Stanley Clarke (album)

Stanley Clarke
Studio album by Stanley Clarke
Released	December 1974
Studio	Electric Lady Studios, New York City
Genre	Jazz fusion jazz-funk
Length	40:31
Label	Nemperor, Atlantic (original) Epic (reissue)
Producer	Stanley Clarke
Stanley Clarke chronology
Children of Forever (1973) Stanley Clarke (1974) Journey to Love (1975)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[2]

Stanley Clarke is the second solo album by jazz fusion bassist Stanley Clarke. The opening track "Vulcan Princess" is a remake of "Vulcan Worlds", the opening track on Return to Forever's Where Have I Known You Before released earlier that year.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Stanley Clarke, except where indicated.

Side One

1. "Vulcan Princess" – 4:00
2. "Yesterday Princess" (Clarke, Carolyn Clarke) – 1:41
3. "Lopsy Lu" – 7:03
4. "Power" – 7:20

Side Two

1. "Spanish Phases for Strings & Bass" (Michael Gibbs) – 6:26
2. "Life Suite" – 13:47
   1. Part I – 1:51
   2. Part II – 4:12
   3. Part III – 1:03
   4. Part IV – 6:41

Personnel

• Stanley Clarke – bass guitar, double bass, guitar, piano, vocals
• Jan Hammer – keyboards
• Bill Connors – guitar
• Tony Williams – drums
• Airto Moreira – percussion on "Life Suite"
• David Taylor – trombone, brasses
• Jon Faddis, James Buffington, Lew Soloff, Garnett Brown, Peter Gordon – brass
• David Nadien, Charles McCracken, Jesse Levy, Carol Buck, Beverly Lauridsen, Harry Cykman, Harold Kohon, Paul Gershman, Harry Lookofsky, Emanuel Green – string section
• Michael Gibbs – string & brass arrangement

Production

• Stanley Clarke – producer
• Ken Scott – engineer
• Brian Gardner – mastering engineer
• Dave Whitman – assistant engineer

References

1. Nastos, Michael G. (2011). "Stanley Clarke - Stanley Clarke | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
2. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 41. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.