Jazz Articles about Brendan Clarke

Brendan Clarke: Stay Right With It

by Michael P. Gladstone
February 2, 2004

Brendan Clarke is a young Australian bassist and leads this piano trio through a well chosen set list of standards and fairly obscure jazz standards. I've always suggested in my reviews that in lieu of playing a bunch of original songs, musicians should go for the compositions of well-received jazz masters. Along with the six standards there are tunes written by Ron Carter, Thad Jones, Hank Jones and the title tune (I can still picture the vinyl cover on Riverside) ...