Ranking the Studio Albums: Stanley Clarke (w/Andy Edwards) 

Pete's list: 1) Stanley Clarke (1974) 2) School Days (1976) 3) Journey to Love (1975) 4) If This Bass Could Only Talk (1988) 5) Children of Forever (1973) 6) Modern Man (1978) 7) Time Exposure (1984) 8) East River Drive (1993) 9) Rocks, Pebbles, Sand (1980) 10) Hideaway (1986) Andy's list: 1 Stanley Clarke 2 Journey to Love 3 School Days 4 Toys to Men: 5 The Message 6 Up: Last Train To Sanity: Prog, Brazilian Love Affair, Gotham City….School days 7 Stanley Clarke Band: 8 Rock Pebbles and Sand 9 Children of Forever 10 If This Bass Could Talk

Andy is a walking, talking encyclopaedia of music lore. Great guest.

1.- Journey To Love 2.- Stanley Clarke 3.- School Days 4.- If This Bass Could Only Talk 5. I Wanna Play for You

These chats with Andy are fascinating. It's the history, not just the music.

Another excellent show! Thanks to Andy, have ordered Up (2014), Stanley Clarke Band (2010), Toys of Men (2007)! Another good one is Thunder (2008), a collaboration with Marcus Miller and Victor Wooten.

I'm a big fan of Stanley Clarke and i've seen him three times, once with Return To Forever during their 2008 reunion tour, once with Hiromi and once with his band, he is one of the greatest bass players on the planet and i've been waiting for a ranking albums for this legend. You guys absolutely delivered. 1. School Days 2. Children Of Forever 3. If This Bass Could Only Talk 4. Jazz In The Garden w/ Hiromi & Lenny White. 5. Up 6. The Message 7. The Stanley Clarke Band 8. The Toys Of Men 9. Journey To Love 10. Live At The Greek w/ Najee, Larry Carlton, Deron Johnson & Billy Cobham

Enjoyed this immensely! Love Andy's enthusiasm for this '70s Fusion...SC self-titled was one of my 1st Fusion LPs. Never heard of SC...he just looked CAF on the cover & back cover. I do have Journey To Love as my #1. "Song For John (Coltrane)" = Mind. Blown. FYI: Nice version of Clarke's "Bass Folk Song" can be had on Moon Germs by Joe Farrell.

aka Charles Johnson aka Charlies Icarus Johson. You'll find him on some things -- some other Clarke, some Jaco... he was in Al Jarreau's band for a while, on some George Duke...

Thank you for the thoughtful discussion guys of Stanley’s solo work! Taking notes.

Your video subjects are so on point for me! Loving the Yes, Holdsworth and Stanley

I agree, Ray Gomez is so underrated, he is brilliant on Narada Michael Waldens first album and that features Jeff & Carlos as well

School Days is far and away my favorite. An iconic album featuring the incredible guitar work of Ray Gomez. Ray’s solo album “Volume” is stellar I have the original vinyl I bought back in the day. Look up underrated and under appreciated guitarist in the dictionary and Ray would be near the top of the list.

Welcome ANDY/. And hello PETE/. Great 👍 stuff. 💯👍

My Top 4 are: Children Of Forever (i love the vocals) Stanley Clark Journey To Love Stanley Clarke, Al Di Meola, Jean-Luc Ponty - The Rite Of Strings

Absolutely your number 3 , 2 and 1 is so on point. The Brown album has changed my life since the age of 12. 40 years later, I can humbly say I’ve mastered the art of drumming. There is still so much to learn. I learned something from the way you describe what you hear. Drumming has never paid a bill in my life. I only do it to survive. It is a way of life.

Another great discussion. My fav is most definitely his first "Children of Forever" from 1973 and I love Andy Bey's (and Dee Dee's) vocals so much. Now listening again to those that came over the next years and it's fine stuff.

Great show with an excellent guest. 1- School Days 2- Stanley Clarke 3- Journey to Love 4- The Toys of Men 5- Children of Forever

The Brown album is a masterpiece. One of the greatest fusion albums ever created.

Great list!! Fascinating to hear your.opinions Andy's a dude man!!

Great show Pete! Those last 3 CDs he has put out are amazing, as is his fusion one off with Lenny White called “Vertu”.

Holdsworth as "secret weapon" -- that's spot on, Pete. I played Journey to Love a bezillion times in my youth. But now I have to check out the first one, which I've somehow never heard.

These videos remind me of all the music I need to go back to and rediscover. I love Jaco but I think Mr Clarke needs to be recognized as the monster player he is.

I grew up hearing Stanley Clarke, Return to Forever and the rest, all the time. My two older brothers loved them and bought most of their albums.

All great pick s gentlemen. Not jazz fusion but I liked the Animal Logic albums he did with Stewart Copeland and Debra Holland.

Saw Stanley Clarke in the Iridium Club in NYC - came across from Belfast - and he did not disappoint. Mixture of new and older material with of course School Days. The younger musicians he played with were incredible and no better mentor.

Nice discussion Andy and Pete. Stanley is just an all around amazing player. I definitely need to check out the new material, and fill the holes I haven't listen to. Agree Children of Forever would be a masterpiece if it didn't have the vocals.

Hope to see one day a David Sancious ranking show!

The Stanley Clarke Band (2010) and School Days (1976) are on another level from the rest. Classics.

"I wanna play for.you" (double live album) is worth a mention

Allan Holdsworth trio with Bob and Chad Wackerman opened for Stanley Clarke band in 1987 at the Olympia hall and then Allan jammed with Stanley It was great !

I think Andy Edwards, judging by his accent, is from the West Midlands, like myself.

Stanley is truly the only bass revolutionary.

Children of Forever was a continuation of Light as a Feather IMO

What happened to Ray Gomez? Fantastic guitarist! I saw Clarke band with Ray in London Hammersmith odeon ‘77 era. Brand X supported!

I first discovered this amazing man in the highly underrated band animal logic by the ways is an awesome album and been a fan ever since so my picks are modern man, rocks pebbles and sand, self titled, school days and the highly underrated Duke and Clarke project album also Charles Icarus Johnson is one of George dukes sidemen on his solo album from 1986

SCHOOL DAYS ❤👍❤✌

Jazz in the Garden is great, as is Rite of Strings.

Icarus Johnson also know as Charles Johnson played with George Duke so not so obscure as I. Thought as well

I wanna play for you..album live

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Good stuff. Maybe you can take a look at Herbie Hancock's canon some time. I'm sure you like Thrust.

All you need are the first four..downhill from there imo.👍

Don’t be knocking cosmic weaver Flora….psychedelic

Icarus Johnson even more underrated than Ray Gomez