engineer - David Leonard, Mixing Engineer - George Duke, Piano - Brian "BIG Bass" Gardner, Mastering Engineer - Gwen Owens, Vocal - Stanley Clarke, Producer - Stanley Clarke, Arranger - Stanley Clarke, Performer - Stanley Clarke, Bass - S. Clarke, Composer - S. Clarke, Lyricist - Harvey Mason, Drums

(P) 1979 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment

3
The Streets of Philadelphia (Album Version)
00:05:50

Lee Ritenour, Guitar - Juanita Curiel, Vocal - Cathy Carson, Vocal - Kathe Hoffman, Co-Producer - Stan Getz, Tenor Saxophone - Ed E. Thacker, Engineer - David Leonard, Engineer - David Leonard, Mixing Engineer - Ronnie Foster, Piano - Brian "BIG Bass" Gardner, Mastering Engineer - Gwen Owens, Vocal - Stanley Clarke, Producer - Stanley Clarke, Vocal - Stanley Clarke, Arranger - Stanley Clarke, Performer - Stanley Clarke, Bass - Bayeté Todd Cochran, Keyboards - Bayeté Todd Cochran, Harp - S. Clarke, Composer - S. Clarke, Lyricist - Harvey Mason, Drums

(P) 1979 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment

4
Together Again (Album Version)
00:05:42

Kathe Hoffman, Co-Producer - Freddie Hubbard, Flugelhorn - David Leonard, Engineer - David Leonard, Mixing Engineer - M. Garson, Composer - M. Garson, Lyricist - Ed E. Thacker, Engineer - Brian "BIG Bass" Gardner, Mastering Engineer - Bayeté Todd Cochran, Harp - Stanley Clarke, Performer - Stanley Clarke, Producer - Stanley Clarke, Arranger

(P) 1979 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment

5
Blues for Mingus (Album Version)
00:02:18

Kathe Hoffman, Co-Producer - David Leonard, Engineer - David Leonard, Mixing Engineer - Ed E. Thacker, Engineer - Michael Garson, Piano - S. Clarke, Composer - S. Clarke, Lyricist - Brian "BIG Bass" Gardner, Mastering Engineer - Darryl Brown, Drums - Stanley Clarke, Producer - Stanley Clarke, Acoustic Bass - Stanley Clarke, Arranger - Stanley Clarke, Performer - Stanley Clarke, Bass

(P) 1979 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment

6
Strange Weather (Album Version)
00:01:47

Kathe Hoffman, Co-Producer - David Leonard, Engineer - David Leonard, Mixing Engineer - Ed E. Thacker, Engineer - S. Clarke, Composer - S. Clarke, Lyricist - Brian "BIG Bass" Gardner, Mastering Engineer - Bayeté Todd Cochran, Harp - Darryl Brown, Cymbals - Stanley Clarke, Producer - Stanley Clarke, Performer - Stanley Clarke, Arranger - Stanley Clarke, Bass

(P) 1979 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment

7
Quiet Afternoon (Live)
00:08:59

Bob Malach, Tenor Saxophone - Al Harrison, Trumpet - Al Williams, Baritone Saxophone - Michael Garson, Keyboards - Kathe Hoffman, Co-Producer - Ed E. Thacker, Engineer - David Leonard, Engineer - David Leonard, Mixing Engineer - Brian "BIG Bass" Gardner, Mastering Engineer - Raymond Gomez, Guitar - James Tinsley, Trumpet - Stanley Clarke, Producer - Stanley Clarke, Arranger - Stanley Clarke, Performer - Darryl Brown, Drums - S. Clarke, Composer - S. Clarke, Lyricist - David DeLeon, Bass

(P) 1979 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment

8
Rock 'N' Roll Jelly (Live)
00:02:34

Bob Malach, Tenor Saxophone - Al Harrison, Trumpet - Al Williams, Baritone Saxophone - Michael Garson, Keyboards - Kathe Hoffman, Co-Producer - Ed E. Thacker, Engineer - David Leonard, Engineer - David Leonard, Mixing Engineer - Brian "BIG Bass" Gardner, Mastering Engineer - Raymond Gomez, Guitar - James Tinsley, Trumpet - Stanley Clarke, Producer - Stanley Clarke, Acoustic Bass - Stanley Clarke, Arranger - Stanley Clarke, Organ - Stanley Clarke, Performer - Phil Jost, Organ - Darryl Brown, Drums - S. Clarke, Composer - S. Clarke, Lyricist - David DeLeon, Bass

(P) 1979 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment

9
Jamaican Boy (Album Version)
00:03:28

Kathe Hoffman, Co-Producer - Jeff Beck, Guitar - Ed E. Thacker, Engineer - David Leonard, Engineer - David Leonard, Mixing Engineer - Steve Gadd, Drums - Brian "BIG Bass" Gardner, Mastering Engineer - Stanley Clarke, Producer - Stanley Clarke, Acoustic Bass - Stanley Clarke, Arranger - Stanley Clarke, Performer - Stanley Clarke, Bass - Bayeté Todd Cochran, Piano - Bayeté Todd Cochran, Organ - S. Clarke, Composer - S. Clarke, Lyricist

(P) 1979 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment

10
My Greatest Hits (Live)
00:05:44

Kathe Hoffman, Co-Producer - David Leonard, Engineer - David Leonard, Mixing Engineer - Ed E. Thacker, Engineer - S. Clarke, Composer - S. Clarke, Lyricist - Brian "BIG Bass" Gardner, Mastering Engineer - Darryl Brown, Drums - Stanley Clarke, Producer - Stanley Clarke, Performer - Stanley Clarke, Arranger - Stanley Clarke, Bass

(P) 1979 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment

11
School Days (Live)
00:08:08

Bob Malach, Tenor Saxophone - Al Harrison, Trumpet - Al Williams, Soprano Saxophone - Kathe Hoffman, Co-Producer - Ed E. Thacker, Engineer - David Leonard, Engineer - David Leonard, Mixing Engineer - Peter Robinson, Synthesizer - Peter Robinson, Harp - Brian "BIG Bass" Gardner, Mastering Engineer - Gerry "The Governor" Brown, Drums - Raymond Gomez, Electric Guitar - James Tinsley, Trumpet - Stanley Clarke, Producer - Stanley Clarke, Arranger - Stanley Clarke, Performer - Stanley Clarke, Bass - Bayeté Todd Cochran, Harp - S. Clarke, Composer - S. Clarke, Lyricist

(P) 1979 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment

12
Hot Fun-Closing (Live)
00:07:47

Bob Malach, Tenor Saxophone - Al Harrison, Trumpet - Al Williams, Baritone Saxophone - Al Williams, Soprano Saxophone - Michael Garson, Harp - Kathe Hoffman, Co-Producer - Ed E. Thacker, Engineer - David Leonard, Engineer - David Leonard, Mixing Engineer - Brian "BIG Bass" Gardner, Mastering Engineer - Raymond Gomez, Guitar - James Tinsley, Trumpet - Stanley Clarke, Producer - Stanley Clarke, Electric Guitar - Stanley Clarke, Arranger - Stanley Clarke, Performer - Bayeté Todd Cochran, Keyboards - Bayeté Todd Cochran, Harp - Darryl Brown, Drums - S. Clarke, Composer - S. Clarke, Lyricist

(P) 1979 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment

Album review

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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