Stanley
Clarke (Filadélfia, 30 de junho de 1951) é um compositor de jazz, funk,
rock, pop e R&B. É muito conhecido por seu trabalho inovador no
contrabaixo, no baixo elétrico, e por suas excelentes apresentações na
televisão, onde já trabalhou com a colaboração dos cineastas tais como:
John Singleton e Malcolm D. Lee, e com bandas como a famosa Return to
Forever.
Educação e primeiros anos.
Clarke
nasceu na Filadélfia. Aprendeu a tocar baixo na escola, pois chegou
atrasado no dia em que seriam distribuídos instrumentos musicais para o
aprendizado dos alunos e o único que sobrou foi o baixo acústico. Se
Formou no Ensino Médio na Roxborough High School in Philadelphia e se
graduou em música pela Philadelphia Musical Academy, absorvida pela
University Of The Arts em 1985.
Em
1971, Clarke se mudou para Nova York, onde começou a trabalhar com
muitos músicos famosos como Horace Silver, Art Blakey, Dexter Gordon,
Gato Barbieri, Joe Henderson, Chick Corea, Pharoah Sanders, Gil Evans e
Stan Getz.
Nesses
primeiros trabalhos, Stanley Clarke mostra uma faceta pouco conhecida
de sua arte: sua ávida adesão à Cientologia, em várias faixas de seus
primeiros LP's ele faz referências a L. Ron Hubbard.
Anos 1970.
Durante
os anos 1970, Clarke tocou na banda Return To Forever, liderada pelo
pianista e tecladista Chick Corea. O Return se tornou uma das mais
importantes bandas de fusion, jazz e seus vários álbuns obtiveram
admiração do público e aplausos da crítica. Nesta época, Clarke começou
sua carreira solo, ele e seu colega Jaco Pastorius lançaram álbuns com
os próprios nomes.
Os mais conhecidos do baixista são Stanley Clarke de 1974, Journey To Love de 1975, e School Days de 1976.
Performances em Filmes e Programas de TV.
O
primeiro trabalho de Clark na TV foi uma série de curta duração da rede
ABC chamada A Man Called Hawk, seguida de uma participação premiada com
um Emmy em Pee-wee's Playhouse. No cinema, o músico trabalhou como
compositor de trilhas sonoras, ator e produtor em filmes como Boyz n the
Hood, a biografia de Tina Turner What's Love Got to Do with It,
Passenger 57, Higher Learning, Poetic Justice, Panther, The Five
Heartbeats, Book of Love, Little Big League, e Romeu tem que morrer.
Também atuou no filme de ação de Luc Besson, The Transporter e no clipe
de Michael Jackson dirigido por John Singleton para a música Remember
the Time. Entre seus últimos trabalhos com a TV e a sétima arte estão a
composição das músicas do programa do canal Showtime, intitulado Soul
Food; e a trilha sonora para a série Lincoln Heights, da ABC.
Colaborações.
Clarke
formou o Animal Logic com o baterista Stewart Copeland, (mais tarde
integrante do The Police) e a compositora e vocalista Deborah Holland.
Outros
de seus projetos de destaque em colaboração com outros músicos e bandas
foram: Jeff Beck, em1979, Ron Wood's New Barbarians, 1981, 1983, e
1990, Clarke/Duke Project With George Duke em 1984, Miroslav Vitouš em
1989, Animal Logic Stewart Copeland em 1993 e 1994), um grupo Larry
Carlton, Billy Cobham, Najee & Deron Johnson em 1995, The Rite of
Strings With Jean-Luc Ponty And Al Di Meola And em (1999 e Vertu’ com
Lenny White And Richie Kotzen.
Mesmo
em turnê com sua banda de apoio, Clarke está sempre colaborando nas
turnês de seus colegas: em 2005, com Béla Fleck e Jean-Luc Ponty, ganhou
o Jammy Award de "turnê do ano"; em 2006, pela primeira vez em quinze
anos, Stanley e seu amigo George Duke saíram em turnês por mais de 40
cidades, alcançando o Top 20 com a música "Sweet Baby"; em 2007, fez
vários shows nos EUA, Europa e América do Sul com Al DiMeola e Jean-Luc
Ponty.
Night School e produções recentes.
Em
2007, Clarke lançou Night School: An Evening with Stanley Clarke And
Friends (HUDV-7118), um DVD de 90 minutos de performances ao vivo, em
parceria com Stevie Wonder, Wallace Roney, Bela Fleck, Sheila E.,
Stewart Copeland, Flea, Wayman Tisdale, Marcus Miller e outros artistas,
para levantar fundos para a Musicians Institute de Hollywood, que
fornece bolsas de estudo para jovens que desejam aprender Música.
