Stanley Clarke
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American bassist, film composer and founding member of Return to Forever
OverviewAI-generated
Stanley Clarke is an American musician whose work began in 1966. He is associated with the genres of jazz, bass, Fusion, jazz fusion, and funk. His notable works include East River Drive and The Stanley Clarke collection.
Clarke has a presence on social media with 44,955 followers. His music has been played 2,172,594 times, with 247,389 listeners recorded on Last.fm. He is referenced by 773 other encyclopedia articles.
Synthesized by Vinony from 17 facts across 6 sources: Wikidata, Open Library, Last.fm, Crossref, MusicBrainz, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 30 June 1951
- Works
- 2
Top works
- East River Drive
- The Stanley Clarke collection
via Open Library + Wikidata
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 247,389
- Total plays
- 2,172,594
Tags
Stanley Clarke (June 30, 1951) is an American jazz musician and composer known for his innovative and influential work on double bass and electric bass as well as for his numerous film and television scores. He is best known for his work with the fusion band Return to Forever, and his role as a bandleader in several trios and ensembles. Clarke was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Having graduated from the Philadelphia Musical Academy, he moved <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Stanley+Clark
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Using thematic analysis in psychology
· 2006 · cited 152,046x
- A SIMPLE METHOD FOR THE ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION OF TOTAL LIPIDES FROM ANIMAL TISSUES
· 1957 · cited 53,660x
- Preferred reporting items for systematic review and meta-analysis protocols (PRISMA-P) 2015 statement
· 2015 · cited 21,072x
- Comparing the Areas under Two or More Correlated Receiver Operating Characteristic Curves: A Nonparametric Approach
· 1988 · cited 19,596x
- A global reference for human genetic variation
· 2015 · cited 17,770x
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1951-06-30 ) June 30, 1951 (age 74) , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania, U.S.
- Genres
- Jazz fusion crossover jazz jazz funk urban contemporary
- Occupations
- Musician composer
- Instruments
- Double bass bass guitar
- Years active
- 1966–present
- Labels
- Nemperor Epic Heads Up Mack Avenue Elektra
- Website
- stanleyclarke .com
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Stanley
- Family name
- Clarke
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Philadelphia
- Occupation
- guitarist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- NEA Jazz Masters
- Genre
- funk
- Instrument
- piano
- Record label
- Epic Records
- Official website
- www.stanleyclarke.com
- Image
- STANLEY CLARKE N 4EVER Concert at International Jazz Festival of San Javier 2022 11.jpg
Show 6 more facts
- Commons category
- Stanley Clarke
- date of birth
- 1951-06-30
- start of work period
- 1966-00-00
- social media followers
- 44085
- related category
- Category:Films scored by Stanley Clarke
- name in native language
- Stanley Clarke
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Encyclopedic overview
Stanley Clarke (born June 30, 1951) is an American bassist, composer and founding member of Return to Forever, one of the first jazz fusion bands. Clarke gave the bass guitar a prominence it lacked in jazz-related music. He is the first jazz-fusion bassist to headline tours, sell out shows worldwide and have recordings reach gold status.
Clarke is the recipient of five Grammy Awards, with 15 nominations, three as a solo artist, one with the Stanley Clarke Band, and one with Return to Forever. Clarke was selected to become a 2022 recipient of the National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Masters Fellowship.
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