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Jacket ~ vg+ some corner wear on lower front Records ~ vg+/ex. Side one a couple lite scuff marks not finger felt, rest of lp's are pushing nm.
**played and tested, no need to clean

Stanley Clarke (born June 30, 1951) is an American bassist, film composer and founding member of , one of the first jazz fusion bands. Clarke gave the bass guitar a prominence it lacked in jazz-related music. He is the first jazz-fusion bassist to headline tours, sell out shows worldwide and have recordings reach gold status.

Clarke is a 5-time Grammy winner, with 15 nominations, 3 as a solo artist, 1 with the Stanley Clarke Band, and 1 with Return to Forever.  Clarke was selected to become a 2022 recipient of the .

A Stanley Clarke electric bass is permanently on display at the  in 

Music career Early years Clarke with Return to Forever, Onondaga Community College, Syracuse, New York, 1974

Clarke was born on June 30, 1951, in Philadelphia. His mother sang opera around the house, belonged to a church choir, and encouraged him to study music.  He started on accordion, then tried violin. But he felt awkward holding such a small instrument in his big hands when he was twelve years old and over six feet tall. No one wanted the acoustic bass in the corner, so he picked it up.  He took lessons on  at the Settlement Music School in Philadelphia, beginning with five years of classical music. He picked up  in his teens so that he could perform at parties and imitate the rock and pop bands that girls liked.

Clarke attended the Philadelphia Musical Academy (later known as the Philadelphia College of the Performing Arts, and ultimately as the , after having merged with the Philadelphia College of Art) and after graduating moved to New York City in 1971. His recording debut was with . He worked with  and , then in 1972 with , , and , followed by , , and .

Return to Forever (band)

Clarke intended to become the first black musician in the Philadelphia Orchestra until he met jazz pianist . At the time, Corea was working with  putting together a new backing band for him and writing music for the group; these pieces first surfaced on two albums recorded in February/March 1972 in New York,  (credited to Getz, released in 1974) and  (credited to Corea, issued in Europe in 1972). Clarke's playing and improvising was prominent on both albums; the band also played a couple of gigs with Getz in Europe. At this early stage, the band as separate from Getz was mostly a studio side project, but the members soon realized that it had potential as a regular live band, and so the band  had been born.

The first edition of Return to Forever performed primarily -oriented music and used only acoustic instruments (except for Corea's Fender Rhodes piano). This band consisted of singer , her husband  (both Brazilians) on drums and percussion, Corea's longtime musical co-worker  on  and , and Clarke on bass. Their first album, titled , was recorded for ECM Records in 1972. The second album,  (1973), was released by  and included the song "".

After the second album, Farrell, Purim and Moreira left the group to form their own band, and guitarist , drummer  and percussionist Mingo Lewis were added.  (who had played with Corea in 's band) replaced Gadd and Lewis on drums and percussion, and the group's third album,  (1973), was released.

Fusion was a combination of rock and jazz which they helped develop in the early 1970s. Clarke was playing a new kind of music, using new techniques, and giving the bass guitar a prominence, it lacked. He drew attention to the bass guitar as a solo instrument that could be melodic and dominant in addition to being part of the . For helping to bring the bass guitar to the front of the band, Clarke cites , , , and .

After Return to Forever's second album, , Clarke received job offers from , , and  of the Doors, but he remained with Return to Forever until 1977. During the early 1980s, he toured with Corea and Return to Forever, then worked with , ,  and . He toured in a band with  and  in 1991. In 1998 he founded Superband with , , and .

Solo

Corea produced Clarke's first solo album,  (1973), and played keyboards on it with guitarist , drummer Lenny White, flautist Art Webb, and vocalists  and . Clarke played double bass and bass guitar.

Clarke's second  album  (1974) featured  on Drums,  - Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, and  - Synthesizer [Moog], Electric Piano, Organ, Piano [Acoustic].

While on tour, British guitarist  was performing the song "Power" from that album, and this was the impetus for their meeting and Beck's introduction to Hammer. They toured together, and Beck appeared on some of Clarke's albums, including  (1975) and  (1978).

The album  (, 1976) brought Clarke the most attention and praise he had received so far. With its memorable riff, the title song became so revered that fans called out for it during concerts.

Rock and funk Stanley Clarke and  in the , , 2009

Clarke has spent much of his career outside jazz. In 1979,  of the Rolling Stones formed  with Clarke and .  Two years later, Clarke and keyboardist  formed the Clarke/Duke Project, which combined pop, jazz, funk, and R&B. They met in 1971 in Finland when Duke was with . They recorded together for the first time on Clarke's album Journey to Love. Their first album contained the single "", which became a top 20 pop hit. They reunited for tours during the 1990s and the 2000s.

Clarke joined fellow bassist Paul McCartney in 1981 to play bass on McCartney's 1982 & 1983 releases  & .

The Stanley Clarke Band

The Stanley Clarke Band is an American jazz band led by Clarke. He founded the band in 1985, with , , , , , and . They released the album Find Out! With a new group, The Stanley Clarke Band released the album  which won the  for   Their album The Message was released in 2018.

