Albums came less frequently from Stanley Clarke in the 1990s as film scores took up more and more of his time.
Not only that, the ideas and functions of film music play a large role in East River Drive, where selections come as often as not in the form of cue-like vamps, as well as two actual themes from Clarke's scores for the films Poetic Justice and Boyz N the Hood.
Oddly enough, Clarke's music benefits from his film immersion, for his compositional ideas are sharper and more sophisticated here, and he applies them to a range of electric music idioms.
"Zabadoobeebe," "Illegal," and "I'm Home Africa" bear mild African influences, the elegant "Christmas in Rio" has a slight whiff of Brazil, and "Lords of the Low Frequencies" is an extraordinary slap-happy duel between Clarke and fellow virtuoso Armand Sabal-Lecco.
As before, Clarke gets help from some of his famous friends -- among them are Gerald Albright, George Howard, Hubert Laws, Jean-Luc Ponty, Poncho Sanchez, and the inevitable George Duke -- and he most ably splits the string arranging tasks with George DelBarrio.
This is a mature statement from a most accomplished musician, who was still young at 42.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fantasy LoveStanley Clarke, Howard Hewett | Stanley Clarke | Play | 04:37 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | Theme from Boyz N the HoodStanley Clarke | Stanley Clarke | Play | 06:49 | 15 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | Christmas in RioStanley Clarke | Stanley Clarke | Play | 06:42 | 15 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | What If I Forget the ChampagneStanley Clarke | Stanley Clarke | Play | 05:12 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | Justice's Groove (From the Columbia Motion Picture "Poetic Justice") | Stanley Clarke | Play | 04:04 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | Zabadoobeede? (Yabadoobeeda!) (Album Version) | Stanley Clarke | Play | 04:35 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | I'm Home Africa (Album Version) | Stanley Clarke | Play | 05:58 | 13 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | Never Lose Your Heart / There Lies The Passion (Dedicated To Cesar Chavez) (Album Version) | Stanley Clarke | Play | 05:58 | 13 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | Illegal (Album Version) | Stanley Clarke | Play | 03:20 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 10 | "Lords Of The Low Frequencies" (Album Version) | Stanley Clarke | Play | 06:05 | 13 MB | 0 MB |
| 11 | Funk Is Its Own Reward (Album Version) | Stanley Clarke | Play | 04:44 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 58 mins | 133 MB | |||||
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| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gerald Albright | Guest Artist, Sax (Alto), Sax (Soprano) |
| 2 | Ramon Banda | Percussion |
| 3 | Gerry Brown | Drums |
| 4 | Dennis Chambers | Drums |
| 5 | Stanley Clarke | Arranger, Bass, Composer, Primary Artist, Producer, Programming, Sequencing, String Arrangements, Tenor Bass, Vocals (Background) |
| 6 | Todd Cochran | Keyboards |
| 7 | David Coleman | Art Direction |
| 8 | George Del Barrio | Conductor, String Arrangements |
| 9 | George Duke | Guest Artist, Keyboards, Piano |
| 10 | James Earl | Bass (Electric), Composer |
| 11 | Alexis England | Vocals (Background) |
| 12 | Charles Fambrough | Bass, Bass (Acoustic) |
| 13 | Brian Gardner | Mastering |
| 14 | Caroline Greyshock | Photography |
| 15 | Howard Hewett | Composer, Guest Artist, Vocals |
| 16 | George Howard | Bass, Guest Artist, Sax (Soprano) |
| 17 | Bill Hughes | Copyist, String Contractor |
| 18 | Dan Humann | Engineer, Mixing |
| 19 | Steve Hunt | Keyboards |
| 20 | Steve Hunt | Composer |
| 21 | Darryl Jackson | Percussion |
| 22 | Munyungo Jackson | Percussion |
| 23 | Paul Jackson, Jr. | Guitar |
| 24 | Alphonso Johnson | Bass (Electric) |
| 25 | Deron Johnson | Keyboards |
| 26 | Kenny Kirkland | Guest Artist, Piano |
| 27 | Abraham Laboriel, Sr. | Bass (Electric) |
| 28 | Hubert Laws | Flute, Guest Artist |
| 29 | Jean-Luc Ponty | Guest Artist, Violin |
| 30 | Doc Powell | Guest Artist, Guitar |
| 31 | John "J.R." Robinson | Drums |
| 32 | Laura Robinson | Vocals (Background) |
| 33 | Armand Sabal-Lecco | Bass (Electric), Guitar, Piccolo, Piccolo Bass, Programming, Vocals (Background) |
| 34 | Poncho Sanchez | Congas |
| 35 | Allen Sides | Engineer |
| 36 | Bill Summers | Percussion |
| 37 | Steve Sykes | Engineer, Mixing |
| 38 | Anjani Thomas | Vocals (Background) |
| 39 | Michael Thompson | Guitar, Guitar (Electric) |
| 40 | Michael Hart Thompson | Guitar (Electric) |
| 41 | Carlos Vega | Drums |
| 42 | Doug Webb | Sax (Soprano) |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |