Sony
1988
If This Bass Could Only Talk
About This Album
This was bassist Stanley Clarke's twelfth solo set, and one of his very few that would be recommended to jazz (as opposed to funk and R&B) listeners. On the instrumental set, Clarke's bass is featured in a wide variety of settings, including duets with tap dancer Gregory Hines and drummer John Robinson, a quartet with Wayne Shorter ("Goodbye Pork Pie Hat"), in a power trio with guitarist Allan Holdsworth and drummer Stewart Copeland, a piece with George Duke (on acoustic piano for a change) and soprano saxophonist George Howard, a quartet with the synthesizers of Steve Hunt, and "Funny How Time Flies," which has a colorful Freddie Hubbard trumpet solo. Throughout, Clarke's bass has plenty of solo space, and he shows how strong a player he can be when given decent material. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide
Track List
(try tracks 1,5,6,7 and 9)
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MtnBkChic - Several kybrd players, but George Duke is on acoustic piano on some of this. He was best known as the long time keyboard player for Frank Zappa in the 70's. George and Stanley Clark go back a long way. Both born and bred Bay area guys, they had a pop/R&B duo together in the early 80's that actually had a hit on the pop charts. George plays some piano on at least one song on all of Stanley's first few albums from the mid-70's. I'm wondering why the reviewer remarks on Duke playing Ac
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you must play funny how time flies with freddie hubbard!!!!! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! fire........ . . .
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