name | Stanley Clarke |
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background | non_vocal_instrumentalist |
born | June 30, 1951Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaUnited States |
instrument | Double bass, bass guitar, piano, organ, vocals |
genre | Jazz, jazz fusion, funk, rock, pop, R&B; |
occupation | Musician, Composer, Film scoreer |
years active | 1966–present |
label | Polydor, Epic, Jazz Door, Heads Up International, Columbia, Sony, Portrait, Nemperor Records, IMS Records |
associated acts | Return to Forever, Chick Corea, Jeff Beck, Clarke/Duke Project, SMV, Animal Logic, George Duke |
website | Stanley Clarke.com |
notable instruments | Alembic Stanley Clarke Signature }} |
Stanley Clarke (born June 30, 1951 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American jazz musician and composer known for his innovative and influential work on double bass and electric bass guitar 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.
In the late 1970s, Clarke was playing Rick Turner's first graphite neck on his Alembic "Black Beauty" bass, and he decided to have an all composite bass made. He commissioned designer/luthier Tom Lieber to design and build this bass, having purchased one of Lieber's Spider grinder basses in 1979. In 1980 Lieber and Clarke formed the Spellbinder Corporation and produced a limited run of fifty Spellbinder basses. One left-handed bass was built as a gift from Stanley to Paul McCartney. After the run, the molds were destroyed. In 2007 Clarke once again teamed up with Lieber and Rick Turner to reform the Spellbinder Corp. and produce a limited run of 125 of the Spellbinder Bass II, which Clarke is currently playing on the RTF reunion tour. Clarke has also played a Ken Smith BT Custom, and a German made Löwenherz Tenor Bass
In 2006 Clarke joined old friend George Duke for a 40-city tour of festivals and performing arts centers. This was the first time Clarke and Duke had toured together in fifteen years. The duo first teamed to form the Clarke/Duke Project in 1981. They scored a Top 20 hit with "Sweet Baby" and recorded three albums. In 2005 Clarke toured as Trio! with banjo player Béla Fleck and Jean-Luc Ponty. The U.S. and European tour was nominated for a 2006 Jammy Award in the category of "Tour of the Year."
BET-J launched a series hosted by Clarke entitled On the Road with Stanley Clarke in June 2006. The series consists of seven episodes titled "Origins of Black Music," "That Philly Sound," "Jazz Beyond the Classroom," "Black Music in Film, Television & Theatre," "Jazz," "Black Music in Film – The Next Generation:" and "Bass to Bass." Some of his guests include Terence Blanchard, Marcus Miller, George Duke, The Tate Brothers, Gamble and Huff, and academicians Dr. Jacqueline Cogdell DjeDje and Dr. Cheryl Keyes from the Department of Ethnomusicology at UCLA among many others. On the Road with Stanley Clarke episodes were re-broadcast on BET-J in 2007. In 2008, Stanley was presented with a doctorate in fine arts from his alma mater, the The University of the Arts. He has three children (Chris and two stepchildren, Natasha and Frank).
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Into the Sun 2005 directed by mink
Roll Bounce 2005 directed by Malcolm D. Lee
The Transporter 2002 directed by Luc Besson, Louis Leterrier, Corey Yuen
Undisputed 2002 directed by Walter Hill
Undercover Brother 2002 directed by Malcolm D. Lee
Romeo Must Die 2000 directed by Andrzej Bartkowiak
Dangerous Ground 1999 directed by Darrell Roodt
The Best Man 1999 directed by Malcolm D. Lee
Down in the Delta 1998 directed by Maya Angelou
B*A*P*S 1997 directed by Robert Townsend
Sprung 1997 directed by Rusty Cundieff
Eddie 1996 directed by Steve Rash
Higher Learning 1995 directed by John Singleton
Panther 1995 directed by Mario Van Peebles
The Show 1995 directed by Brian Robbins
Bleeding Hearts 1994 directed by Gregory Hines
Little Big League 1994 directed by Andrew Scheinman
Red Hot 1993 Paul Haggis
Watch It 1993 directed by Tom Flynn
What's Love Got to Do with It (the Tina Turner story) 1993 directed by Brian Gibson
Poetic Justice 1993 directed by John Singleton
Passenger 57 1992 directed by Kevin Hooks
Boyz n the Hood 1991 directed by John Singleton
Cool as Ice 1991 directed by David Kellogg
The Five Heartbeats 1991 directed by Robert Townsend
The Book Of Love 1990 directed by Robert Shaye
Tap 1989 directed by Nick Castle
One Down Two To Go 1983 directed by Fred Williamson
“Soul Food” (Series) 2000–2004 directed by Felicia D. Henderson
“Tales from the Crypt” 1990 directed by Jack Sholder, Joel Silver (Episode: “Fitting Punishment”)
“Hull High” (Series) 1990 directed by Gil Grant, Bruce Bilson, Kenny Ortega, Steven Robman
“A Man Called Hawk” (Series) 1989 directed by Mario Di Leo, Bill Duke, Harry Falk, Winrich Kolbe, Stan Lathan, Sigmund Neufeld Jr, Virgil W. Vogel
Pee Wee's Playhouse (Selected Episodes) 1986 directed by Bill Freiberger, Steven Johnson, Guy J. Loutham, William Orr, Paul Reubens
“Knightwatch” (Series) 1988 -1989 directed by Sharron Miller, Kevin Rodney Sullivan
“The Big Time” 2002 directed by Paris Barclay
“Little John” (Hallmark Hall of Fame) 2002 directed by Dick Lowry
“The Red Sneakers” 2002 directed by Gregory Hines
“Murder She Wrote: The Last Free Man” 2001 directed by Anthony Pullen Shaw
“The Color of Friendship” 2000 directed by Kevin Hooks
“The Loretta Claiborne Story” 2000 directed by Lee Grant
“Rocky Marciano” 1999 directed by Charles Winkler
“Funny Valentines” 1999 directed by Julie Dash
“If You Believe” 1999 directed by Alan Metzger
“Love Kills” 1998 directed by Brian Grant
“On the Line” 1998 directed by Elodie Keene
“Road to Galveston” 1996 directed by Michael Toshiyuki Uno
“The Cherokee Kid” 1996 directed by Paris Barclay
“Royce” 1994 directed by Rob Holcomb
“Relentless: Mind of a Killer” 1993 directed by John Patterson
“Boy Meets Girl” 1993 directed by Kevin Rodney Sullivan
Final Shot: The Hank Gathers Story 1992 directed by Charles Braverman
“Prison Stories: Women on the Inside” 1991 directed by Donna Deitch, Joan Micklin Silver, Penelope Spheeris
“The Kid Who Loved Christmas” 1990 directed by Arthur Allan Seidelman
“The Court Martial of Jackie Robinson” 1990 directed by Larry Peerce
“Blue Bayou” 1990 directed by Karen Arthur
“Dangerous Pursuit” 1990 directed by Sandor Stern
“Tales from the Whoop” 1990 directed by Whoopi Goldberg
“Out on the Edge” 1989 directed by John Pasquin
“Waynehead” (Series) 1996–1997 directed by Damon Wayans
“Cool Like That Christmas” 1994 directed by David Feiss, Swinton O. Scott III
Maryanne e gli altri (Italy) 1995 directed by Ita Cesa, Giuseppe Selva
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