Stanley Clarke (born June 30, 1951 in Philadelphia, PA) is a jazz musician and composer known for his innovative and influential work on double bass and bass guitar as well as for his numerous film and television scores. He is best known for his work with the fusion band Return to Forever.
During the 1970s he joined the jazz fusion group Return to Forever led by Chick Corea. The group became one of the most important fusion groups and released several albums that achieved both mainstream popularity and plaudits from critics.
His well-known solo album is School Days (1976), which, along with Jaco Pastorius's self-titled debut, is one of the influential solo bass recordings in fusion history.
Annoyingly I never saw him for Return to Forever played our college and we walked past the back of the stage when they were playing, not being bothered to go in and see them.
Have School Days in my vinyl collection but that has not seen the light of day for a decade or so.
The sadly missed Jaco Pastorius is still the greatest modern bass player and his influence, along with Clarke's in the wings has shaped bass playing ever since.
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