Griffith Park Collection [PA]

Performer: Stanley Clarke (Double Bass)
Producer: Lenny White
Distributor: Infinity Entertainment Gr

Notes: Stanley Clarke (Double Bass): Chick Corea; Stanley Clarke ; Freddie Hubbard, Joe Henderson, Lenny White. Personnel: Chick Corea (piano, keyboards); Stanley Clarke (bass instrument, upright bass); Joe Henderson (saxophone, tenor saxophone); Freddie Hubbard (trumpet, flugelhorn); Lenny White (drums). While Stanley Clarke, Chick Corea, and Lenny White, the core unit of Return to Forever, are most closely associated with quintessential 1970s fusion, GRIFFITH PARK COLLECTION is a different beast altogether. Looking back to classic post-bop, Clarke, Corea, and White are joined by the hard-bop veterans Freddie Hubbard (trumpet) and Joe Henderson (tenor saxophone) for an acoustic session that edges closer to the sound of Miles Davis's classic quintet dates than anything post-BITCHES BREW. Corea, White, Clarke, and Hubbard all contribute original compositions on this thoroughly enjoyable return to modern jazz territory.

Philadelphia-born bassist Stanley Clarke got his start playing with straight-up jazzers (Horace Silver, Joe Henderson), but became known as one of the prime movers in the jazz-rock fusion movement of the 1970s. His virtuosic technique on both the electric and the acoustic bass made him a superstar of the instrument. Clarke skillfully blended rock, jazz, and funk, on solo recordings, as a member of fusion supergroup Return To Forever, and in collaborations with keyboardist George Duke and others. Clarke's distinctive slapping technique has influenced numerous technically stunning players, from Bela Fleck accompanist Victor Wooten to Miles Davis cohort Marcus Miller.

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