ALBUMStandardsStanley Clarke, Patrice Rushen & Leon "Ndugu" Chancler
ALBUM1, 2, to the BassStanley Clarke
ALBUMThis Is Jazz, Vol. 41Stanley Clarke
ALBUMEAST RIVER DRIVEStanley Clarke
ALBUMPassenger 57 (Music from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)Stanley Clarke
Stanley Clarke's Popular Music Videos
Sweet Baby
George Duke & Stanley Clarke
Mothership Connection
Stanley Clarke & George Duke
Man In the Mirror
Stanley Clarke & Myron Mckinley Trio
Louie Louie
Stanley Clarke & George Duke
I Just Want to Love You
Stanley Clarke & George Duke
Artist Playlists
Stanley Clarke Essentials
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Artist Biography
Philadelphia-born bassist Stanley Clarke has been a pioneer of both the electric and upright acoustic bass due to his virtuosic technique. He got his start playing with straight-up jazzmen such as Horace Silver and Joe Henderson, but became known as one of the prime movers in the jazz-rock fusion movement of the 1970s as a member of fusion supergroup Return to Forever. Clarke skillfully blended rock, jazz, and funk on solo recordings and in collaborations with keyboardist George Duke, Billy Cobham, and others. Clarke's distinctive slapping technique has influenced numerous technically stunning players, from Victor Wooten to Marcus Miller. ~ Rovi Staff