The Toys of Men

The Toys of Men
Studio album by Stanley Clarke
Released	October 16, 2007
Genre	Jazz fusion Jazz
Label	Heads Up
Producer	Stanley Clarke, Dave Love
Stanley Clarke chronology
1, 2, to the Bass (2003) The Toys of Men (2007) Jazz in the Garden (2009)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
All About Jazz	(not rated)[2]

The Toys of Men is a 2007 album by jazz fusion bassist Stanley Clarke.^[3]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Stanley Clarke except where noted.

1. "The Toys of Men" – 11:14
2. "Come On" – 2:59 (Bruner, Ronald Jr., Stanley Clarke, Ruslan Sirota, Mads Tolling)
3. "Jerusalem" – 6:13 (Ruslan Sirota)
4. "Back in the Woods" – 1:24
5. "All Over Again" – 5:04 (Stanley Clarke, Esperanza Spalding)
6. "Hmm Hmm" – 1:53
7. "Bad Asses" - 5:04
8. "Game" - 3:18
9. "La Cancion de Sofia" - 3:07
10. "El Bajo Negro" - 7:45
11. "Broski" - 1:56
12. "Châteauvallon 1972" - 5:25
13. "Bass Folk Song No. 6" - 2:52

Personnel

Musicians:

• Stanley Clarke – bass, acoustic bass, electric bass, bass guitar, piccolo bass, spoken word, tenor bass
• Paulinho Da Costa – percussion
• Jef Lee Johnson – guitar
• Michael Landau – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
• Tomer Shtein – acoustic guitar
• Ruslan Sirota – Fender Rhodes, keyboards, piano
• Esperanza Spalding – vocals
• Mads Tolling – violin
• Ronald Bruner, Jr. - drums

Production:

• Gerry "The Gov" Brown – engineer
• Armando Carlos – cover photo
• Bernie Grundman – mastering
• Robert Hoffman – design
• Dave Love – executive producer
• Ed Thacker – engineer

References