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Released
  
1980

Rocks, Pebbles and Sand (1980)
  
Let Me Know You (1982)

Release date
  
1980

Label
  
Epic Records

Length
  
37:29

Artist
  
Stanley Clarke

Producer
  
Stanley Clarke

Genres
  
Jazz fusion, Jazz-funk

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Recorded
  
Legend Studios, Lynden, Washington; Chateau Recorders, North Hollywood, CA; A&M Studios, Hollywood, CA.

Similar
  
Stanley Clarke albums, Jazz fusion albums

Stanley clarke rocks pebbles and sand


Rocks, Pebbles and Sand is the 1980 album by jazz bass guitarist and multi-instrumentalist Stanley Clarke. Clarke sings on the album to the horror of critics, but sticks to his usual forte which is jazz rock and jazz funk. This was the first recording where Stanley featured his tenor bass.

Contents

Stanley clarke rocks pebbles and sand 1980


Track listing

All tracks composed by Stanley Clarke, except where indicated.

  1. "Danger Street" – 4:51
  2. "All Hell Broke Loose" – 5:03
  3. "Rocks, Pebbles and Sand" – 4:13
  4. "Underestimation" –3:43
  5. "You/Me Together" – 4:05
  6. "We Supply" (Stanley Clarke, Louis Johnson) – 4:21
  7. "The Story of a Man and a Woman - Part 1: She Thought I Was Stanley Clarke - Part 2: A Fool Again - Part 3: - I Nearly Went Crazy (Until I Realized What Had Occurred)" – 11:13

Personnel

  • Stanley Clarke – Bass, Tenor Bass, Piccolo Bass, Guitar, Percussion, Keyboards, Vocals, Background vocals
  • Steve Bach – Keyboards
  • George Bohanon – Trombone
  • Mari Botnick – Violin
  • Denyse Buffum – Viola
  • Thomas Buffum – Violin
  • Chick Corea – Bass, Moog Synthesizer
  • Rollice Dale – Cello
  • Vincent DeRosa – French Horn
  • Bobby Dubow – Violin
  • David Duke – French Horn
  • Victor Feldman – Vibraphone
  • Jerry Hey – Horn
  • Josie James – Vocals
  • Charles "Icarus" Johnson – Guitar
  • Louis Johnson – Guitar, Bass, Vocals
  • Valerie Johnson – Vocals
  • Marcy Levy – Background vocals
  • Dennis MacKay – Percussion
  • Lew McCreary – Trombone
  • Niles Oliver – Cello
  • Sid Page – Violin
  • Greg Phillinganes – Keyboards
  • Simon Phillips – Percussion, Drums
  • Bill Reichenbach, Jr. – Horn
  • John "J.R." Robinson – Drums
  • Sheldon Sanov – Violin
  • Carol Shive – Violin
  • Lya Stern – Violin
  • Ron Strauss – Cello
  • Charles Veal – Violin
  • John Wittenberg – Violin

    • Production

  • Robert Giusti – Illustration artwork
  • Nancy Donald – Design
  • Henry Diltz – Photography
  • Greg Falken – Assistant engineer
  • Bruce Jost – Assistant engineer
  • Chris Haas – Assistant engineer (Legend)
  • Chip Leech, Larry Reuben – Assistant engineer (Mixing)
  • Dennis MacKay – Engineer (Sound Production)

    • Songs

    1Danger Street4:51
    2All Hell Broke Loose5:08
    3Rocks - Pebbles and Sand4:07

    References

    Rocks, Pebbles and Sand Wikipedia
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