The Stanley Clarke Band (band)

The Stanley Clarke Band is an American jazz band led by Stanley Clarke. Clarke first founded the band in 1985, releasing the album Find Out. With a new group, The Stanley Clarke Band released the album The Stanley Clarke Band which won the 2011 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Jazz Album.[1] Their album The Message was released in 2018.[2]

The Stanley Clarke Band
OriginLos Angeles, U.S.
Genres
Years active1967 (1967)–present
Labels
Associated actsStyx
Websitestanleyclarke.com
Members
Past membersSee Former members

Career

The band’s first album Find Out was recorded at Sunset Sound Studios. It was released in 1985 under Sony Music.[3]

With a new band composed of Stanley Clarke on bass, Ronald Bruner Jr. on drums, and Ruslan Sirota on keyboards, The Stanley Clarke Band released The Stanley Clarke Band album. It was produced by Lenny White and Stanley Clarke. The Guardian called the album “a return to a funk repertoire reminiscent of Clarke's roots in Chick Corea's electric bands.”[4]

When speaking on the group dynamic, Clarke stated:

"Our common thread is improvisation. Everyone in the group except me is under 30, but they are all in the top echelon and play with high velocity"

— Jay Heflin, Washington Examiner, [5]

Throughout the album, the core trio of Clarke, Bruner Jr., and Sirota is complemented by guest players. Hiromi, a Japanese pianist, is featured on "No Mystery", Larry Has Traveled 11 Miles and Waited a Lifetime for the Return of Vishnu’s Report, and Labyrinth which she also composed.[6]

The album The Stanley Clarke Band won the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Jazz Album at the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards.[7] Additionally, the track "No Mystery" was nominated for Best Pop Instrumental Performance.

The Stanley Clarke Band with Clarke, Bruner Jr., and Sirota released The Message[8]

Discography

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References
  1. "Contemporary Jazz Albums Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
  2. "Stanley Clarke's 'Message' to All: I Can Still Jam with the Young Guys". PopMatters. 2018-07-12. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
  3. "Stanley Clarke | Biography, Albums, Streaming Links". AllMusic. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
  4. "Stanley Clarke/Hiromi: The Stanley Clarke Band | CD review". the Guardian. 2010-07-08. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
  5. Cary, Emily (3 June 2010). "Bassist Clarke reinvents himself, jazz music". The Washington Examiner. Archived from the original on 14 June 2012. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  6. Jazz, All About. "All About Jazz Page Not Found". All About Jazz. Retrieved 2020-08-20. Cite uses generic title (help)
  7. "The Stanley Clarke Band". GRAMMY.com. 2019-11-19. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
  8. Jazz, All About. "Stanley Clarke: Stanley Clarke Band: The Message album review @ All About Jazz". All About Jazz. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
  9. "Stanley Clarke Band | Album Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
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