East River Drive (album)

East River Drive is an album by jazz fusion bassist Stanley Clarke that was released in 1993.

East River Drive
Studio album by Stanley Clarke
Released	September 24, 1993
Studio	Cherokee Studios, Contemporary Artist, Le Gonks West Studio, Rumba Recorders, Universal Scoring Stage
Genre	Jazz fusion, smooth jazz
Length	66:08
Label	Epic
Producer	Stanley Clarke
Stanley Clarke chronology
Passenger 57 (1992) East River Drive (1993) The Rite of Strings (1995)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Stanley Clarke except where noted.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Justice's Groove"	4:07
2.	"Fantasy Love" (Clarke/Howard Hewett)	4:37
3.	"Zabadoobeedé? (Yabadoobeeda)"	4:35
4.	"East River Drive"	7:47
5.	"I'm Home Africa" (Clarke/Jimmy Earl/Steve Hunt)	5:59
6.	"Theme from Boyz 'n the Hood"	6:58
7.	"Christmas in Rio"	6:42
8.	"What If I Forget the Champagne"	5:12
9.	"Never Lose Your Heart/There Lies the Passion"	5:59
10.	"Illegal"	3:20
11.	"Lord of the Low Frequencies"	6:07
12.	"Funk Is Its Own Reward"	4:44

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Personnel

• Stanley Clarke – bass, tenor bass, background vocals
• Gerald Albright – alto and soprano saxophones
• George Howard – bass, soprano saxophone
• Doug Webb – soprano saxophone
• Todd Cochran – keyboards
• George Duke – keyboards
• Steve Hunt – keyboards
• Deron Johnson – keyboards
• Kenny Kirkland – piano
• Doc Powell – guitar
• Paul Jackson Jr. – guitar
• Armand Sabal-Lecco – guitar, piccolo bass, background vocals
• Michael Thompson – guitar
• Hubert Laws – flute
• Jean-Luc Ponty – violin
• Poncho Sanchez – conga
• Alphonso Johnson – bass
• Abraham Laboriel – bass
• Charles Fambrough – double bass
• Jimmy Earl – bass
• Ramon Banda – percussion
• Darryl Jackson – percussion
• Munyungo Jackson – percussion
• Bill Summers – percussion
• Gerry Brown – drums
• Dennis Chambers – drums
• John Robinson – drums
• Carlos Vega – drums
• Howard Hewett – vocals
• Alexis England – background vocals
• Laura Robinson – background vocals
• Anjani Thomas – background vocals

Source:[3]

Production

• George DelBarrio – conductor, string arrangements
• Brian Gardner – mastering
• Dan Humann – engineer, mixing
• Allen Sides – engineer
• Steve Sykes – engineer, mixing

References

1. Ginell, Richard S. (2011). "East River Drive". allmusic.com. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
2. Ginell, Richard S. "East River Drive". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
3. "East River Drive - Stanley Clarke | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 October 2017.