Stanley Clarke
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Stanley Clarke (born June 30, 1951 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) 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. He is best known for his work with the fusion band Return to Forever, and his role as a bandleader in several trios and ensembles.
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Discography
Solo albums
- Studio Albums
- Children of Forever (Polydor) (1973)
- Stanley Clarke (Nemperor) (1974)
- Journey to Love (Nemperor) (1975)
- School Days (Nemperor) (1976)
- Modern Man (Nemperor) (1978)
- I Wanna Play for You (Nemperor) (1979)
- Rocks, Pebbles and Sand (Epic) (1980)
- Let Me Know You (Epic) (1982)
- Time Exposure (Epic) (1984)
- Find Out! (Epic) (1985)
- Hideaway (Epic) (1986)
- If This Bass Could Only Talk (Portrait) (1988)
- Passenger 57 (Epic) (1992)
- East River Drive (Epic) (1993)
- The Rite of Strings (Gai Saber) (1995)
- At the Movies (Epic Soundtrax) (1995)
- 1,2,To The Bass (Sony) (2003)
- The Toys of Men (Heads Up) (2007)
- Jazz in the Garden (Heads Up) (2009)
- The Stanley Clarke Band (Heads Up) (2010)
- Live Albums
- Live 1976-1977 (Epic) (1991)
- Live at the Greek (Epic) (1993)
- Compilations
- The Bass-ic Collection (Sony) (1997)
with Return to Forever
- Studio Albums
- 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)
- Returns (2009)
- Live Albums
- Return to Forever Live (1979)
- Compilations
- The Best of Return to Forever (1980)
with Pharoah Sanders
- Black Unity (1971)
with The New Barbarians
with Joe Farrell
- Moon Germs (1972)
As a co-leader/band member
- Flora Purim – Butterfly Dreams (1973)
- Echoes of an Era (with Chaka Khan)
- Echoes of an Era 2 Live (with Nancy Wilson)
- The Griffith Park Collection
- The Griffith Park Collection 2 In Concert
- Fuse One (CTI) (1980)
- Fuse One – Silk (CTI) (1981)
- Clarke/Duke Project (with George Duke) (1981)
- Clarke/Duke Project II (1983)
- Clarke/Duke Project III (1990)
- Live in Montreux, 1988 (1993, Jazz Door-bootleg)
- Stanley Clarke & Friends (with Larry Carlton, Billy Cobham, Deron Johnson & Najee)
- Live At The Greek (1994)
- The Manhattan Project (with Lenny White, Michel Petrucciani, Wayne Shorter) (1989)
- Animal Logic (1989)
- Animal Logic II (1991)
- Implosions (with Randy Brecker, McCoy Tyner, Frank Morgan, Peter Erskine, Roger Kellaway and Ernie Watts) (1987)
- The Rite of Strings (with Al Di Meola and Jean Luc Ponty) (1995)
- Vertu’ – Stanley Clarke, Lenny White, Karen Briggs, Rachel Z, Richie Kotzen (1999)
- McCoy Tyner with Stanley Clarke and Al Foster (2000)
- Thunder, as SMV (with Marcus Miller and Victor Wooten) (2008)
- Jazz in the Garden (The Stanley Clarke Trio with Hiromi and Lenny White) (2009)
As a producer
- In The Dark, Roy Ayers
- Loading Zone, Roy Buchanan
- Just Family, Dee Dee Bridgewater
- I’m Ready, Natalie Cole
- Hollywood, Maynard Ferguson
- Free Flight – Illuminations
- Rodney Franklin – Diamonds Inside of You
- Howard Hewett – I Commit to Love
- Kent Jordan – No Question About it
- Ramsey Lewis & Nancy Wilson – The Two of Us
- Jeff Lorber
- Marilyn McCoo
- Brenda Russell
- Shalamar – The Look
- Billy Shields – Shieldstone (Optimism Records)
- Jim Walker – Private Flight
- Lips (Bobby Malach, Al Williams, Al Harrison, James Tinsley, Ronnie Foster, Lenny White, Marcus Miller, Raymond Gomez, Nick Morock, Donald Blackman, Leon "Ndugu" Chancler and Clarke) (Nemperor Records/CBS Records, 1978)
Filmography
Feature films
Like Mike 2: Streetball 2006 directed by David Nelson
Into the Sun 2005 directed by mink
Roll Bounce 2005 directed by Malcolm D. Lee
The Transporter 2002 directed by Luc Besson, Louis Leterrier, Corey Yuen
