| First Name |
Stanley
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| Last Name |
Clarke
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| Alternative Name |
Stanley Clarke
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| Birthday |
30th June, 1951
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| Birthplace |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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| Height |
6' 3" (191 cm)
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| Zodiac Sign |
Cancer
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| Ethnicity |
Black
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| Nationality |
American
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| University |
Philadelphia Academy of Music, PA
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| Occupation Text |
Musician, composer, film scoreer
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| Occupation |
Bassist
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| Claim to Fame |
Jazz Fusion, Jazz, Rock
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| Music Genre (Text) |
Jazz, Jazz Fusion, Funk, Rock, Pop, R&B
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| Music Genre |
Jazz
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| Year(s) Active |
1966–present
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| Music Style |
Jazz-Funk, Fusion, Post-Bop, Contemporary Jazz, Funk, Crossover Jazz, R&B
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| Music Mood |
Rollicking, Street-Smart, Energetic, Elegant, Sophisticated, Stylish, Playful, Freewheeling
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| Instrument |
Bass
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| Instrument (text) |
Double bass, Electric Bass, Piano, Organ, Vocals, Bass Guitar
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| Record Label |
Polydor, Epic, Jazz Door, Heads Up International, Columbia, Sony, Portrait, Nemperor, IMS, Mack Avenue Records, Heads Up, Mack Avenue, Elektra
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| Associated Acts |
Return to Forever, Chick Corea, Jeff Beck, Clarke/Duke Project, SMV, Animal Logic, George Duke, Jean-Luc Ponty, the New Barbarians, Trio!, Primus
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| Official Websites |
http://www.stanleyclarke.com/, http://stanleyclarke.com/, http://stanleyclarke.com
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Stanley Clarke (born June 30, 1951) is an American bassist, film composer and founding member of Return to Forever, one of the first jazz fusion bands. Clarke gave the bass guitar a prominence it lacked in jazz-related music. He is the first jazz-fusion bassist to headline tours, sell out shows worldwide and have recordings reach gold status.