No
mesmo ano, Clarke lançou Toys Of Men, que alcançou o 2º lugar nas
paradas de Jazz da Billboard. As 13 músicas de Toys Of Men questionam o
problema da guerra, com atuações excelentes que incluem a técnica
peculiar de Clarke em sua melhor forma, na companhia da cantora
Esperanza Spalding, do tecladista Ruslan Sirota, do percussionista
Paulinho da Costa e do violinista Mads Tolling.
Em
2009, ao juntar alguns colegas para o Stanley Clarke Trio, lançou Jazz
In The Garden, que conseguiu o Grammy me melhor álbum de jazz
contemporâneo.
Seu
álbum Up, lançado em 2014, contou com um elenco estelar em seu conjunto
musical, incluindo o ex-companheiro de banda do Return To Forever,
Chick Corea, no piano, com o baterista Stewart Copeland (The Police) e o
guitarrista Jimmy Herring (Widespread Panic), entre outros.
Em
2018, Clarke lançou The Message, apresentando a nova Stanley Clarke
Band com Cameron Graves nos sintetizadores, a pianista Beka Gochiashvili
e o baterista Mike Mitchell. O álbum também conta com o
rapper/beatboxer Doug E. Fresh e o trompetista Mark Isham.
Em
2019, a Stanley Clarke Band se transformou novamente, com Clarke,
Cameron Graves e Beka Gochiashvili sendo acompanhados por Shariq Tucker
na bateria, Salar Nader na tabla e Evan Garr no violino. Fonte: Wikipédia. Site Oficial.
Children Of Forever (1973)01. Children Of Forever
02. Unexpected Days
03. Bass Folk Song
04. Sea Journey
Stanley Clarke (1974)01. Vulcan Princess
02. Yesterdays Princess
03. Lopsy Lu
04. Power
05. Spanish Phases For Strings & Bass (M.Gibbs)
06. Life Suite (Part I)
07. Life Suite (Part II)
08. Life Suite (Part III)
09. Life Suite (Part IV)
Journey To Love (1975)01. Silly Putty
02. Journey to Love
03. Hello Jeff
04. Song to John (Pt. 1)
05. Song to John (Pt. 2)
06. Concerto for Jazz/Rock Orchestra (Pt. 1-4)
School Days (1976)01. School Days
02. Quiet Afternoon
03. Dancer, The
04. Desert Song
05. Hot Fun
06. Life Is Just A Game
Modern Man (1978)01. Opening (Statement)
02. He Lives On (Story About The Last Journey Of A Warrior)
03. More Hot Fun
04. Slow Dance
05. Interlude:A Serious Occasion
06. Got To Find My Own Place
07. Dayride
08. Interlude: It's What She Did't Say
09. Modern Man
10. Interlude:A Relaxed Occasion
11. Rock'n'Roll Jelly
12. Closing
I Wanna Play For You (1979)01. I Wanna Play For You
02. Just A Feeling
03. The Streets Of Philadelphia
04. Together Again
05. Blues For Mingus
06. Strange Weather
07. Quiet Afternoon (Live)
08. Rock N' Roll Jelly (Live)
09. Jamaican Boy
10. My Greatest Hits (Live)
11. School Days (Live)
12. Hot Fun-Closing (Live)
Rocks, Pebbles And Sand (1980)01. Danger Street
02. All Hell Broke Loose
03. Rocks, Pebbles and Sand
04. Underestimation
05. You/Me Together
06. We Supply
07. Story of A Man A Woman, Part 1: She Thought I Was Stanley Clarke
08. Story of A Man A Woman, Part 2: A Fool Again
09. Story of A Man A Woman, Part 3: I Nearly Went Crazy (Until I Realized What Had Occurred)
The Clarke & Duke Project (1981)01. Wild Dog
02. Louie Louie
03. Sweet Baby
04. I Just Want To Love You
05. Never Judge A Cover By Its Book
06. Lets Get Started
07. Winners
08. Touch and Go
09. Finding My Way
Let Me Know You (1982)01. Straight To The Top
02. Let Me Know You
03. You Are The One For Me
04. I Just Want To Be Your Brother
05. The Force Of Love
06. Play The Bass
07. Secret To My Heart
08. New York City
Stanley Clarke, Chick Corea, Joe Henderson, Freddie Hubbard, Lenny White - The Griffith Park Collection (1982)CD 1.
01. Why Wait
02. Guernica
03. Happy Times
04. October Ballad
CD 2.
