The Bass-ic Collection
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The Bass-ic Collection is a Stanley Clarke
album released in 1997.
Stanley Clarke
Stanley Clarke is an American jazz musician and composer known for his innovative and influential work on double bass and electric bass guitar as well as for his numerous film and television scores...
album released in 1997.
Track listing
All tracks composed by Stanley Clarke, except where indicated.- "School Days" – 7:49
- "Wild Dog" (Clarke, George DukeGeorge DukeGeorge Duke is a multi-faceted American musician, known as a keyboard pioneer, composer, singer and producer in both jazz and popular mainstream musical genres. He has worked with numerous acclaimed artists as arranger, music director, writer and co-writer, record producer and professor of music...
) - 3:31 - "We Supply" (Clarke, Louis Johnson) - 4:11
- "Mothership Connection (Star Child)" (Bernie WorrellBernie WorrellGeorge Bernard "Bernie" Worrell, Jr. is an American keyboardist and composer best known as a founding member of Parliament-Funkadelic and for his work with Talking Heads. He is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, inducted in 1997 with fifteen other members of Parliament-Funkadelic...
, Bootsy CollinsBootsy CollinsWilliam Earl "Bootsy" Collins is an American funk bassist, singer, and songwriter.Rising to prominence with James Brown in the late 1960s, and with Parliament-Funkadelic in the '70s, Collins's driving bass guitar and humorous vocals established him as one of the leading names in funk...
, George ClintonGeorge Clinton (musician)George Clinton is an American singer, songwriter, bandleader, and music producer and the principal architect of P-Funk. He was the mastermind of the bands Parliament and Funkadelic during the 1970s and early 1980s, and launched a solo career in 1981. He has been cited as one of the foremost...
) - 4:16 - "Journey To Love" – 4:42
- "Hello Jeff" – 5:14
- "I Wanna Play For You" – 5:13
- "Silly Putty" – 4:40
- "Hot Fun" – 2:30
- "Rock 'n' Roll Jelly" – 5:06
- "Jamaican Boy" – 3:26
- "Lost In A Thought" – 5:11
- "Between Love & Magic" – 4:09
- "Life Suite" – 8:59
Personnel
- Al AaronsAl AaronsAlbert "Al" Aarons is a jazz trumpeter.Aarons was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and graduated from Wayne State University in Detroit. He began to gain attention as a trumpet player in 1956, and started working with jazz artist Yusef Lateef and pianist Barry Harris in the later part of that...
- Brass - Carmine AppiceCarmine AppiceCarmine Appice is an American rock drummer of Italian background and is the older brother of drummer Vinny Appice by 12 years. He received a classical music training and was influenced by the jazz drumming of Buddy Rich and Gene Krupa early on...
- Drums - Philip BaileyPhilip BaileyPhilip Irvin Bailey is an American R&B, soul, gospel and funk singer, songwriter, percussionist and actor, best known as one of the longtime members of Earth, Wind & Fire. Together with Verdine White, B. David Whitworth, and Ralph Johnson he forms the heart of the current EWF line-up on...
- Vocals, Rap - Marilyn Baker - Strings
- Jeff BeckJeff BeckGeoffrey Arnold "Jeff" Beck is an English rock guitarist. He is one of three noted guitarists to have played with The Yardbirds...
- Guitar - Stewart Blumberg - Brass
- George Bohannon - Trombone, Brass
- Dee Dee BridgewaterDee Dee BridgewaterDee Dee Bridgewater is an American Jazz singer. She is a three-time Grammy Award winning singer-songwriter, as well as a Tony Award - winning stage actress and host of National Public Radio's syndicated radio show JazzSet with Dee Dee Bridgewater...
- Background Vocals - Darryl Brown - Drums
- Garnett BrownGarnett BrownGarnett Brown is a jazz trombonist who has worked with The Crusaders, Herbie Hancock, Lionel Hampton, and others.He graduated from the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff and later studied film scoring and electronic music at UCLA In 1974 he won the Down Beat Reader's poll for trombonist, and...
- Brass - Gerry Brown - Drums, Handbells
- Carol Buck - Strings
- James Buffington - Brass
- Thomas Buffum - Strings
- David Campbell - Strings
- Carl Carwell - Vocals, Rap
- Dennis Chambers - Drums
- Leon "Ndugu" Chancler - Vocals, Rap
- Buddy Childers - Brass
- Stanley Clarke - Bass, Arranger, Conductor, Multi Instruments, Producer
- Bayete Todd Cochran - Organ
- Darrell Cox - Vocals, Rap
- Harry Cykman - Strings
- Rollice Dale - Strings
- Robert Dubow - Strings
- George DukeGeorge DukeGeorge Duke is a multi-faceted American musician, known as a keyboard pioneer, composer, singer and producer in both jazz and popular mainstream musical genres. He has worked with numerous acclaimed artists as arranger, music director, writer and co-writer, record producer and professor of music...
- Piano, Keyboards, Vocals, Producer, Rap - Jon FaddisJon FaddisJon Faddis is an American jazz trumpet player, conductor, composer, and educator renowned for both his highly virtuosic command of the instrument and for his expertise in the field of music education...
- Brass - Brandon Fields - Tenor Saxophone
- Robert Findley - Brass
- Steve GaddSteve GaddSteve Gadd is an American session and studio drummer, notable for his work with popular musicians from a wide range of genres.-Biography:...
- Drums - Paul Gershman - Strings
- Ray Gomez - Electric Guitar
- Peter Gordon - Brass
- Gary Grant - Brass
- Emanuel Green - Strings
- Jerry HeyJerry HeyJerry Hey is an American trumpeter, flugelhornist, horn arranger, string arranger, orchestrator and session musician who has played on hundreds of commercial recordings, including Thriller and the distinctive flugelhorn solo on Dan Fogelberg's hit Longer....
- Trumpet - Louis Johnson - Bass, Vocals
- Karen Jones - Strings
- Dennis Karmazyn - Strings
- Harold Kohon - Strings
- Beverly Lauridsen - Strings
- Jesse Levy - Strings
- Gordon Marron - Strings
- Harvey Mason, Sr. - Drums
- Lew McCreary - Brass
- Jack Nimitz - Brass
- Phil Perry - Vocals, Rap
- William Peterson - Brass
- John "J.R." RobinsonJohn Robinson (drummer)John Robinson is an American drummer and session musician...
- Drums - David SanciousDavid SanciousDavid Sancious is an American musician. He was an early member of Bruce Springsteen's backing group, the E Street Band, and contributed to the first three Springsteen albums, and again on the 1992 album Human Touch. Sancious is a multi-instrumentalist but is best known as a keyboard player and...
- Guitar, Keyboards - Dalton Smith - Brass
- Lew Soloff - Brass
- Lya Stern - Strings
- David Taylor - Brass
- Kirk WhalumKirk WhalumKirk Whalum is an American smooth jazz saxophonist and songwriter. He toured as Whitney Houston's opening act for several years. Whalum has also recorded a series of well received solo albums and film soundtracks, with music ranging from pop to R&B to smooth jazz...
- Tenor Saxophone - Tony Williams - Drums
- John Wittenberg - Strings
Production
- Brian Gardner - Mastering
- Frank Harkins - Art Direction, Design
- Chris McCann - Photography
- Ken Scott - Producer