Stanley Clarke - If This Bass Could Only Talk (1990)

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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.

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Tracks:
1 If This Bass Could Only Talk Clarke 2:30
2 Goodbye Pork Pie Hat Mingus 6:25
3 I Wanna Play for You Clarke 3:27
4 Stories to Tell Clarke 3:47
5 Funny How Time Flies (When You're Having Fun) Harris 6:05
6 Workin' Man Clarke 6:26
7 Tradition Clarke 7:11
8 Come Take My Hand Clarke 4:09
9 Bassically Taps Clarke 3:15