01. I Mean You
02. Here's That Rainy Day
03. L's Bop
04. Why Wait
05. October Ballad
06. Happy Times
07. Remember
08. Guernica
The Clarke & Duke Project II (1983)01. Put It On The Line
02. Heroes
03. Try Me Baby
04. Every Reason To Smile
05. Great Danes
06. The Good Times
07. You're Gonna Love It
08. Trip You In Love
09. Atlanta
Time Exposure (1984)01. Play the Bass 10-3
02. Are You Ready (For the Future)
03. Speedball
04. Heaven Sent You
05. Time Exposure
06. Future Shock
07. Future
08. Spacerunner
09. I Know Just How You Feel
The Stanley Clarke Band - Find Out! (1985)01. Find Out
02. What If I Should Fall In Love
03. Born In The U.S.A.
04. The Sky's The Limit
05. Don't Turn The Lights Out
06. Campo Americano
07. Stereotpica
08. Psychedelic
09. My Life
Hideaway (1986)01. Hideaway
02. Overjoyed
03. My Love Her Inspiration
04. Where Do We Go
05. Boys of Johnson Street
06. Old Friends
07. When It's Cold Outside
08. Listen to the Beat of Your Heart
09. Basketball
10. I'm Here to Stay
Stanley Clark & Bill Shields - Shieldstone (1987)01. Easy Listening
02. Tabatha
03. Barr Trail
04. Shieldstone
05. Flying
06. Janitor & Drum
07. No Name
08. Moving Up
09. Gonna Get Some When I Can
If This Bass Could Only Talk (1988)01. If This Bass Could Only Talk
02. Goodbye Pork Pie Hat
03. I Want To Play For Ya
04. Stories To Tell
05. Funny How Time Flies (When You're Having Fun)
06. Workin' Man
07. Tradition
08. Come Take My Hand
09. Bassically Taps
Stanley Clarke & George Duke 3 (1990)01. Pit Bulls
02. Oh Oh
03. No Place To Hide
04. Somebody Else
05. Mothership Connection
06. Right By My Side
07. From The Deepest Corner Of My Heart
08. Lady
09. Find Out Who You Are
10. Quiet Time
11. Finger Prints
12. Always
Live: 1976-1977 (1991)01. School Days
02. Lopsy Lu
03. Quiet Afternoon
04. Silly Putty
05. Dayride
06. Bass Folk Song No. 3
07. The Magician
08. Desert Song
09. Vulcan Princess
Passenger 57 Original Soundtrack (1992)01. Lookin Good (Cutter's Theme)
02. Lisa
03. Cruisin'
04. Rane To Plane
05. Fight
06. Skyjack
07. What Is The Plan?
08. Just Lookin' Good (Cutter's Theme)
09. Big Fall MP3
10. Motorcycles
11. Have a Nice Flight
12. Just Cruisin'
13. Ferris Wheel
14. Let Me Tell Him
15. Tracking Rane
16. Chaos On The Tarmac
17. Anything Wet
18. Flight Fight
East River Drive (1993)01. Justice's Groove
02. Fantasy Love
03. Zabadoobeedi (Yabadoobeeda!)
04. East River Drive
05. I'm Home Africa
06. Theme From Boyz N The Hood
07. Christmas In Rio
08. What If I Forget The Champagne
09. Never Lose Your Heart, There Lies Te Passion
10. Illegal
11. Lords Of The Low Frequencies
12. Funk Is Its Own Reward
Stanley Clarke & George Duke Band - Live In Montreux (1993)01. A Duke Alone
02. Wild Dog
03. Silly Putty
04. Sweet Baby
05. Blues
06. Let's Boogie
07. Let's Get Started
Stanley Clarke & Friends - Live At The Greek (1994)01. Minute By Minute
02. Stratus
03. Buenos Aires
04. All Blues
05. Goodbye Pork Pie Hat
06. Her Favorite Song
07. School Days
At The Movies (1995)01. Passenger 57 Main Title
02. Lisa
03. Justice's Groove
04. Lucky Again
05. Father And Son
06. Theme From Boyz N The Hood
07. Grandpa's Theme
08. Higher Learning Main Title
09. Learning Curve, The
10. Anna Mae
11. Capital
12. Meeting
13. Deja's Theme
14. Black On Black Crime
15. Max's Theme
Stanley Clarke, Al Di Meola & Jean-LucPonty - The Rite Of Strings (1995)01. Indigo
