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Conference marvin::uk_music

Title:	The UK Music Conference
Notice:	Welcome (back) to UK_MUSIC on node MARVIN.
Moderator:	RDGENG::CROOK

Created:	Mon Mar 28 1988
Last Modified:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	1381
Total number of notes:	39269

605.0. "If Only This Bass Could Talk" by SLEEPI::MATT (A tiny, but exciting.......) Tue Feb 13 1990 14:27

    I couldn't find any notes on this man so I'll start one.
    
    I have just bought Stanley Clark's "If only this bass could talk".
    Does anyone know anything about this man ? 
    A discography perhaps ?
    Any info greatly recieved.
    
    Matt.

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
605.1	Out of interest	WOTVAX::HARRISC	Overworked and Undersexed ...	`Tue Feb 13 1990 15:19`	1
	What kind of music is it?
605.2	Memory stretch	AYOV27::GHERMAN	silicon heaven	`Tue Feb 13 1990 17:49`	4
	Is he the bassist on a lot of Jazz albums, especially the Creed Taylor label?
605.3	here's what i know of him	ACESMK::KUHN	Jay Kuhn MKO2	`Tue Feb 13 1990 21:46`	12
	Clarke was one of the well known "jazz" bass playes when fusion was popular in the early-mid 70's. I believe his first big group was Return To Forever with Chic Corea, Al diemola (he plays so fast i cant spell his name) and maybe Lenny White (?) on drums. I dont know how the album you have sounds, but in those earlier groups, he brought bass to the forefront with his great technique. My favorite solo album by him is his first one, i think its just called "Stanley Clark" its got a great tune on there called Vulcan Princess. If you like the fast fusion stuff, check out Romantic Warrior by Return To Forever. Tony Williams (a great) plays drums on that one. Now, Clarke is in a group called Animal Logic with Stewart Copland and someone else i havent heard of.
605.4	sometimes sacrifices groove for technical wizardry..	HUNEY::MACHIN		`Wed Feb 14 1990 09:48`	4
	There's 'Schooldays' too, with George Duke and a bunch of other memorable musos whose names I forget! Richard.
605.5		ACESMK::KUHN	Jay Kuhn MKO2	`Wed Feb 14 1990 19:52`	2
	'Schooldays' has a great catchy riff in it. The album is worth it for that tune alone.
605.6		AISVAX::STARR	its all over, all over but the crying...	`Wed Feb 14 1990 22:35`	7
	He had another great song called "Rock and Roll Jelly" which featured Jeff Beck on guitar. I forget which album its off of. Stanley is an incredibly talented bass player, but I was never one for bass solos, or even songs revolving around bass soloists. I think he worked better in the context of a band, ala Return To Forever. Alan S.