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Stanley Clarke: Power (Rating: 89/100) posted in Music December 10, 08

Any tune that begins with a Tony Williams drum solo is an important one to listen to. The aptly named "Power," which ...

Stanley Clarke: Lopsy Lu (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music June 06, 08

The musicians on Stanley Clarke were a who's who of the early fusion movement. If basketball could be played with fou...

Stanley Clarke: Concerto for Jazz/Rock Orchestra, Parts 1-4 (Rating: 92/100) posted in Music March 03, 08

Even more so than his phenomenal contemporary Jaco Pastorius, Stanley Clarke was the fusion genre's first electric ba...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: RETURN TO FOREVER

As we write, Return to Forever, the pioneering fusion group from the seventies, has reunited for an extensive world...

Stanley Clarke: Song to John (Part 1) (Rating: 93/100) posted in Music December 12, 08

In 1975 you couldn't get three bigger fusion stars to play even one tune together on a record than Stanley Clarke, Ch...

Stanley Clarke: Rock 'N' Roll Jelly (Rating: 94/100) posted in Music June 12, 08

Modern Man was an attempt by Stanley Clarke to go R&B pop. The album featured orchestrations and vocals. The one exce...

Stanley Clarke: School Days (Rating: 89/100) posted in Music December 13, 07

The bass was an optional instrument in early jazz. But in the 1930s and 1940s its importance grew -- especially thro...

Stanley Clarke: Stories to Tell (Rating: 91/100) posted in Music June 12, 08

For "Stories to Tell," Stanley Clarke once again set himself up in a power trio format. This time the guitarist is Al...

Stanley Clarke: Song to John (Part 2) (Rating: 94/100) posted in Music December 12, 08

"Song to John (Part 2)" appears as a separate cut from "Song to John (Part 1)" on Stanley Clarke's Journey to Love. A...

Stanley Clarke (with Hiromi): Sakura Sakura (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music June 02, 09

Fusion-bass-meister Stanley Clarke settles into an acoustic trio format for his 2009 Jazz in the Garden CD, but here'...

Stanley Clarke, Al Di Meola, Jean-Luc Ponty: Indigo (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music April 18, 08

It is especially satisfying to hear the fine guitarist Al Di Meola once again playing with his fellow Return to ...

Stanley Clarke, Al Di Meola, Jean-Luc Ponty: Topanga (Rating: 89/100) posted in Music April 18, 08

In this all-acoustic outing, these three brilliant musicians weave an arresting tapestry of musical ideas from a...

Stanley Clarke: Jerusalem (Rating: 96/100) posted in Music April 02, 08

Welcome back, Stanley Clarke! The antiwar The Toys of Men is the best thing he has put out in years. It reestabl...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: RETURN TO FOREVER

As we write, Return to Forever, the pioneering fusion group from the seventies, has reunited for an extensive world...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: TWELVE TUNES THAT TAKE YOU PLACES

Artwork by Suzanne Cerny Editor's Note: Walter Kolosky recently contributed memorable Dozens columns o...

Stanley Clarke: Hello Jeff (Rating: 92/100) posted in Music June 10, 08

Jazz fusion received quite a boost when rock star guitarist Jeff Beck decided to enter the fray. Though Beck was not ...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: RETURN TO FOREVER

As we write, Return to Forever, the pioneering fusion group from the seventies, has reunited for an extensive world...

Stanley Clarke: Desert Song (Rating: 93/100) posted in Music April 24, 08

Fusion fans have always been an open lot. While many jazz fans would never accept the new fusion sounds, fusion fans ...

Stanley Clarke: The Toys of Men (Rating: 91/100) posted in Music November 27, 07

Do you remember Fusion before it was tagged with the “F-word” label? Had that particular branding already occurred be...

Stanley Clarke, Al Di Meola, Jean-Luc Ponty: Renaissance (Rating: 91/100) posted in Music April 18, 08

A good song can often be rediscovered in a different format and transcend its original conception in new and exc...

Chick Corea & Return to Forever: Light as a Feather (Rating: 93/100) posted in Music January 29, 09

Light as a Feather was Return to Forever's second album. Because the first record, Return to Forever, wasn't released...

Return to Forever featuring Chick Corea: After the Cosmic Rain (Rating: 94/100) posted in Music February 14, 08

The Return to Forever group that recorded Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy was Chick Corea's second edition of that unit. R...

Gato Barbieri: El Sertao (Rating: 92/100) posted in Music September 03, 09

It's a shame that Barbieri, after rediscovering his South American musical roots in the '70's after flirting with the...

Return to Forever: Medieval Overture (Rating: 87/100) posted in Music October 25, 08

This was Return to Forever's most famous lineup's first and last Columbia record. It also happened to be the best sel...

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