The Toys of Men
The Toys of Men is the 27th studio album by jazz fusion bassist Stanley Clarke.[2] It was released on October 16, 2007 via Heads Up International.
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Released | October 16, 2007 | |||
Recorded | The Boat (Silver Lake, Los Angeles, CA, US) Skyline Recording (Topanga, CA, US) | |||
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Length | 58:20 | |||
Label | Heads Up | |||
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Source | Rating |
All About Jazz | [1] |
AllMusic | [2] |
Track listing
All tracks composed by Stanley Clarke except where noted. Tracks 4, 6, 10, 11 and 13 are solos by Clarke on acoustic bass.
- "The Toys of Men" – 11:14
- "Come On" (Ronald Bruner Jr., Stanley Clarke, Ruslan Sirota, Mads Tolling) – 2:59
- "Jerusalem" (Ruslan Sirota) – 6:13
- "Back in the Woods" – 1:24
- "All Over Again" (Stanley Clarke, Esperanza Spalding) – 5:04
- "Hmm Hmm" – 1:53
- "Bad Asses" – 5:04
- "Game" – 3:18
- "La Cancion de Sofia" – 3:07
- "El Bajo Negro" – 7:45
- "Broski" – 1:56
- "Châteauvallon 1972 (dedicated to Tony Williams)" – 5:25
- "Bass Folk Song No. 6" – 2:52
Personnel
- Musicians
- Stanley Clarke – acoustic and electric bass, piccolo bass, tenor bass, spoken word
- Mads Tolling – violin (tracks 1, 2, 9)
- Jef Lee Johnson – electric guitar (tracks 1, 2, 8)
- Tomer Shtein – acoustic guitar (track 1)
- Michael Landau – acoustic and electric guitar (track 3)
- Ruslan Sirota – piano (tracks 1, 9 and 12), keyboards (tracks 1–3, 5)
- Phil Davis – keyboards (track 8)
- Ronald Bruner, Jr. – drums (tracks 1, 2, 5, 7–9, 12)
- Paulinho Da Costa – percussion (track 9)
- Esperanza Spalding – vocals (tracks 1, 5)
- Production
- Producer: Stanley Clarke
- Executive producer: Dave Love
- Recording engineers: Gerry "The Gov" Brown and Ed Thacker
- Mastering: Bernie Grundman
- Album design: Robert Hoffman
- Cover photo: Armando Carlos
References
- Wilkins, Woodrow (December 6, 2007). "Stanley Clarke - The Toys of Men (2007) album review | All About Jazz". allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved July 20, 2011.
- Tamarkin, Jeff. "Stanley Clarke - The Toys of Men (2007) album review | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved July 20, 2011.
External links
- Stanley Clarke - The Toys of Men (2007) album review by Jeff Tamarkin, credits & releases at AllMusic
- Stanley Clarke - The Toys of Men (2007) album releases & credits at Discogs
- Stanley Clarke - The Toys of Men (2007) album credits & user reviews at ProgArchives.com
- Stanley Clarke - The Toys of Men (2007) album to be listened as stream on Spotify
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