newd acid: STANLEY CLARKE

STANLEY CLARKE IS AN AMERICAN JAZZ MUSICIAN, COMPOSER AND IS FAMOUS FOR HIS INNOVATIVE AND INFLUENTIAL PLAYING ON THE BASS GUITAR AND THE UPRIGHT DOUBLE BASS. HE WAS AN EX- BASS PLAYER WITH CHICK COREA'S RETURN TO FOREVER.THIS STANLEY CLARKE SELF TITLED ALBUM WAS RECORDED IN 1974. MY FAVE SONG IS "LOPSY LU"- GOOD BASS AND SYNTHESIZER WORKS.
BELOW IS THE BEST DESCRIPTION OF HOW HE PLAYS THE BASS GUITAR.

Clarke places his right hand so that his fingers approach the strings much as they would on an upright bass, but rotated through 90 degrees. To achieve this, his forearm lies above and nearly parallel to the strings, while his wrist is hooked downward at nearly a right angle. For lead and solo playing, his fingers partially hook underneath the strings so that when released, the strings snap against the frets, producing a biting percussive attack. In addition to an economical variation on the funky Larry Graham-style slap-n'-pop technique, Clarke also uses downward thrusts of the entire right hand, striking two or more strings from above with his fingernails (examples of this technique include "School Days", "Rock and Roll Jelly", "Wild Dog", and "Danger Street")

MEMBERS:STANLEY CLARKE-ELECTRIC BASS, ACOUSTIC BASS, ACOUSTIC PIANO FUZZ PHASER, VOCALS-JAN HAMMER-MOOG SYNTHESIZER, ELECTRIC PIANO, ORGAN, ACOUSTIC PIANO-TONY WILLIAMS-DRUMS-BILL CONNORS-ELECTRIC GUITAR, ACOUSTIC GUITAR.