This was bassist
Stanley Clarke's
twelfth solo set, and one of his very few that would be recommended to jazz (as opposed to funk and R&B) listeners. On the instrumental set,
Clarke's
bass is featured in a wide variety of settings, including duets with tap dancer
Gregory Hines
and drummer
John Robinson
, a quartet with
Wayne Shorter
(
"Goodbye Pork Pie Hat"
), in a power trio with guitarist
Allan Holdsworth
Stewart Copeland
, a piece with
George Duke
(on acoustic piano for a change) and soprano saxophonist
George Howard
, a quartet with the synthesizers of
Steve Hunt
, and "Funny How Time Flies," which has a colorful
Freddie Hubbard
trumpet solo. Throughout,
bass has plenty of solo space, and he shows how strong a player he can be when given decent material. ~ Scott Yanow