Undisputed 2002 directed by Walter Hill
Undercover Brother 2002 directed by Malcolm D. Lee
Romeo Must Die 2000 directed by Andrzej Bartkowiak
Dangerous Ground 1999 directed by Darrell Roodt
The Best Man 1999 directed by Malcolm D. Lee
Down in the Delta 1998 directed by Maya Angelou
B*A*P*S 1997 directed by Robert Townsend
Sprung 1997 directed by Rusty Cundieff
Eddie 1996 directed by Steve Rash
Higher Learning 1995 directed by John Singleton
Panther 1995 directed by Mario Van Peebles
The Show 1995 directed by Brian Robbins
Bleeding Hearts 1994 directed by Gregory Hines
Little Big League 1994 directed by Andrew Scheinman
Red Hot 1993 Paul Haggis
Watch It 1993 directed by Tom Flynn
What's Love Got to Do with It (the Tina Turner story) 1993 directed by Brian Gibson
Poetic Justice 1993 directed by John Singleton
Passenger 57 1992 directed by Kevin Hooks
Boyz n the Hood 1991 directed by John Singleton
Cool as Ice 1991 directed by David Kellogg
The Five Heartbeats 1991 directed by Robert Townsend
The Book Of Love 1990 directed by Robert Shaye
Tap 1989 directed by Nick Castle
One Down Two To Go 1983 directed by Fred Williamson
Television
“Lincoln Heights” (Series) 2006 – present ABC Family Channel
“Soul Food” (Series) 2000 – 2004 directed by Felicia D. Henderson
“Tales from the Crypt” 1990 directed by Jack Sholder, Joel Silver (Episode: “Fitting Punishment”)
“Hull High” (Series) 1990 directed by Gil Grant, Bruce Bilson, Kenny Ortega, Steven Robman
“A Man Called Hawk” (Series) 1989 directed by Mario Di Leo, Bill Duke, Harry Falk, Winrich Kolbe, Stan Lathan, Sigmund Neufeld Jr, Virgil W. Vogel
Pee Wee's Playhouse (Selected Episodes) 1986 directed by Bill Freiberger, Steven Johnson, Guy J. Loutham, William Orr, Paul Reubens
“Knightwatch” (Series) 1988 -1989 directed by Sharron Miller, Kevin Rodney Sullivan
Television movies
“Murder She Wrote: The Celtic Riddle” 2003 directed by Anthony Pullen Shaw
“The Big Time” 2002 directed by Paris Barclay
“Little John” (Hallmark Hall of Fame) 2002 directed by Dick Lowry
“The Red Sneakers” 2002 directed by Gregory Hines
“Murder She Wrote: The Last Free Man” 2001 directed by Anthony Pullen Shaw
“The Color of Friendship” 2000 directed by Kevin Hooks
“The Loretta Claiborne Story” 2000 directed by Lee Grant
“Rocky Marciano” 1999 directed by Charles Winkler
“Funny Valentines” 1999 directed by Julie Dash
“If You Believe” 1999 directed by Alan Metzger
“Love Kills” 1998 directed by Brian Grant
“On the Line” 1998 directed by Elodie Keene
“Road to Galveston” 1996 directed by Michael Toshiyuki Uno
“The Cherokee Kid” 1996 directed by Paris Barclay
“Royce” 1994 directed by Rob Holcomb
“Relentless: Mind of a Killer” 1993 directed by John Patterson
“Boy Meets Girl” 1993 directed by Kevin Rodney Sullivan
Final Shot: The Hank Gathers Story 1992 directed by Charles Braverman
“Prison Stories: Women on the Inside” 1991 directed by Donna Deitch, Joan Micklin Silver, Penelope Spheeris
“The Kid Who Loved Christmas” 1990 directed by Arthur Allan Seidelman
“The Court Martial of Jackie Robinson” 1990 directed by Larry Peerce
“Blue Bayou” 1990 directed by Karen Arthur
“Dangerous Pursuit” 1990 directed by Sandor Stern
“Tales from the Whoop” 1990 directed by Whoopi Goldberg
“Out on the Edge” 1989 directed by John Pasquin
Animation
“Static Shock” (Series) 2000 directed by Denys Cowan, Dan Riba
“Waynehead” (Series) 1996–1997 directed by Damon Wayans
“Cool Like That Christmas” 1994 directed by David Feiss, Swinton O. Scott III
Music videos
“Michael Jackson: Remember the Time” 1992 directed by John Singleton
Documentaries
Meet Bob Shaye 2004 directed by Jeffery Schwartz
Maryanne e gli altri (Italy) 1995 directed by Ita Cesa, Giuseppe Selva
