Progressive Rock Music Forum : Stanley Clarke

Progressive Rock Music Forum : Stanley Clarke http://www.progarchives.com/forum/ This is an XML content feed of; Progressive Rock Music Forum : Suggest New Bands and Artists : Stanley Clarke Copyright (c) 2006-2009 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Sat, 18 May 2013 21:07:53 +0000 Fri, 19 Jan 2007 08:13:14 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 9.69 360 www.progarchives.com/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=32944 Progressive Rock Music Forum http://www.progarchives.com/forum/css_styles/mac-prog/PAlogo_v2.gif http://www.progarchives.com/forum/ Stanley Clarke : Originally posted by S Lang Originally... http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=32944&PID=2345743#2345743 Author: Dick Heath
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Posted: January 19 2007 at 08:13

Originally posted by S Lang

Originally posted by salmacis

I had a fair few of these albums. The eponymous one, 'Journey To Love' and 'School Days' are definitely classics of jazz rock but 'I Wanna Play For You' verged on disco at times and 'If Only This Bass Could Talk' has that 80s sound to it that I personally dislike- too slick, imho. But yes definitely, those first few albums are jazz rock/fusion, imho.

Wow! Salmacis. For perhaps the first time we are in total agreement on this.

My preference is his first, self-titled album.

The later George Duke/Stanley Clark releases are surprisingly weak, yet a live performance by the two was mindblowing. Without a backup band, they just improvised for a couple of hours, high energy, great stuff. I saw them in Germany in'81. Truly memorable and nothing like studio releases.

Check out the early solo albums (not including the very first BASF release) by George Duke where Clarke guests on some of each albums e.g. Reach For It, (released in UK on Epic) - sexually explicit at times but great rauchy jazz funk, and superior performances by both Duke & Clarke. Perhaps the compilation:

has some of the better collaborations?

If the first George Duke/Stanley Clarke duo album is anything to go by, they had done their best stuff earlier. Clarke seemed to have guested on a lot of mid 70's jazz fusion albums; I particularly like the contributions on a couple of Airto (Moriera) records originally released on CTI, but now part of a compilation on a Columbia Jazz Remasters (cheapo - at least was when I bought it!) CD.

]]> Fri, 19 Jan 2007 08:13:14 +0000 http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=32944&PID=2345743#2345743 Stanley Clarke : Originally posted by Dick Heath Originally... http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=32944&PID=2343536#2343536 Author: Chus
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Posted: January 17 2007 at 13:28

Originally posted by Dick Heath

Said it recently the second eponymously titled Stanley Clarke album, is the best - a superb line-up with Hammer Williams and Connors - and I can forgive the thankful brief vocals about Vulcan princesses. The next few have the more explosive tunes but there is a point you wish Clarke would concentrate on sticking to a few styles of jazz, rather a different one per track.

Witha long list of jazz rockbands and players we have, i wouldn't rush to post Clarke in the immediate future but he'll probably get there some time

If I could be of any help I would be glad to do so

.]]> Wed, 17 Jan 2007 13:28:47 +0000 http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=32944&PID=2343536#2343536 Stanley Clarke : Originally posted by salmacisI... http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=32944&PID=2343102#2343102 Author: S Lang
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Posted: January 17 2007 at 03:40

Wow! Salmacis. For perhaps the first time we are in total agreement on this.

My preference is his first, self-titled album.

]]> Wed, 17 Jan 2007 03:40:08 +0000 http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=32944&PID=2343102#2343102 Stanley Clarke : Originally posted by salmacisI... http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=32944&PID=2337434#2337434 Author: Dick Heath
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Posted: January 12 2007 at 13:13

Witha long list of jazz rockbands and players we have, i wouldn't rush to post Clarke in the immediate future but he'll probably get there some time

]]> Fri, 12 Jan 2007 13:13:50 +0000 http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=32944&PID=2337434#2337434 Stanley Clarke : I had a fair few of these albums.... http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=32944&PID=2337250#2337250 Author: salmacis
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Posted: January 12 2007 at 10:51

I had a fair few of these albums. The eponymous one, 'Journey To Love' and 'School Days' are definitely classics of jazz rock but 'I Wanna Play For You' verged on disco at times and 'If Only This Bass Could Talk' has that 80s sound to it that I personally dislike- too slick, imho. But yes definitely, those first few albums are jazz rock/fusion, imho.]]> Fri, 12 Jan 2007 10:51:03 +0000 http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=32944&PID=2337250#2337250 Stanley Clarke : up... sorry http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=32944&PID=2335752#2335752 Author: Chus
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Posted: January 11 2007 at 11:46

up... sorry

]]> Thu, 11 Jan 2007 11:46:36 +0000 http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=32944&PID=2335752#2335752 Stanley Clarke : thanks progchick^^^unfortunately... http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=32944&PID=2331710#2331710 Author: Chus
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Posted: January 08 2007 at 12:47

thanks progchick^^^unfortunately in my country these DVDs will be hard to find... so I guess Amazon is the only logical choice, but shipping is another problem

...
Anyway I think he deserves as much a place here as Chick Corea or Miles Davis... I don't know if Hancock should be here but I heard some of it and it sounds edgy... as for Miles there's a controversy, some even say he's not "fusion" (a statement which I strongly disagree with), although he takes more from funk rhythms undoubtely he's fusion.. I heard some of Chick Corea's Electrik Band and his album "Mad Hatter" and they sound "proggy", and though I heard more classical influences than rock on that last album I think it should be taken into consideration

]]> Mon, 08 Jan 2007 12:47:39 +0000 http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=32944&PID=2331710#2331710 Stanley Clarke : The Christmas fairies delivered... http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=32944&PID=2331397#2331397 Author: Wilcey
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Posted: January 08 2007 at 04:03

The Christmas fairies delivered a dvd to us, Jean Luc Ponty, Al Dimeola & Stanley Clarke live at Montreaux (1994)......flipping incredible, mesmerising and just totally awesome!
Stongly recomended to anyone interested in these musicians!!!

P-C]]> Mon, 08 Jan 2007 04:03:33 +0000 http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=32944&PID=2331397#2331397 Stanley Clarke : Sc is an excellentfusion musician... http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=32944&PID=2331389#2331389 Author: Sean Trane
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Posted: January 08 2007 at 03:49

Sc is an excellent fusion musician , but I'd rather not see him included until some much more obvious inclusions have been taken care of. Davis, Corea, Hancock,Coryell, Catherine etc...

Edited by Sean Trane - January 08 2007 at 03:51]]> Mon, 08 Jan 2007 03:49:48 +0000 http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=32944&PID=2331389#2331389 Stanley Clarke : Well I've just heard some... http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=32944&PID=2330787#2330787 Author: Chus
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Posted: January 07 2007 at 15:55

Well I've just heard some samples of SC and they seemed pretty fusion in a rocky way.... then I heard some of "I Wanna Play For You" and was quite dissapointed... but I think indeed he should be here.. what do you all think?]]> Sun, 07 Jan 2007 15:55:36 +0000 http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=32944&PID=2330787#2330787