Stanley Clarke

Bas gitarist i kontrabasist, kompozitor, dirigent, aranžer i producent. Pionir džez-roka i fjužna, umetnik koji je redefinisao status bas gitare u savremenoj muzici. Rodom iz Filadelfije (1951), Stenli Klark je zanat ispekao u džez klubovima Njujorka ranih 70-ih, u društvu legendarnih Arta Blejkija, Dekstera Gordona i Stena Geca.

Svetsku slavu donosi mu kvartet Return to Forever, koji su činili Čik Korija (klavijature), Al Di Meola (gitara), Klark (bas) i Leni Vajt (bubnjevi) – jedan od najuspešnijih džez-rok/fjužn sastava svih vremena. Sa ovom grupom je dosad jedini put posetio Beograd.

Paralelno vodi uspešnu solo karijeru (19 solo albuma), dokazujući da i basisti mogu da uživaju status zvezde. Bio je prvi koji je jednako virtuozno baratao kontrabasom i bas gitarom. Unapredio je tzv. slap funk tehniku sviranja bas gitare, a njegova numera “School Days” (1976), smatra se ultimativnom bas himnom. Arsenal instrumenata koje koristi čine kontrabas, električna bas gitara, tenor bas, pikolo bas, akustična bas gitara i električni kontrabas.



Godine 1981., sa klavijaturistom Džordžom Djukom formira visoko komercijalni Klarke/Djuke Projekat. Bio je i član sastava New Barbarians (sa Kitom Ričardsom), Jeff Beck Group, Animal Logic (sa Stjuartom Koplandom, ex. Police), Superband (Lari Karlton, Al Dimeola, Najee i Deron Džonson), The Rite of Strings (Žan Lik Ponti i Al Dimeola) i Vertu (Leni Vajt). Od sredine 80-tih, deo energije predaje filmskoj i TV industriji, postajući jedan od najtraženijih kompozitora i aranžera u Holivudu.



Prošle godine, pored rada sa svojim sastavom, turneje sa Džordžom Djukom sa all-star postavom Trio! (Klarke, Bela Flek i Žan Lik Ponti), na TV kanalu BET pokrenuo je serijal emisija “On the Road with Stanley Clarke”. Bavi se i edukacijom i vodi program prikupljanja sredstava za mlade talente, u saradnji sa renomiranim kolegama (Stevijem Vonderom, Flijem, Markusom Milerom, Alom di Meolom, Žan Lik Pontijem).



Vlasnik je jednog Gremija, dobitnik niza Gremi (7) i Emi (3) nominacija, prvi pobednik u apsolutnoj kategoriji “Džez muzičar godine” u časopisu Rolling Stone, desetostruki uzastopni dobitnik Playboy Music Award i član “Galerije slavnih”, magazina Guitar Player.





detaljnije informacije: www.stanleyclarke.com



Probrana diskografija:



* samostalni albumi

· Children of Forever (Polydor) (1973)

· Stanley Clarke (Epic) (1974)

· Journey to Love (Epic) (1975)

· School Days (Epic) (1976)

· I Wanna Play for You (Epic) (1977)

· Live 1976-1977 (Epic) (1977)

· Modern Man (Nemperor) (1978)

· Fuse One (IMS) (1980)

· Rocks, Pebbles and Sand (Epic) (1980)

· The Clarke/Duke Project, Vol. 1 (Epic) (1981)

· Let Me Know You (Columbia) (1982)

· The Clarke/Duke Project, Vol. 2 (Columbia) (1983)

· Time Exposure (Epic) (1984)

· Find Out! (Epic) (1985)

· Hideaway (Epic) (1986)

· Project (CBS) (1988)

· If This Bass Could Only Talk (Portrait) (1988)

· 3 (Epic) (1989)

· Passenger 57 (Epic) (1992)

· East River Drive (Epic) (1993)

· Live at the Greek (Epic) (1993)

· Live in Montreaux (Jazz Door) (1994)

· The Rite of Strings (Gai Saber) (1995)

· At the Movies (Epic Soundtrax) (1995)

· The Bass-ic Collection (1997)

· 1,2,To The Bass (2003)

* sa sastavom Return to Forever

· Return to Forever (1972, ECM)

· Light as a Feather (1972, Polydor)

· Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy (1973, Polydor)

· Where Have I Known You Before (1974, Polydor)

· No Mystery (1975, Polydor)

· Romantic Warrior (1976, Columbia)

· Musicmagic (1977, Columbia)

* sa Pharoah Sanders

· Black Unity (1971)



* muzika za filmove i TV serije

· B*A*P*S

· The Best Man

· Bleeding Hearts

· Blue Bayou

· The Book Of Love

· Boyz 'N' The Hood

· The Cherokee Kid

· The Color of Friendship

· Cool as Ice

· The Court Martial of Jackie Robinson

· Dangerous Ground

· Dangerous Pursuit

· Down in the Delta

· Eddie

· Final Shot: the Hank Gathers Story

· The Five Heartbeats

· Funny Valentines

· Higher Learning

· Hull High

· If You Believe

· Into The Sun

· The Kid Who Loved Christmas

· Knightwatch

· Like Mike

· Like Mike2

· Little Big League

· The Loretta Claiborne Story

· Love Kills

· A Man Called Hawk

· Marciano

· On the Line

· Out on the Edge

· Panther

· Passenger 57

· Pee Wee's Playhouse

· Poetic Justice

· Prison Stories: Women on the Inside

· Red Hot

· The Red Sneakers

· Restless: Mind of a Killer

· Road to Galveston

· RollBounce

· Romeo Must Die

· Royce

· The Show

· Soul Food

· Tales from the Crypt

· Tap

· The Transporter

· Undercover Brother

· Undisputed

· Watch It

· What's Love Got To Do With It (The Tina Turner Story)

