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Stanley Clarke

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Bass players are always the intellectual kind, but nobody knows it.


— Stanley Clarke


#bass #bass players #intellectual #kind #knows

After all my years of doing instrumental music I still like just a simple instrumental song with a nice catchy melody and an opportunity to play a solo over a harmonic structure.


— Stanley Clarke


#catchy #doing #harmonic #i #instrumental

I don't think a guy that really has no understanding about people, or has no interest in understanding people would make a good film composer.


— Stanley Clarke


#composer #film #good #good film #guy

I felt like I was trailblazing. And that's what I did.


— Stanley Clarke


#felt #i #like

I really like sometimes to do action pictures; I get a really big kick out of doing those.


— Stanley Clarke


#action pictures #big #doing #get #i

I think I've done more recording in the past 10 years than most people, but it's all been directed toward film composing and soundtracks. Just the same, it's been great.


— Stanley Clarke


#composing #directed #done #film #great

It's very difficult sometimes having bands, you know, when all the members aren't on the same page.


— Stanley Clarke


#difficult #having #know #members #page

Scientology is probably one of the most misunderstood things, and it's sad that it's so misunderstood.


— Stanley Clarke


#most #probably #sad #things

The point is, technology has empowered so many musicians, you know?


— Stanley Clarke


#know #many #musicians #point #technology

There are few words in the music business or in art that I'll say people or some writers are overgenerous with words like 'legend' or 'genius', 'he's a pioneer' and all of that.


— Stanley Clarke


#business #few #genius #i #legend






About Stanley Clarke

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Did you know about Stanley Clarke?

To achieve this his forearm lies above and nearly parallel to the strings while his wrist is hooked downward at nearly a right angle. Having graduated from the Philadelphia Musical Academy (which was absorbed into the University of the Arts in 1985) he moved to New York City in 1971 and began working with famous bandleaders and musicians including Horace Silver Art Blakey Dexter Gordon Gato Barbieri Joe Henderson Chick Corea Pharoah Sanders Gil Evans and Stan Getz. 2 on Billboard charts' Contemporary Jazz Chart.

He is best known for his work with the fusion band Return to Forever and his role as a bandleader in several trios and ensembles.

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