If This Bass Could Only Talk

RELEASE
1988
LABEL
Portrait
GENRES
Jazz, Jazz-Funk, Fusion, Crossover Jazz

Album Review

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.
Scott Yanow, Rovi

Track Listing

  1. If This Bass Could Only Talkhttp://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=GPa6cpPdL08&offerid=162397&type=3&subid=0&tmpid=3664&u1=EI000000004300000004400010074683&RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252Falbum%252Fif-this-bass-could-only-talk%252Fid257885891%253Fi%253D257885895%2526uo%253D5%2526s%253D143455
  2. Goodbye Pork Pie Hathttp://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=GPa6cpPdL08&offerid=162397&type=3&subid=0&tmpid=3664&u1=EI000000004300000004400010074683&RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252Falbum%252Fgoodbye-pork-pie-hat%252Fid257885891%253Fi%253D257885925%2526uo%253D5%2526s%253D143455
  3. I Wanna Play for Youhttp://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=GPa6cpPdL08&offerid=162397&type=3&subid=0&tmpid=3664&u1=EI000000004300000004400010074683&RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252Falbum%252Fif-this-bass-could-only-talk%252Fid186385434%253Fuo%253D5%2526s%253D143455
  4. Stories to Tellhttp://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=GPa6cpPdL08&offerid=162397&type=3&subid=0&tmpid=3664&u1=EI000000004300000004400010074683&RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252Falbum%252Fstories-to-tell%252Fid257885891%253Fi%253D257886257%2526uo%253D5%2526s%253D143455
  5. Funny How Time Flies (When You're Having Fun)http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=GPa6cpPdL08&offerid=162397&type=3&subid=0&tmpid=3664&u1=EI000000004300000004400010074683&RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252Falbum%252Ffunny-how-time-flies-when%252Fid257885891%253Fi%253D257886333%2526uo%253D5%2526s%253D143455
  6. Workin' Manhttp://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=GPa6cpPdL08&offerid=162397&type=3&subid=0&tmpid=3664&u1=EI000000004300000004400010074683&RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252Falbum%252Fworkin-man%252Fid257885891%253Fi%253D257886921%2526uo%253D5%2526s%253D143455
  7. Traditionhttp://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=GPa6cpPdL08&offerid=162397&type=3&subid=0&tmpid=3664&u1=EI000000004300000004400010074683&RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252Falbum%252Ftradition%252Fid257885891%253Fi%253D257886965%2526uo%253D5%2526s%253D143455
  8. Come Take My Handhttp://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=GPa6cpPdL08&offerid=162397&type=3&subid=0&tmpid=3664&u1=EI000000004300000004400010074683&RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252Falbum%252Fcome-take-my-hand%252Fid257885891%253Fi%253D257887107%2526uo%253D5%2526s%253D143455
  9. Bassically Tapshttp://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=GPa6cpPdL08&offerid=162397&type=3&subid=0&tmpid=3664&u1=EI000000004300000004400010074683&RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252Falbum%252Fbassically-taps%252Fid257885891%253Fi%253D257887151%2526uo%253D5%2526s%253D143455
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