Stanley Clark

[shadowcastaz]

Saw him friday with 2 very young musicians(18&19). It is one of the best jazz shows I have seen . Next week its Jack Digonette & Esmerelda Spaulding. Nice stuff for livin in the woods!

[Highlander]

A certain degree of envy emanating from the vicinity of the shed...

[hieronymous]

He's coming to Yoshi's in April - I'm psyched! I hope he's playing with the people you saw him with.

Did he play any electric basses or all acoustic? When I saw him he started with an Alembic but they had put tenor strings on it without changing out the bridge saddles so the string kept jumping out - he played his upright for the rest of the weekend after that first song! Still an amazing show but I would have liked to see him play more electric...

[ilan]

I actually prefer him on upright. Don't care much for his baritone-tuned bass tone. I think he tunes it ADGC, using the top 4 strings of a 6-string bass set.

[gearHed289]

I'm going to see him Friday doing School Days. Looking forward to that! I was WAY into him in my late teens/early twenties.

[hieronymous]

I'm going to see him Friday doing School Days. Looking forward to that! I was WAY into him in my late teens/early twenties.

I'm jealous! I was hoping the School Days show would be playing here too. That was my favorite album of his in high school - after he signed my bass last year I CRANKED the song School Days in my car on the way home!

[nofi]

i saw return to forever at symphony hall in atlanta in the early seventies. they played an acoustic set and an electric set. the acoustic set was far superior.

[rahock]

i saw return to forever at symphony hall in atlanta in the early seventies. they played an acoustic set and an electric set. the acoustic set was far superior.

Saw the same show in Detroit and I share your opinion. Great Minds ya' know
Rick

[gearHed289]

I saw RTF in 1982 at the Auditorium Theater in Chicago. What a great night! One of those "so glad I went" nights that I'll remember forever. 

[shadowcastaz]

He played upright all night  then the electric for the encore. I loved to see the eye contact between the 3 musicians, all smiles. The Teens really were at the top of their game all night . Drummer was on fire!

[Barklessdog]

Clarke

I remember school days being played to death on top 40 radio when it came out. That and bird land.

[hieronymous]

I remember school days being played to death on top 40 radio when it came out. That and bird land.

Those were the days! 

[saltymonkey]

I saw RTF in 1982 at the Auditorium Theater in Chicago. What a great night! One of those "so glad I went" nights that I'll remember forever.

I saw that tour too. Both nights at the Academy of Music in Philly. I was in college and had a friend who was a ticket scalper. He had a fistful of tix he hadn't sold and hooked me up. Second row the first night and first row the night after. Both incredible. Stanley and Lenny White playing off of each other was just astounding. They were having so much fun.

[gearHed289]

Well it was a fun show, if not a bit short. Maybe 1hr 15min. I would have liked one or 2 more electric bass songs, but regardless, he was 8 feet away from us, and had this ridiculous 19 yo drummer who provided a great pulse throughout the night. Great birthday present!