1978 studio album by Stanley Clarke
Modern Man is the fifth album by jazz fusion bassist Stanley Clarke. "Dayride" from the Return to Forever album No Mystery (1975) was re-recorded for this album. Also included was "More Hot Fun", a sequel to "Hot Fun" from the previous album School Days.
Track listing
All tracks composed by Stanley Clarke, except where noted.
- Side one
- "Opening (Statement)" – 4:22
- "He Lives On (Story About the Last Journey of a Warrior)" – 4:24
- "More Hot Fun" – 4:31
- "Slow Dance" – 3:16
- "Interlude: A Serious Occasion" – 0:21
- "Got to Find My Own Place" (Clarke, Michael Garson, Raymond Gomez, Gerry Brown) – 3:17
- Side two
- "Dayride" – 4:06
- "Interlude: It's What She Didn't Say" – 1:24
- "Modern Man" – 3:31
- "Interlude: A Relaxed Occasion" – 1:24
- "Rock 'n Roll Jelly" – 5:07
- "Closing (Statement)" – 2:37
Personnel
- Stanley Clarke – double bass, bass guitar, piccolo bass, piano, guitar, vocals
- Mike Garson – piano, organ, synthesizer, moog
- Jeff Beck – guitar on "Rock 'n Roll Jelly"
- Raymond Gomez – guitar
- Jeff "Skunk" Baxter – guitar, pedal steel guitar, guitar synthesizer on "He Lives On"
- Carmine Appice – drums on "Rock 'n Roll Jelly"
- Jeff Porcaro – drums, percussion
- Gerry Brown – drums, percussion
- Steve Gadd - cymbal [2]
- Dale Devoe – trombone
- Al Harrison, James Tinsley – piccolo trumpet, trumpet, flügelhorn
- Bobby Malach – tenor saxophone, flute
- Alfie Williams – soprano saxophone, baritone saxophone, flute
- Rollice Dale, Mark Kovacs, Leonard Selic, Barbara Thomason – viola
- Ron Cooper, Jan Kelly, Niles Oliver, Harry Shultz – cello
- Ronald Clark, Frank Foster, Cynthia Kovacs, Connie Kupka, Debra Price, Alice Sachs, Steve Scharf, Josef Schoenbrun, Sandy Seymour, Marsha Van Dyke, Kenneth Yerke – violin
- Charles Veal Jr. – concertmaster, violin
- Dee Dee Bridgewater, Julia Waters, Maxine Waters - vocals
Production
- Stanley Clarke – producer, arranger
- Ed Thacker – engineer
- Art Bechtel, Brian Leshon, Christopher Gregg, Gary J. Coppola, Michael Frondelli, Paul Aronoff – assistant engineer
- Norman Seeff – photography
- Ed Lee – cover design
References
- ^ "Modern Man - Stanley Clarke | AllMusic". allmusic.com. 2011. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
- ^ "Modern Man". discogs.com. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
