This was bassist Stanley Clarke's twelfth solo set, and one of his very few that would be recommended to jazz (as opposed to funk and R&B) listeners.
On the instrumental set, Clarke's bass is featured in a wide variety of settings, including duets with tap dancer Gregory Hines and drummer John Robinson, a quartet with Wayne Shorter ("Goodbye Pork Pie Hat"), in a power trio with guitarist Allan Holdsworth and drummer Stewart Copeland, a piece with George Duke (on acoustic piano for a change) and soprano saxophonist George Howard, a quartet with the synthesizers of Steve Hunt, and "Funny How Time Flies," which has a colorful Freddie Hubbard trumpet solo.
Throughout, Clarke's bass has plenty of solo space, and he shows how strong a player he can be when given decent material.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | If This Bass Could Only TalkStanley Clarke | Stanley Clarke | Play | 02:30 | 5 MB | 12 MB |
| 2 | Goodbye Pork Pie HatCharles Mingus | Stanley Clarke | Play | 06:24 | 14 MB | 38 MB |
| 3 | Funny How Time Flies (When You're Having Fun)James Harris III, Janet Jackson, Terry Lewis | Stanley Clarke | Play | 06:05 | 13 MB | 36 MB |
| 4 | Workin' ManStanley Clarke | Stanley Clarke | Play | 06:26 | 14 MB | 40 MB |
| 5 | TraditionStanley Clarke | Stanley Clarke | Play | 07:11 | 16 MB | 44 MB |
| 6 | Come Take My HandStanley Clarke | Stanley Clarke | Play | 04:08 | 9 MB | 26 MB |
| 7 | Bassically TapsStanley Clarke | Stanley Clarke | Play | 03:15 | 7 MB | 16 MB |
| 8 | I Want To Play For Ya | Stanley Clarke | Play | 03:22 | 7 MB | 21 MB |
| 39 mins | 90 MB | |||||
| 39 mins | 235 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eddie Arkin | Arranger, Synthesizer |
| 2 | Gerry Brown | Drums |
| 3 | Stanley Clarke | Arranger, Bass, Bass (Acoustic), Composer, Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Bass), Guitar (Electric), Keyboards, Multi Instruments, Percussion, Primary Artist, Producer, Synthesizer |
| 4 | Stewart Copeland | Drums, Guest Artist |
| 5 | Chris Cuffaro | Photography |
| 6 | Paulinho Da Costa | Guest Artist, Percussion |
| 7 | Nancy Donald | Art Direction |
| 8 | George Duke | Guest Artist, Piano |
| 9 | James Earl | Bass |
| 10 | Joe Gastwirt | Engineer |
| 11 | Mitch Gibson | Engineer |
| 12 | Bernie Grundman | Mastering |
| 13 | Mick Guzauski | Mixing |
| 14 | James Harris III | Composer |
| 15 | Gregory Hines | Dancer, Guest Artist |
| 16 | Allan Holdsworth | Guest Artist, Guitar |
| 17 | George Howard | Guest Artist, Sax (Soprano) |
| 18 | Freddie Hubbard | Guest Artist, Trumpet |
| 19 | Dan Humann | Engineer |
| 20 | Steve Hunt | Synthesizer |
| 21 | Janet Jackson | Composer |
| 22 | Tony Lane | Art Direction |
| 23 | Terry Lewis | Composer |
| 24 | Byron Miller | Arranger, Producer, Synthesizer Bass |
| 25 | Charles Mingus | Composer |
| 26 | Csaba Petocz | Engineer |
| 27 | John "J.R." Robinson | Drums |
| 28 | Wayne Shorter | Guest Artist, Sax (Soprano) |
| 29 | Steve Sykes | Engineer |
| 30 | Vance Taylor | Piano |
| 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). |