Stanley Clarke – If This Bass Could Only Talk
(Portrait Records 1988 PRT4608831)
Matrix No’s: A1/B1
Sleeve in Excellent+ condition
– some wear to edges and small scuff on top edge & spine middle
Vinyl in Nr MINT/Excellent+ condition
(there are some surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality)
Stanley Clarke (born June 30, 1951) is an American jazz musician and composer known for his innovative and influential work on double bass and electric bass 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.
If This Bass Could Only Talk is a 1988 album by American bass player Stanley Clarke.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Stanley Clarke except where noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | “If This Bass Could Only Talk” | 2:30 | |
| 2. | “Goodbye Pork Pie Hat” | Charles Mingus | 6:24 |
| 3. | “I Want to Play for Ya” | 3:22 | |
| 4. | “Stories to Tell” | 3:46 | |
| 5. | “Funny How Time Flies (When You’re Having Fun)” | Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis, Janet Jackson | 6:07 |
| 6. | “Workin’ Man” | 6:27 | |
| 7. | “Tradition” | 7:11 | |
| 8. | “Come Take My Hand” | 4:08 | |
| 9. | “Bassically Taps” | 3:15 |
Personnel
- Stanley Clarke – double bass, bass guitar, acoustic and electric guitar, keyboards
- Wayne Shorter – soprano saxophone (on 2)
- George Howard – soprano saxophone (on 8)
- Freddie Hubbard – trumpet (on 5)
- Allan Holdsworth – guitar (on 4)
- George Duke – piano (on 8)
- Vance Taylor – piano (on 5)
- Eddie Arkin – synthesizer (on 2)
- Steve Hunt – synthesizer (on 6, 7)
- Byron Lee Miller – synthesizer bass (on 5)
- Gregory Hines – tap dancer (on 1, 9)
- Jimmy Earl – bass (on 6, 7)
- Gerry Brown – drums (on 2, 6, 7)
- Stewart Copeland – drums (on 4)
- Leon “Ndugu” Chancler – drums (on 5)
- John Robinson – drums (on 3, 8)
- Paulinho da Costa – percussion (on 5)
Production
- Chris Cuffaro – Photography
- Nancy Donald – Art Direction
- Joe Gastwirt – Engineer
- Mitch Gibson – Engineer
- Bernie Grundman – Mastering
- Mick Guzauski – Mixing
- Dan Humann – Engineer
- Tony Lane – Art Direction
- Csaba Petocz – Engineer
- Steve Sykes – Engineer
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