* kao producent:

· ROY AYERS - In The Dark ·

· DEE DEE BRIDGEWATER - Just Family (1978, Electra) ·

· NATALIE COLE - I'm Ready ·

· MAYNARD FERGUSON - Hollywood (CBS) ·

· FREE FLIGHT - Illuminations ·

· RODNEY FRANKLIN - Diamonds Inside of You ·

· HOWARD HEWITT - I Commit to Love (Elektra) ·

· KENT JORDAN - No Question About it (CBS) ·

· RAMSEY LEWIS & NANCY WILSON - The Two of Us (CBS) ·

· JEFF LORBER- MARILYN McCOO · · BRENDA RUSSELL · SHALAMAR - The Look (Solar/Elektra) ·

· BILLY SHIELDS -Shieldstone

· JIM WALKER -Private Flight

* kao gost na albumima:

· ROY AYERS - In the Dark ·

· GATO BARBIERI - Under Fire ·

· ART BLAKEY - Child's Dance (Prestige) ·

· DEE DEE BRIDGEWATER - Just Family (1978, Elektra) ·

· BUNNY BRUNEL - Ivanhoe (1982) ·

· ROY BUCHANAN - Loading Zone (Atlantic) ·

· NATALIE COLE - I'm Ready ·

· NORMAN CONNORS - Dark of Light (Buddah), Dance of Magic (Buddah) · CHICK COREA - My Spanish Heart (1976, Polygram) · Tap Step (1981) · EUMIR DEODATO - Eumir Deodato ·

· AL DiMEOLA - Land Of The Midnight Sun (1976) ·

· GEORGE DUKE - From Me To You (1977), Reach For It (1977), Rendezvous (1984), Night After Night (1989), Illusions (1995), Muir Woods Suite (1996) ·

· JOE FARRELL - Moon Germs (1973, CTI) ·

· MAYNARD FERGUSON - Hollywood (CBS) ·

· RACHELLE FERRELL - Somethin' Else (1990), First Instrument (1995) · FRANK FOSTER - The Loud Minority ·

· ARETHA FRANKLIN - Let Me In Your Life ·

· RODNEY FRANKLIN - Learning to Love (CBS) ·

· FUSE ONE - Fuse One (1980, CTI), Silk (1981, CTI) ·

· MIKE GARSON - Remember Love (CBS), Admiration (1992) ·

· LANI HALL - Sweetbird ·

· HOWARD HEWITT - I Commit to Love (Elektra) ·

· MUNETAKA HIGUCHI with DREAM CASTLE - Free World (1997) · GEORGE HOWARD - A Nice Place To Be (1986, MCA), Reflections (1988) · FREDDIE HUBBARD - Times Are Changing (1989) ·

· MICHAEL JACKSON · PAUL JACKSON - Paul Jackson (Atlantic) ·

· AL JARREAU - Heart's Horizon (1988) ·

· KENT JORDAN - No Question About It (CBS) ·

· RAMSEY LEWIS & NANCY WILSON - The Two of Us (CBS) ·

· LIPS - Lips (1978, Nemperor/CBS) ·

· BOBBY LYLE - Night Breeze, Rhythm Stories (1994) ·

· PAUL McCARTNEY - Pipes of Peace (1983, Columbia) ·

· IAN McLAGAN - Troublemaker ·

· AIRTO MORIERA - Virginland (CTI) ·

· ALPHONSE MOUZON - Distant Lover, Band Back To Jazz ·

· EDDIE MURPHY (1992) ·

· DOC POWELL - Laid Back (1996) ·

· FLORA PURIM - Butterfly Dreams (Fantasy) ·

· SONNY ROLLINS - Love at First Sight (1980, Fantasy) ·

· CARLOS SANTANA - Borboletta ·

· SHALAMAR - The Look (Solar/Elektra) ·

· BILLY SHIELDS - Shieldstone ·

· JD SOUTHER - Black Rose ·

· L. SUBRAMANIAM - Indian Express, Spanish Wave (1983), Milestone (1983) ·

· McCOY TYNER - Looking Out (CBS) ·

· VARIOUS ARTISTS - Best of Louie, Louie, Vol. 2 (Rhino) ·

· VARIOUS ARTISTS - The Griffith Park Collection (Elektra/Musician) · VARIOUS ARTISTS (BASSISTS) - The Bass ·

· VARIOUS ARTISTS, THE MUSIC OF JIMI HENDRIX - In From The Storm (1996) ·

· LENNY WHITE - Present Tense (1995), Renderers Of Spirit (1997) · MICHAEL WHITE - How Strong We Believe (1989) ·

· TONY WILLIAMS - The Joy Of Flying (1978, CBS) ·

· VANESSA WILLIAMS · AZIZA MUSTAFA ZADEH - Dance Of Fire (1995)