Career

The band's first album Find Out! was recorded at Sunset Sound Studios and was released in 1985 by . With a band composed of Stanley Clarke on bass,  on drums, and  on keyboards, the Stanley Clarke Band released The Stanley Clarke Band album. It was produced by  and Stanley Clarke and featured pianist ."

The album The Stanley Clarke Band won the Grammy Award for  at the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards. Additionally, the track "No Mystery" was nominated for .

The Stanley Clarke Band with Clarke, Bruner Jr., and Sirota released The Message

Discography

Find Out! (, 1985)  (, 2010) Up (, 2014) The Message (Mack Avenue, 2018) Other groups

In 1988, Clarke and drummer  of the rock band  formed  with singer-songwriter . He and Copeland were friends before the Police formed.  Copeland appeared on Clarke's album Up (, 2014).

In 2014 Clarke was invited on stage with  during their "Primus and the Chocolate Factory" tour featuring other guest appearances from  and  of  to perform the Primus classic "Here Come the Bastards" with Clarke and  having a shred bass dual midway.

In 2020 Clarke was invited as a teacher at a Bass Bootcamp hosted by bassist . The camp was hosted in Philadelphia where bassists of all ages were taught and featured many educators and professionals such as , , , , and more. Unfortunately, the camp was delayed and moved to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Other jazz groups

In 2005, Clarke toured as  with  and . Clarke and Ponty had worked in a trio with guitarist Al Di Meola in 1995 and recorded the album . They worked in a trio again in 2012 with guitarist  and two years later recorded D-Stringz (Impulse! 2015).

In 2008, Clarke formed  with bassists  and  and recorded the album, Thunder.

In 2009 he released , featuring the Stanley Clarke Trio with pianist  and drummer . The following year he released the Stanley Clarke Band, with  on keyboards and Ronald Bruner, Jr. on drums; the album also features Hiromi on piano.

His album , released in 2014, has enlisted an all-star cast in his musical ensemble, including former Return to Forever bandmate Chick Corea on piano, with drummer Stewart Copeland (The Police) and guitarist Jimmy Herring (Widespread Panic), among others.

In 2018, Clarke released , featuring the new Stanley Clarke Band with Cameron Graves on synthesizers, pianist Beka Gochiashvili, and drummer . The album also features rapper/beatboxer Doug E. Fresh and trumpeter Mark Isham.

In 2019, The Stanley Clarke Band has transformed again as Clarke, Cameron Graves, and Beka Gochiashvili were joined by Shariq Tucker on Drums, Salar Nader on Tabla, and Evan Garr on Violin.

Television and movies

Clarke has written scores for television and movies. His first score, for , was nominated for an Emmy Award. He also composed music for the movies , , and It, the television programs , , ,  and , and the video for "Remember the Time" by Michael Jackson.

In 2007, Clarke released the DVD Night School: An Evening of Stanley Clarke and Friends, a concert that was recorded in 2002 at the Musicians' Institute in Hollywood. Clarke plays both acoustic and electric bass and is joined by guests Stewart Copeland, Lenny White, Béla Fleck, Shelia E., and Patrice Rushen.

Clarke's TV and movie music contribution can be found in Soul Food (2000-2004), Static Shock (2000-2004), First Sunday (2008), Soul Men (2008), The Best Man Holiday (2013), and Barbershop: The Next Cut (2016).

His latest score composition work was for the documentary film  (2019), directed by . The film tells the extraordinary story of the life and death of the American fashion designer, .

Record label

In 2010, Clarke founded Roxboro Entertainment Group in Topanga, California. He named it after the  that he attended in the 1960s. The label's first releases were by guitarist Lloyd Gregory and composer Kennard Ramsey. Roxboro's roster also includes keyboardist Sunnie Paxson, pianist , and pianist Beka Gochiashvili.

Electric bass technique

When playing electric bass, Clarke places his right hand so that his fingers approach the strings much as they would on an bass but rotated through 90 degrees. To achieve this, his forearm lies above and nearly parallel to the strings, while his wrist is hooked downward at nearly a right angle. For lead and solo playing, his fingers partially hook underneath the strings so that when released, the strings snap against the frets, producing a biting percussive attack. In addition to an economical variation on the funky -style slap-n'-pop technique, Clarke also uses downward thrusts of the entire right hand, striking two or more strings from above with his fingernails (examples of this technique include "School Days", "Rock and Roll Jelly", "Wild Dog", and "Danger Street").  Clarke has been playing   basses since 1973. Alembic also manufactures a series Stanley Clarke Signature Bass model.

Awards and honors YearNominee/workCategoryResult (Track)Won (Track)Nominated (Album)Nominated (Album)Nominated (Track)NominatedOverjoyed (Track)NominatedThe Boys Of Johnson Street (Track)Nominated (Track)Nominated (Album)WonNo Mystery (Track)Nominated (Album)WonLast Train To Sanity (Track)Nominated

Latin Grammy Awards

Clarke received the  for  in 2011 at the  for the album "", along with  and .

Other honors Lifetime Achievement Award, , 2006 Honorary doctorate in fine arts, , 2008 Honorary Doctorate in Music, , 2009 Miles Davis Award, 2011 NEA Jazz Master Fellowship, 2021
Stanley Clarke Stanley Clarke at Leverkusener Jazztage (Germany), November 7, 2016 Background informationBornJune 30, 1951 (age 71)
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