Modern Man is the fifth album by jazz fusion bassist Stanley Clarke. "Dayride" from the Return to Forever album No Mystery (1975) was re-recorded for this album. Also included was "More Hot Fun", a sequel to "Hot Fun" from the previous album School Days.
Track listing
All tracks composed by Stanley Clarke, except where noted.
Side one
"Opening (Statement)" – 4:22
"He Lives On (Story About the Last Journey of a Warrior)" – 4:24
"More Hot Fun" – 4:31
"Slow Dance" – 3:16
"Interlude: A Serious Occasion" – 0:21
"Got to Find My Own Place" (Clarke, Michael Garson, Raymond Gomez, Gerry Brown) – 3:17
Side two
"Dayride" – 4:06
"Interlude: It's What She Didn't Say" – 1:24
"Modern Man" – 3:31
"Interlude: A Relaxed Occasion" – 1:24
"Rock 'n Roll Jelly" – 5:07
"Closing (Statement)" – 2:37
Personnel
Stanley Clarke – double bass, bass guitar, piccolo bass, piano, guitar, vocals
Al Harrison, James Tinsley – piccolo trumpet, trumpet, flügelhorn
Bobby Malach – tenor saxophone, flute
Alfie Williams – soprano saxophone, baritone saxophone, flute
Rollice Dale, Mark Kovacs, Leonard Selic, Barbara Thomason – viola
Ron Cooper, Jan Kelly, Niles Oliver, Harry Shultz – cello
Ronald Clark, Frank Foster, Cynthia Kovacs, Connie Kupka, Debra Price, Alice Sachs, Steve Scharf, Josef Schoenbrun, Sandy Seymour, Marsha Van Dyke, Kenneth Yerke – violin
Charles Veal Jr. – concertmaster, violin
Dee Dee Bridgewater, Julia Waters, Maxine Waters - vocals
