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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.
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.
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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Shoutbox
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kev_purcell wrote:
Seeing Stanley Clarke and Victor Wooten playing together last week was amazing. Never thought I'd see Victor trading slap bass solos with Stanley... especially with Stanley on the Double Bass. Amazing.
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Cozfunkel wrote:
http://www.last.fm/group/Paul+Chambers
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ShreveportDude wrote:
Musical Genius!!!!!!!
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IvoireGunner wrote:
Yeah, Stanley is god. If you like RTF, feel free to join Return to Forever group.
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blackwillie wrote:
Absolutely amazing!!!
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Maladyjazz wrote:
This man is soooo talented. He is baaaaad (great)!!!! God bless you Stanley.
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Orange-1 wrote:
Fantastic Player!:-)
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katakomba555 wrote:
www.jackyjazz.blogspot.com JAZZ RAR FREE...STANLEY CLARKE
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abombregardless wrote:
New album with Hiromi and White is fantastic.
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rhythmaddict808 wrote:
Just what I needed this morning,some Stanley Clarke! SA-WEET! Aloha!
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Helena2491 wrote:
He´s incredible! Great music indeed!
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RyknowMartinie wrote:
The song Old Friends is really amazing!
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fravog wrote:
1 of the best bassplayers.
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bia74 wrote:
sublime..............................
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posworld wrote:
Saw him with RTF this past summer...amazing. played a stand up bass like flamenco...incredible.
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roeschen55 wrote:
Stanley Clarke is a wonderful, charismatic musician. I got him four years ago, the time lette seen in Cologne, in the city, in a small club. wow, that was wonderful.
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DeeDash80 wrote:
I grew up on Dudes like you. I came to appreciate 'Classical musical Composition' and arrangement from listening and bopping to you and da Duke.. What an era!!!
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Weslii wrote:
The album School Days is really a great complete album.
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arodosthenous wrote:
One of the most influential bassist of all years! check out this also....www.last.fm/music/AndreasR
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uncom37 wrote:
The Self Titled album from 74 is amazing, to me that's his best.
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