Jazz Articles about Stanley Clarke

The Stanley Clarke Band At Blue Note At Charles Krug Estate

by Walter Atkins
October 13, 2021

A collection of photos from the Stanley Clarke concert at the Charles Krug Estate in St. Helena CA on September 11, 2021 featuring the Stanley Clarke Band, Today was a day of many firsts. This was Stanley Clarke's first live concert post Covid 19 and his first performance at the spectacularly beautiful Charles Krug Estate. Blue Note Napa's outdoor “pop up venue" at the winery provided a fantastic venue for enjoying the Stanley Clarke Band under the stars ...

Jazz Fusion from the '70s with Stanley Clarke, Return to Forever, Al Di Meola, plus much more

by Len Davis
January 20, 2021

Stanley Clarke, Jaco Pastorius, Al Di Meola, plus more. Playlist Stanley Clarke “Silly Putty" from Journey To Love (CBS) 00:00 Return To Forever “Dual of the Jester and the Tyrant" from Romantic Warrior (CBS) 09:54 Al Di Meola “Suite Golden Dawn" from Land of the Midnight Sun (CBS) 19:33 Jaco Pastorius “Reza" from Broadway Blues & Teresa (Jazzpoint) 29:23 Jaco Pastorius “Medley-Donna Lee" from Broadway Blues & Teresa (Jazz Point) 39:10 Nicolas Meier-Dewa Budjana “Tales" from flying Spirits ...

Stanley Clarke, Return to Forever, Soft Machine and More

by Len Davis
October 18, 2020

In the second part of this week's show we take the way back machine and revel in the glow of classic Jazz Rock and Fusion from the 70's. Enjoy the show! Playlist Stanley Clarke “Power" Stanley Clarke (Columbia) 0:07:22 Return to Forever “Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy" After the Cosmic Rain (Polygram) 08:25 Al Di Meola “Suite Golden Dawn" Land of the Midnight Sun (Columbia) 0:09:51 Billy Cobham “The Muffin Talks Back" Inner Conflicts (Atlantic) 0:09:56 ...

For Those Who Chant

by Peter J. Hoetjes
April 24, 2020

Luis Gasca was one of the hottest trumpet players in California during the 1970s, recording a handful of albums fueled by the drugs, the culture, and the excitement of that time and place. Though they all featured large ensembles, only one of them allowed some of the era's most legendary musicians to blur the lines separating jazz, latin, and rock and roll. “Everyone should have two favorite cities; their own and San Francisco," claimed Gasca. It was there, ...

Stanley Clarke Band at Blue Note Milano

by Carlo Mogavero
December 3, 2018

The Stanley Clarke Band At Fano Jazz By The Sea 2018

by Andrea Rotili
August 1, 2018

Stanley Clarke: Stanley Clarke Band: The Message

by Chris Mosey
June 26, 2018

Once upon a time, he was the enfant terrible of jazz bassists, whizz-kid of Chick Corea's Return to Forever. On his latest album, The Message, at the ripe old age of 66, Stanley Clarke is very much the elder statesman, standing back on the cover pic, arms crossed, letting the youngsters grab the limelight and not giving a damn. Open up the sleeve and there's Clarke again, besuited, sitting in a leather armchair, holding his electric bass, ...