Stanley Clarke releases ‘Up’ by The Stanley Clarke Band (2014)

Released on September 30, 2014, “Up” is an album by The Stanley Clarke Band with many guests (and friends), covering Clarke’s own hits.

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Track Listing : 1.Pop Virgil (Stanley Clarke) – 03:17 . 2.Last Train To Sanity (Stanley Clarke) – 03:32 . 3.Up (Stanley Clarke) – 03:16 . 4.Brazilian Love Affair (For George Duke) (George Duke) – 06:36 . 5.Bass Folk Song #13: Mingus (Stanley Clarke) – 00:57 . 6.I Have Something To Tell You Tonight (Stanley Clarke) – 06:24 . 7.Trust (For Nana) (Stanley Clarke) – 03:38 . 8.Bass Folk Song #7: Tradition (Stanley Clarke) – 01:52 . 9.Gotham City (Stanley Clarke) – 03:42 . 10.Bass Folk Song #14: Dance Of The Giant Hummingbird/Bass Folk Song #15: Eleuthera Island (Stanley Clarke) – 02:04 . 11.School Days (Stanley Clarke) – 05:32 . 12.La Cancion De Sofia (Stanley Clarke) – 04:08

Musicians : Stanley Clarke – 6-String Electric Bass, Bass (Acoustic), Bass (Electric), Guitar (Acoustic), Synthesizer Bass, Tenor Bass, Vocals . Stanley Clarke Band – Band . Phil Davis – Synthesizer . Ronald Bruner Jr. – Drums . Stewart Copeland – Drums . John Robinson – Drums . Gerry “The Gov” Brown – Drums, . Michael Mitchell – Drums . Ruslan Sirota – Fender Rhodes, Piano, Synthesizer . Jimmy Herring – Guitar . Paul Jackson, Jr. – Guitar . Joe Walsh – Guitar . Greg Phillinganes – Keyboards . Phil Davis – Keyboards, Synthesizer . Nick Mancini – Marimba . Lenny Castro – Percussion . Felipe Fraga – Percussion . Chick Corea – Piano . Beka Gochiashvili – Piano . Harlem String Quartet – Band . Dan Higgins – Sax (Baritone), Sax (Tenor) . Kamasi Washington – Saxophone . Doug Webb – Saxophone . Andy Martin – Trombone . Gary Grant – Trumpet . Matthew Zalkind – Cello . Jaime Amador – Viola . Ilmar Gavilan – Violin . Melissa White – Violin . Jessica Vautor – Vocals . Patrice Quinn – Vocals (Background) . Mariela Arredondo – Choir/Chorus . Natasha Agrama – Choir/Chorus, Vocals (Background)

Production : Produced By Stanley Clarke . Jason Butler – Assistant Engineer . Dan Fyfe – Assistant Engineer . Hotae Alexander Jang – Assistant Engineer . Gerry “The Gov” Brown – Engineer, Mixing . Rush Anderson – Engineer . Bobby Campbell – Engineer . Jon Hakakian – Engineer . Danny Johnson – Engineer . Bernie Kirsh – Engineer . Dave Luke – Engineer . Alex Venguer – Engineer . Alex Williams – Engineer . Dennis Mackay – Engineer, Mixing . Brian Gardner – Mastering Engineer . Yan Perchuk – Mixing

Package : Raj Naik – Art Direction . Steven Parke – Photography . Ahmed Agrama – Inside Photography . Toshi Sakurai – Photography

Recorded In 2014 At Blakeslee Recording, Los Angeles, Ca; Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, Ca; Msr Studios, New York, Ny; The Village, Los Angeles, Ca; Topanga Studios, Topanga, Ca.

Released On September 30, 2014 By Mack Avenue.

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Released on September 30, 2014, "Up"
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“Surrounding myself with people I enjoy being with made the sessions effortless. Everyone came prepared and ready to play,” Clarke says. “All were great musicians and they came to the studio to give everything they had.” […]

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UP is by no means as mind-blowing as Stanley Clarke (Nemperor, 1974) or as seminal as School Days (Nemperor, 1976), but it seems that was never his intention. Rather than making a grand statement, Clarke instead chose to find some friends, put together some charts and drop a record that was all about having fun and enjoying the process. The result does nothing to hurt his reputation but does little to inspire a rave review, either. […]

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Frankly, I wish the three solo “Bass Folk Songs” – one dedicated to Charles Mingus – had been more than minimalist fragments, but when you’re Clarke you need to keep your thousand-fingered oratory in check so your friends on the disc can be happy too. […]

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