02. Renaissance
03. Song To John (Dedicated To John Coltrane)
04. Chilean Pipe Song
05. Topanga
06. Morocco
07. Change Of Life
08. La Cancion De Sofia
09. Memory Canyon
The Bass-Ic Collection (1997)01. School Days
02. Wild Dog
03. We Supply
04. Mothership Connection (Star Child)
05. Journey To Love
06. Hello Jeff
07. I Wanna Play For You
08. Silly Putty
09. Hot Fun
10. Rock'N'Roll Jelly
11. Jamaican Boy
12. Lost In A Thought
13. Between Love & Magic
14. Life Suite
This Is Jazz, Vol. 41 (1998)01. Goodbye Pork Pie Hat
02. Desert Song
03. Quiet Afternoon (Live)
04. Song To John (Part I)
05. Song To John (Part II)
06. Christmas In Rio
07. Spanish Phases For Strings And Bass
08. What If I Forget The Champagne
09. All Blues
02. On Top Of The Rain
03. The Call
04. Topasio Es Puro Corazon Part One
05. Topasio Part Two
06. Danse Of The Harlequin
07. Start It Again
08. Marakesh
09. Toys
Jazz Straight Up (2002)01. Lover Man
02. Mack The Knife
03. Salt Peanuts
04. I Mean You
05. Now's The Time
06. Take Five
07. Jeru
08. Manteca
09. Oleo
10. Perdido
1, 2, To The Bass (2003)01. 1, 2, To the Bass
02. Simply Said
03. Where Is the Love?
04. Anna (She Loves the Good Life)
05. Callabos (The Horses)
06. Just Cruizin'
07. 'Bout the Bass
08. Hair
09. Touch (Live)
10. All the Children/Todos los Ninos
11. I Shall Not Be Moved
12. Shanti Peace Paz
Standards (2006)01. Lover Man
02. Mack The Knife
03. Salt Peanuts
04. I Mean You
05. Now's The Time
06. Take Five
07. Jeru
08. Manteca
09. Oleo
10. Perdido
The Toys Of Men (2007)01. Toys Of Men, The
02. Cosmic Intervention
03. Jerusalem
04. Back In The Woods
05. All Over Again
06. Hmm Hmm
07. Bad Asses
08. Game
09. La Cancion De Sofia
10. El Bajo Negro
11. Broski
12. Chateauvallon 1972 (Dedicated To Tony Williams)
13. Bass Folk Song No. 6
S.M.V - Thunder (2008)01. Maestros de Las Frecuencias Bajas
02. Thunder
03. Hillbillies on a Quiet Afternoon
04. Mongoose Walk
05. Los Tres Hermanos
06. Lopsy Lu - Silly Putty (Medley)
07. Milano
08. Classical Thump (Jam)
09. Tutu
10. Lil' Victa
11. Pendulum
12. 'Lemme Try Your Bass? (Interlude)
13. Grits
The Stanley Clarke Trio With Hiromi & Lenny White - Jazz In The Garden (2009)01. Paradigm Shift
02. Sakura Sakura (Traditional)
03. Sicilian Blue
04. Take the Coltrane
05. Wrong Notes
06. Someday My Prince Will Come
07. Isotope
08. Bass Folk Song No. 5&6
09. Global Tweak
10. Solar
11. Brain Training
12. Under the Bridge (Balzary, Frusciante, Kiedis ...)
The Stanley Clarke Band Featuring Hiromi With Ruslan & Ronald Bruner.Jr (2009)01. Soldier
02. Fulani
03. Here’s Why Tears Dry
04. I Wanna Play for You Too
05. Bass Folk Song No. 10
06. No Mystery
07. How Is The Weather Up There?
08. Larry Has Traveled 11 Miles and Waited a Lifetime for the Return of Vishnu’s Report
09. Labyrinth
10. Sonny Rollins
11. Bass Folk Song No. 6 (Mo Anam Cara)
12. Somewhere (Bonus Track)
The Stanley Clarke Band - Up (2014)01. Pop Virgil
02. Last Train To Sanity
03. Up
04. Brazilian Love Affair (Dedicated To George Duke)
05. Bass Folk Song #13: Mingus
06. I Have Something To Tell You Tonight
07. Trust (Dedicated To Nana)
08. Bass Folk Song #7: Tradition
09. Gotham City
10. Bass Folk Song
#14: Dance Of The Giant Hummingbird/Bass Folk Song
#15: Eleuthera Island
11. School Days
Stanley Clarke, Bireli Lagrene, Jean-Luc Ponty - D-Stringz (2015)01. Strech
02. To And Fro
03. Too Young To Go Steady
04. Bit Of Burd
05. Nuages
06. Childhood Memories
07. Blue Train
08. Paradigm Shift
09. Mercy, Mercy, Mercy
10. One Take
The Stanley Clarke Band - The Message (2018)01. And Ya Know We're Missing You
02. After The Cosmic Rain/Dance Of The Planetary Prince
03. The Rugged Truth
04. Combat Continuum
05. The Message
06. Lost In A World
07. Alternative Facts
08. Bach Cello Suite 1 (Prelude)
09. The Legend Of The Abbas And The Sacred Talisman
10. Enzo's Theme
11. To Be Alive
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