The Bass-ic Collection

The Bass-Ic Collection
Compilation album by Stanley Clarke
Released	October 28, 1997
Genre	Jazz fusion
Length	68:57
Label	Epic
Producer	Ken Scott
Stanley Clarke chronology
At the Movies (1995) The Bass-Ic Collection (1997) 1,2,To The Bass (2003)

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The Bass-ic Collection is a Stanley Clarke compilation album released in 1997.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Stanley Clarke, except where indicated.

1. "School Days" – 7:49
2. "Wild Dog" (Clarke, George Duke) - 3:31
3. "We Supply" (Clarke, Louis Johnson) - 4:11
4. "Mothership Connection (Star Child)" (Bernie Worrell, Bootsy Collins, George Clinton) - 4:16
5. "Journey to Love" – 4:42
6. "Hello Jeff" – 5:14
7. "I Wanna Play for You" – 5:13
8. "Silly Putty" – 4:40
9. "Hot Fun" – 2:30
10. "Rock 'n' Roll Jelly" – 5:06
11. "Jamaican Boy" – 3:26
12. "Lost in a Thought" – 5:11
13. "Between Love and Magic" – 4:09
14. "Life Suite" – 8:59

Personnel

• Stanley Clarke - Bass, Arranger, Conductor, Multi Instruments, Producer
• Al Aarons - Brass
• Carmine Appice - Drums
• Philip Bailey - Vocals, Rap
• Marilyn Baker - Strings
• Jeff Beck - Guitar
• Stewart Blumberg - Brass
• George Bohanon - Trombone, Brass
• Dee Dee Bridgewater - Background Vocals
• Darryl Brown - Drums
• Garnett Brown - Brass
• Gerry Brown - Drums, Handbells
• Carol Buck - Strings
• James Buffington - Brass
• Thomas Buffum - Strings
• David Campbell - Strings
• Carl Carwell - Vocals, Rap
• Dennis Chambers - Drums
• Leon "Ndugu" Chancler - Vocals, Rap
• Buddy Childers - Brass
• Bayete Todd Cochran - Organ
• Darrell Cox - Vocals, Rap
• Harry Cykman - Strings
• Rollice Dale - Strings
• Robert Dubow - Strings
• George Duke - Piano, Keyboards, Vocals, Producer, Rap
• Jon Faddis - Brass
• Brandon Fields - Tenor Saxophone
• Robert Findley - Brass
• Steve Gadd - Drums
• Paul Gershman - Strings
• Ray Gomez - Electric Guitar
• Peter Gordon - Brass
• Gary Grant - Brass
• Emanuel Green - Strings
• Jerry Hey - Trumpet
• Louis Johnson - Bass, Vocals
• Karen Jones - Strings
• Dennis Karmazyn - Strings
• Harold Kohon - Strings
• Beverly Lauridsen - Strings
• Jesse Levy - Strings
• Gordon Marron - Strings
• Harvey Mason, Sr. - Drums
• Lew McCreary - Brass
• Jack Nimitz - Brass
• Phil Perry - Vocals, Rap
• William Peterson - Brass
• John "J.R." Robinson - Drums
• David Sancious - Guitar, Keyboards
• Dalton Smith - Brass
• Lew Soloff - Brass
• Lya Stern - Strings
• David Taylor - Brass
• Kirk Whalum - Tenor Saxophone
• Tony Williams - Drums
• John Wittenberg - Strings

Production

• Brian Gardner - Mastering
• Frank Harkins - Art Direction, Design
• Chris McCann - Photography
• Ken Scott - Producer

References