The Stanley Clarke Band – The Message (2018)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 44:47 minutes | 490 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Mack Avenue Records
45 years after his first album, Stanley Clarke shows that he is still an untouchable virtuoso on the bass, electric and acoustic guitar, with an artistic vision that is completely his own. Supported by friends as varied as rapper Doug E. Fresh and trumpet player Mark Isham and accompanied by a band featuring Cameron Graves and Beka Gochiashvili on keyboards and Mike Mitchell on drums, the bass ace unfurls all his know-how on this record, whether he’s throwing himself into a torrid funky swerve or revisiting a Bach suite! There’s an impressive eclecticism throughout, though this former member of Return to Forever never ceases to be himself. What’s more, Stanley Clarke doesn’t forget to pay tribute to some recently deceased colleagues: George Duke, Prince, Leon “Ndugu” Chancler, Darryl Brown, Tom Petty, Chuck Berry, Larry Coryell and Al Jarreau. – Clotilde Maréchal
Tracklist:
1-1. The Stanley Clarke Band – And Ya Know We’re Missing You: Dedicated To Leon Ndugu Chancler, Darryl Brown, Al Jarreau, Tom Petty, Chuck Berry & My Good Friend Larry Coryell (01:58)
1-2. The Stanley Clarke Band – After The Cosmic Rain/Dance Of The Planetary Prince (06:59)
1-3. The Stanley Clarke Band – The Rugged Truth (03:32)
1-4. The Stanley Clarke Band – Combat Continuum (05:04)
1-5. The Stanley Clarke Band – The Message (02:47)
1-6. The Stanley Clarke Band – Lost In A World (05:31)
1-7. The Stanley Clarke Band – Alternative Facts (03:46)
1-8. The Stanley Clarke Band – Bach Cello Suite 1 (Prelude) (02:25)
1-9. The Stanley Clarke Band – The Legend Of The Abbas And The Sacred Talisman (04:03)
1-10. The Stanley Clarke Band – Enzo’s Theme (03:44)
1-11. The Stanley Clarke Band – To Be Alive (04:52)
Personnel:
Stanley Clarke, bass
Cameron Graves, synthesizers
Beka Gochiashvili, acoustic piano, keyboards
Mike Mitchell, drums
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