Stanley Clarke (album)

Stanley Clarke
Studio album by Stanley Clarke
Released	1974,December
Recorded	Electric Lady Studios, New York City, NY; USA
Genre	Jazz fusion Jazz funk Contemporary jazz
Length	40:31
Label	Nemperor, Atlantic (original) Epic Records (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 album of jazz fusion bassist Stanley Clarke.

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 Phrases 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 - acoustic and electric basses, guitar, piano, vocals
• Jan Hammer - acoustic and electric pianos, organ, Moog synthesizer
• Bill Connors - acoustic and electric guitars
• Tony Williams - drums
• Airto Moreira - percussion
• Peter Gordon, Jon Faddis, James Buffington, Lew Soloff, Garnett Brown - brasses
• David Taylor - brasses, trombone
• 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