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Clarke was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Having graduated from the Philadelphia Musical Academy, he moved to New York City in 1971 and began working with famous bandleaders and musicians including Horace Silver, Art Blakey, Dexter Gordon, Joe Henderson, Pharoah Sanders, Gil Evans, Stan Getz and Al Di Meola.
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During this period he joined the jazz fusion group Return To Forever led by pianist Chick Corea. The group became one of the most important fusion groups and released several successful and musically highly varied albums. Clarke also started his solo career in the early 1970s and released a number of albums under his own name. His most famous album is School Days (1976), which along with Jaco Pastorius’s self-titled debut is held up as one of the greatest bass albums in the history of Jazz Fusion.
His albums Stanley Clarke (1974) and Journey to Love (1975) are also notable.
Style
Clarke’s electric bass style is a combination of many factors.
Equipment - Clarke has always been very strongly associated with Alembic basses and the vast majority of his recorded output has been produced with one model of Alembic or another, particularly a dark-wood-colored custom bass in the Series I body style. These basses are handmade neck-through instruments made from a mixture of exotic woods and a proprietary active pickup system that is powered from an external preamplifier. Clarke also utilizes full-range amplification for his basses, more in keeping with a keyboardist’s rig than a bassist’s or guitarists.
Return to Forever
During this period he joined the jazz fusion group Return To Forever led by pianist Chick Corea. The group became one of the most important fusion groups and released several successful and musically highly varied albums. Clarke also started his solo career in the early 1970s and released a number of albums under his own name. His most famous album is School Days (1976), which along with Jaco Pastorius’s self-titled debut is held up as one of the greatest bass albums in the history of Jazz Fusion.
His albums Stanley Clarke (1974) and Journey to Love (1975) are also notable.
Style
Clarke’s electric bass style is a combination of many factors.
Equipment - Clarke has always been very strongly associated with Alembic basses and the vast majority of his recorded output has been produced with one model of Alembic or another, particularly a dark-wood-colored custom bass in the Series I body style. These basses are handmade neck-through instruments made from a mixture of exotic woods and a proprietary active pickup system that is powered from an external preamplifier. Clarke also utilizes full-range amplification for his basses, more in keeping with a keyboardist’s rig than a bassist’s or guitarists.
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If This Bass Could Only Talk
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mUCUS32 wrote:
use to live and breathe stanley and RTF in the 80s, god I could dust off my 2 vinyls of the clarke duke project ...... my record player she dont work though!
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Gurnkge_Giskrd wrote:
qué manos tan mounstrosamente divinas vi tocar el bajo y el contrabajo en el riviera maya jazz fest!!!!!
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Firstlittlejo wrote:
You tube shows dozens of folks doing their version of "Good bye pork pie hat" and a few live with Stanley and friends. No one comes close to his version!! Live at the Greek is the Best!!! Too bad not on you tube. Billy Cobham, Larry Carlton, Najee and Deron Johnson really compliment Stanley and knock this version out of the park!! I want video of this Now!!!!
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musicsdope wrote:
Fuck man, this dude can play some bass!
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Firstlittlejo wrote:
Just checking in.
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amniocentesis wrote:
Hate to break it to you Carlospant; Jaco isn't anything. He's dead.
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fastfoodhiphop wrote:
Swung On
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Carlospant wrote:
Jaco is better!
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Neue_regel_ wrote:
LEGEND !!
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robotkarel wrote:
soon in Playa del Carmen Jazz Festival
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Assedor wrote:
Musician with its virtuoso performances outstripped the musical era. Inspired by the philosophical concepts and personal experience has expanded the boundaries of modern music.
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AbOD7 wrote:
!! great !!
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helzg8 wrote:
WHO STOLE HIS BASS??!!! Give it back.
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MarcusAurelio wrote:
What immense technique...wonderful!
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Firstlittlejo wrote:
Ok music lovers nothing compares and I mean nothing to "Live at the Greek" Stanley Clarke, Larry Carlton, Billy Cobham, Nagee,Deron Johnson perform "Goodbye Porkpie Hat". It doesn't get better than this!!!
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Yorkwhite wrote:
Stanley Clarke was the guy who got me into bass funk originally many years ago but there are many very fine funky players out there that I now love as well. But you know what they say about the first!
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one_of_many wrote:
♥♥♥
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Vozov wrote:
his bass is really magic
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Ajay0119 wrote:
He makes that bass guitar sing one of my all time favorites.
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SoulJazzsterInc wrote:
Please don't compare the artists. Every artist has own individuation, own style, etc. [2]
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