Stanley Clarke (album) explained

Stanley Clarke
Type:	studio
Artist:	Stanley Clarke
Cover:	Stanley_Clarke_cover.jpeg
Released:	December 1974
Studio:	Electric Lady Studios, New York City
Genre:	Jazz fusion jazz-funk
Length:	40:31
Label:	Nemperor, Atlantic (original) Epic (reissue)
Producer:	Stanley Clarke
Prev Title:	Children of Forever
Prev Year:	1973
Next Title:	Journey to Love
Next Year:	1975

Stanley Clarke is the second solo album by jazz fusion bassist Stanley Clarke.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Stanley Clarke, except where indicated.

Side One

1. "Vulcan Princess" – 4:00
2. "Yesterday Princess" (Clarke, Carolyn Clarke) – 1:41
3. "Lopsy Lu" – 7:03
4. "Power" – 7:20

Side Two

1. "Spanish Phases for Strings & Bass" (Michael Gibbs) – 6:26
2. "Life Suite" – 13:47
   1. Part I – 1:51
   2. Part II – 4:12
   3. Part III – 1:03
   4. Part IV – 6:41

Personnel

• Stanley Clarke – bass guitar, double bass, guitar, piano, vocals
• Jan Hammer – keyboards
• Bill Connors – guitar
• Tony Williams – drums
• Airto Moreira – percussion on "Life Suite"
• David Taylor – trombone, brasses
• Jon Faddis, James Buffington, Lew Soloff, Garnett Brown, Peter Gordon – brass
• David Nadien, Charles McCracken, Jesse Levy, Carol Buck, Beverly Lauridsen, Harry Cykman, Harold Kohon, Paul Gershman, Harry Lookofsky, Emanuel Green – string section
• Michael Gibbs – string & brass arrangement

Production

• Stanley Clarke – producer
• Ken Scott – engineer
• Brian Gardner – mastering engineer
• Dave Whitman – assistant engineer