Author Topic: Stanley Clarke at Yoshi's Oakland this weekend! (April 5-7) (Read 1015 times)

that_sustain · « **Reply #15 on:** April 06, 2013, 07:43:39 PM »

That looks like the bass Stanley was bragging about during the Premier Guitar interview on youtube.

Congrats hieronymous..and get well Mica.

keith_h · « **Reply #16 on:** April 07, 2013, 05:08:41 AM »

More info and pictures on the bass can be found here and here.

Keith

pauldo · « **Reply #17 on:** April 07, 2013, 07:45:07 AM »

Nothing wrong with Stan on the upright.
I spent my Sunday morning watching this:
http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=A5BkCp4KfZ0&feature=fvwrel
At 58:30 Stan does his upright thing . . . Love his mastery of that instrument.

serialnumber12 · « **Reply #18 on:** April 07, 2013, 08:09:02 AM »

ive jammed on stage with stanley a few times it was fun ,but how did he endup with that bass? i know it was origionally made for a club member

edwin · « **Reply #19 on:** April 07, 2013, 07:14:25 PM »

I saw that band a couple of years ago. Great, great band. The drummer had gotten food poisoning that day and was puking his guts out before the set and then came on and absolutely tore it up. One of my favorite new drummers, for sure! I had just gotten the shorty that Pierre-Yves now has and was thinking about bringing it in for him to sign, but decided not to. I bet Pierre-Yves would have liked that extra touch, though!

Everyone, go see this band, they are all amazing!

hieronymous · « **Reply #20 on:** April 07, 2013, 11:00:47 PM »

Yesh! Caught the second show tonight (Sunday) - burning again! Unfortunately though - NO ALEMBIC! He must've really busted it up Friday night! Still a great show though - here's the setlist:

E.S.P.
Light as a Feather
Three Wrong Notes
No Mystery (w/Mads Tolling on violin)

Only four songes, but everything was amazing - I really like Kamasi Washington, the new sax player. I felt like this is as close as I will ever get to seeing something like John Coltrane playing with Tony Williams (not that that ever happened?!) They were really burnin' tonight.

I hung around afterwards for a bit but no luck autograph-wise - I had brought the sleeve to School Days from the recent box set. I did get to meet someone who was backstage the other night when I got my bass signed - showed him the pic of my bass signed by SC - said I felt bad interrupting his dinner - he said it's alright - he gets it all the time - he's a star and I felt a little better...

mario_farufyno · « **Reply #21 on:** April 08, 2013, 06:43:14 AM »

Love him playing the upright!

mario_farufyno · « **Reply #22 on:** April 08, 2013, 06:49:47 AM »

Your smile says a little about your feelings, Harry... Great pic, thanks

mica · « **Reply #23 on:** April 08, 2013, 04:26:34 PM »

More like a failed experiment on the bass. It left Yoshi's after the first Sunday show (thanks to a kind Club member). They restrung it A-C, but in the original E-G slots. Well, Stan plays expressively enough that he kept jumping out of the too-big slot.

We're going to be seeing the bass tomorrow and cutting a new nut and bridge to convert it to tenor tuning... no more string jumping!

hieronymous · « **Reply #24 on:** April 08, 2013, 05:06:18 PM »

Thanks for the update Mica!

jos · « **Reply #25 on:** April 09, 2013, 07:16:17 AM »

I did listen to Stanley at Catalina Jazz Club earlier this year and yes it was a great performance! The new group is amazing, great sound!! Listening to all the great bass players in the world Stanley is still the man with a great unique sound on both upright and electric bass and a true innovator...?.after all these years he still gets better and never stops to surprising!!

hieronymous · « **Reply #26 on:** April 10, 2013, 10:19:47 AM »

Listening to all the great bass players in the world Stanley is still the man with a great unique sound on both upright and electric bass and a true innovator...after all these years he still gets better and never stops to surprising!!

Nicely said! I agree, he sounds truly inspired and amazing.

I was trying to explain him to my wife, and realized that he is one of the biggest legends of all time for the electric bass. I don't like top 10 lists but if I had to choose 3 innovators of the bass I would say Jack Bruce, Stanley Clarke and Jaco Pastorius. Well, how about top 5: Paul McCartney, John Entwistle, Jack Bruce, Stanley Clarke, Jaco Pastorius. Would love to get Chris Squire in there too - see why I hate lists?!!

lbpesq · « **Reply #27 on:** April 10, 2013, 11:42:41 AM »

Top innovators? Phil Lesh has to be on that list!

Bill, tgo

hieronymous · « **Reply #28 on:** April 10, 2013, 01:34:08 PM »

Yup, and Jack Casady too...

jos · « **Reply #29 on:** April 12, 2013, 12:55:59 AM »

???Actually Stanley Clarke should be at the list where Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Jimi Hendrix, Herbie Hancock and a few more are?. beyond their instrument, people that meant something to the world!!