My name is Lester Cooper. One of my favorite people who have been in the music I like. I am still learning to play the drums and guitar 🎸 and Bass guitar 🎸🎶 a little keyboard.
I agree! That band is awesome. I missed him @ the Berks Jazz Fest (I was @ another concert) but was told Stanley and that band killed it that night! I smiled. Already seen him @ least 10 times, but you know can’t get enough of a good thing.😌🎶👍🏾
Stanley Clark can't be compared to any other bassist. He doesn't do what any bassist even the likes of Anthony Jackson, Wooten, Miller...they are bassists, Clarke took a turn on the road less traveled and School Days marked his departure from the rest. He is a musician that has always elevated the other musicians he has performed with to another level. The Clarke/Wooten/Miller material shows this. He lays back and Marcus and Victor pull out all the stops in the head cutting stuff. You hear Clarke's influence in both their playing, tone, and phrasing. When Stanley steps in for his "lead bass" he immediately starts in a good natured and loving way to mimic their riffs and then morphs and aports to the different musical cosmos his heart, soul, and spirit has evolved. Victor and Marcus don't feel slighted by the light hearted, joyfu teasingl way Clarke does it. You see the admiration, awe, and love they have...
