Le fou de la basse électrique & acoustique....Mais quel solo....tu me fais rêver...tu es un grand au même titre que ton ami Jaco de ton époque....ah que du bon... Du Grand Art...
Stanley is just absolutely going SUPER-SONIC on that bass jam he plays. ""OMG", WOW!!!!!! He inspired every single bass player that came out in the late 70's and throughout the entire 80's as far as I'm concerned!! "School Day's baby"!
I saw the Stanley Clarke Trio in 1993 at Bimbo's in San Francisco. There were MAYBE 40 people in the small restaurant / club. It was THE BEST show I've ever been to. Afterwards Stan had the entire place get autographs and talk. This was WAY before Facebook ruined the world. It was an amazing experience.
i have been listening to this song since 1976 when it came out. Stanley is the God of bass !! holy crap.. the studio version is great , this is fabulous!! How many bass players and others interested in music, has he inspired ?? i could listen to this song ALL day long............!!! THE BEST !!!!
his bass playing on Promise of a Fisherman on Santanas Borboletta album is out of this world a constant drone through the whole long tune with incredible percussion and band the track is a killer and so is the whole album but he is on just one or two tracks with this amazing band
SO MANY WILL NOT UNDERSTAND THIS MAGIC, I FEEL FOR THEM ! THIS IS MUSIC FROM A DIFFERENT FATHERLAND, SHADES OF WAKANDA AND THE ENTIRE WESTERN COAST OF AFRICA MELDED INTO THE FUSION OF JAZZ IN AMERICA, A TRULY SOPHISTICATED PRIMAL SCREAM !!!
This trio was LEGENDARY. Like I said above, I saw them 20 years ago and it was INSANE !!! Best musical experience, ever. 40 people in the club and all had a party together afterwards.
Now this version without a guitar is outstanding. I am loving the way Stanley Clarke used the octave pedal. The keyboardist and drummer are crushing it!
Music communication. These guys is having a conversation of "schooldays". When the basslines unmarkt goes from Stanley to the left hand keyboard, the bass solo set in.The drummer is reading the development, and senses the shifts.A classic example of a mix between "arranged and improvisited music". Listen and learn newcommers.
I saw SC at the Chestnut Cabaret in Philly in the mid 1980's. He did a 15 minute School Days solo while standing on the table I was sitting at. I managed his bass guitar cord for him. Wow, what a fantastic show in a small club, one of the best I seen.
By far the best live version of this song I've ever heard. Stanley plays the second part of the song in a choppy staccato , which is new to me. Very interesting indeed!
I've heard Stanley play hundred School Days solos and all of them are great, but I "think" this solo might be the greatest of all. I wonder if he can play with this much dexterity, speed, length and creativity today. He's still plays some nice solos, but one's like this one are rare these days, lol. The greatest bassist every!
@@knifelyfe6565 Yeah Brand X big fan! My good friend in high school in late 70’s, early 80’s turned me on to Brand X and that particular piece “A Long April”. As a matter of fact I still have it recorded on cassette type. I love Percy Jones’ fretless bass playing he’s always been an original on the instrument.
@@ShangoDC agreed.We just lost John Goodsall last year.Percy and John Giblin, who is the one playing bass on "A Longer April" are two of my favorites.When I'm listening to Stanley, he's the best.When Im listening to Jaco, he's the best.Same with Percy! They are all such great players.
@@knifelyfe6565 Didn’t know we lost John Goodsall last, wow. I’m a big fan of Jaco and Percy, because they both have the fretless sound and approach so you put them together both as tremendously amazing players. But Stanley for me really takes the bass out of this world, been a fan since the early 70’s.
I really like Stanley’s solo in this clip. He almost did not resort to those multiple note tremolos he normally does in his shows as of late. he kept them at an absolute minimal here.
I've been practicing School Days (as as amateur 4-stringer) since the 70s - I reckon I'll be able to do a rough copy in about 60 more years or so.... it's remains an absolute classic - thank you Stanley - well done Sir.
Saw Stanley 86 in NY with Jeff Lorber Fusion 07 with Late Great George Duke again in 09 SMV thunder Tour Marcus and Victor Wooten all nasty concerts when he brought out upright Base in 07 I was in tears Love Stanley all these Base Players in 86 he came into Audience let them have a pluck
wow jack u guys r amazing been listening to this song forever and finally getting into other music of his( lord what have i been missing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! what a treat to find superb jazz music that i did not know existed, we r so lucky everybody i love U !!! PLAY ON J C BAND
Voiilà bien des années que je ris quand je l'entends Autant que Carlos Devadip Chick Miles je serai heureux de vivre un concert Merci l'ami depuis 30 ans je respre ce mood
We really can't compare Stanley to Jaco, they didn't use the same kind of instrument : the Alembic model for Stanley, and the Fender fretless jazz model for Jaco, with an obvious difference of sound between them : Jaco's bass rather sounded like a double-bass, and Stanley's one rather like a guitar. But, everybody will agree with me : 2 very great players on their instrument, even the best.
An absolutely incredible take on this song. Hits another dimension at about 6:20. I probably would have lost it all had I been present at this show. Mind you, we're listening to just a trio here but oh, what a trio it is. I've always known Stanley breathes rare air shared by just a few, Jaco, Vic, Marcus, Chris (Squire), maybe a couple others.
@@GlenBraeDude That's an entirely fair comment! Yes, Miles and Big B (as I call him) were not bassists, but they certainly appreciated them. I saw Miles live twice in Japan. As for Beethoven, the 9th has some of the best bass you can hear (completely different music, of course). For me, Stanley is one of the few all-time greats. I had his first album when it first came out, all those years ago (and vinyl does bass better than any other medium, as I am sure you'll agree).
You can see & hear why Mark King of Level 42 loves & was so inspired by this man... An utter genius on the bass & i rarely use that word unless its to pay my highest respects & that Alembic is still one of my all time favourite bass guitar's that the wizards a technology & bass building at Alembic made... Alas they are way too far out of my price range but theres nothing that says i cant window shop & look at them all the time... Just one of the most beautiful to look at & amazing sounding bass guitar's ive seen & is definitely in my Top Ten (Top 5) of Best Bass Guitars Ever To Be Made... In light of this still ongoing coronavirus stay safe and healthy wherever you are in this world... .....
Just like to point out how spot they are with each others here the base guitar and the drums he stops for a secound to adjust his tone then drummer just bash away the most amazing stuff ive ever seen 3:38
