jazzyvee Posted May 1, 2023 Share Posted May 1, 2023 I went to see the concert last night. The band were so young and incredible musicians, and Stanley of course is a legend and performed superbly. i was fortunate to meet them at their hotel after the gig. Mainly because Stanley's road manager had a couple of his own cd's for me to play on my radio programme. Anyway i got to have a chat with Stanley and he introduced me to his wife. I asked him if there was a reason he didn't play his alembics and he said it was because of the acoustics. It a depends on the venue since many of the theatre venues they play, an electric bass is too boomy in the room, so in those places he would use the acoustic for the gig. To be honest i really love his db playing as much as his electric playing so it didn't affect my enjoyment. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted May 2, 2023 Share Posted May 2, 2023 Not met Clarke but my long time friend John East made him some electronics. Thats as close as i've got to the great man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Smalls Posted May 2, 2023 Share Posted May 2, 2023 25 minutes ago, fleabag said: Thats as close as i've got to the great man. When I was a kid I had a pair of his shoes - they had a compass in the heel! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoomTing Posted May 2, 2023 Share Posted May 2, 2023 10 minutes ago, Leonard Smalls said: When I was a kid I had a pair of his shoes - they had a compass in the heel! PMSL 🤣 For the Young & uninitiated :- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted May 2, 2023 Share Posted May 2, 2023 27 minutes ago, Leonard Smalls said: When I was a kid I had a pair of his shoes - they had a compass in the heel! To my knowledge, John never made shoes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzyvee Posted May 3, 2023 Author Share Posted May 3, 2023 Maybe he should branch out into shoes for bass players. Built in metronome and tuner & sub so you can feel the bass. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzyvee Posted May 3, 2023 Author Share Posted May 3, 2023 I am reporting myself to the admin team for taking my post of point. 🤪🤨🧐 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoomTing Posted May 3, 2023 Share Posted May 3, 2023 23 minutes ago, jazzyvee said: Maybe he should branch out into shoes for bass players. Built in metronome and tuner & sub so you can feel the bass. Stan has got a pair with an Alembic attached ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Smalls Posted May 3, 2023 Share Posted May 3, 2023 33 minutes ago, jazzyvee said: Maybe he should branch out into shoes for bass players. I'd buy 'em! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer of the Bass Posted May 3, 2023 Share Posted May 3, 2023 I'd be happy to hear him doing a more double bass focused set! I wonder if he's travelling with his double bass, or using a bass-du-jour? The logistics of flying double basses can be expensive and a lot of even top-flight bassists use hired instruments on tour, but then Clarke's playing style probably has quite exacting setup needs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzyvee Posted May 4, 2023 Author Share Posted May 4, 2023 I too would love to see him doing a full acoustic set like the tour he did with Chick Corea, lenny white, joe henderson and freddie hubbard just after their Griffith Park Collection album back in the 80's. The dvd of that concert is astounding. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Smalls Posted May 4, 2023 Share Posted May 4, 2023 1 hour ago, jazzyvee said: acoustic set I remember seeing him doing a half'n'half back in the early 90s, Royal Festival Hall iirc, with an amazing supergroup featuring him, Omar Hakim on drums, Wayne Shorter on sax and Herbie Hancock on keys. Though I still prefer it when he gets those enormous fingers on that tiny Alembic... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
super al Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 On 03/05/2023 at 14:00, BoomTing said: Stan has got a pair with an Alembic attached ! Love that album, it came out around the time I was falling in love with the bass. I had this and Schooldays plus Heavy Weather and Black Market to add a little Jaco with the Stanley. You wouldn't think I used to listen to such wonderful jazz fusion now that I'm 'staying on the root note' in a metal band 😆 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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