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Stanley Clarke

vocals · piano · guitar · double bass · bass · organ

Soul / FunkJazz
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Who is Stanley Clarke

Stanley Clarke is an American bassist and composer, born around 1951. His work spans contemporary jazz, jazz fusion, jazz-funk, funk and rock. He was a founding member of Return to Forever, one of the first jazz fusion bands, and is documented as the first jazz-fusion bassist to headline tours, sell out shows worldwide and have recordings achieve Gold certification. His discography includes Journey to Love (1975), East River Drive (1993), The Rite of Strings (1995), The Stanley Clarke Band featuring Hiromi with Ruslan & Ronald Bruner, Jr. (2010), and Echoes of an Era 2: The Concert (2013).

Born in 1951 · United States

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Halston: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack album cover

Halston: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

2019

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Barbershop the Next Cut

2016

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The Essential Stanley Clarke album cover

The Essential Stanley Clarke

2015

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D-Stringz album cover

D-Stringz

2015

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Echoes of an Era 2: The Concert album cover

Echoes of an Era 2: The Concert

2013

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The Complete 1970s Epic Albums Collection

2012

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SFJAZZ Center - Miner Auditorium

San Francisco

Balboa Theatre - San Diego

San Diego

5th Avenue Theatre

Seattle

Bing Concert Hall

Stanford

Orchestra Hall At Chicago Symphony Center

Chicago

Music Center at Strathmore

North Bethesda

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