Modern Man (album)

Modern Man
Studio album by Stanley Clarke
Released	1978 (1978)
Studio	Electric Lady Studios (New York City) Chateau Recorders and Group IV Recorders, Hollywood A&M Studios (Los Angeles)
Genre	Jazz fusion jazz-funk
Length	37:18
Label	Nemperor
Producer	Stanley Clarke
Stanley Clarke chronology
School Days (1976) Modern Man (1978) I Wanna Play for You (1979)

Professional ratings

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Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Modern Man is the fifth album by jazz fusion bassist Stanley Clarke. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

"Dayride" from the Return to Forever album No Mystery (1975) was re-recorded for this album. Also included was "More Hot Fun", a sequel to "Hot Fun" from the previous album School Days .

Track listing

All tracks composed by Stanley Clarke, except where noted.

Side one

No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"Opening (Statement)"		4:22
2.	"He Lives On (Story About the Last Journey of a Warrior)"		4:24
3.	"More Hot Fun"		4:31
4.	"Slow Dance"		3:16
5.	"Interlude: A Serious Occasion"		0:21
6.	"Got to Find My Own Place"	Clarke, Michael Garson, Raymond Gomez, Gerry Brown	3:17
Total length:			20:11

Side two

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Dayride"	4:22
2.	"Interlude: It's What She Didn't Say"	4:24
3.	"Modern Man"	4:31
4.	"Interlude: A Relaxed Occasion"	3:16
5.	"Rock 'n Roll Jelly"	0:21
6.	"Closing (Statement)"	3:17
Total length:		18:09

Personnel

• Stanley Clarke – double bass, bass guitar, piccolo bass, piano, guitar, vocals
• Mike Garson – piano, organ, synthesizer, moog
• Jeff Beck – guitar on "Rock 'n Roll Jelly"
• Raymond Gomez – guitar
• Jeff "Skunk" Baxter – guitar, pedal steel guitar, guitar synthesizer on "He Lives On"
• Carmine Appice – drums on "Rock 'n Roll Jelly"
• Jeff Porcaro – drums, percussion
• Gerry Brown – drums, percussion
• Steve Gadd – cymbal ^[5]
• Dale Devoe – trombone
• Al Harrison, James Tinsley – piccolo trumpet, trumpet, flügelhorn
• Bobby Malach – tenor saxophone, flute
• Alfie Williams – soprano saxophone, baritone saxophone, flute
• Rollice Dale, Mark Kovacs, Leonard Selic, Barbara Thomason – viola
• Ron Cooper, Jan Kelly, Niles Oliver, Harry Shultz – cello
• Ronald Clark, Frank Foster, Cynthia Kovacs, Connie Kupka, Debra Price, Alice Sachs, Steve Scharf, Josef Schoenbrun, Sandy Seymour, Marsha Van Dyke, Kenneth Yerke – violin
• Charles Veal Jr. – concertmaster, violin
• Dee Dee Bridgewater, Julia Waters, Maxine Waters – vocals

Production

• Stanley Clarke – producer, arranger
• Ed Thacker – engineer
• Art Bechtel, Brian Leshon, Christopher Gregg, Gary J. Coppola, Michael Frondelli, Paul Aronoff – assistant engineer
• Norman Seeff – photography
• Ed Lee – cover design

References

1. "Modern Man - Stanley Clarke | AllMusic". allmusic.com. 2011. Retrieved September 20, 2011.
2. Carman, Chuck (July 13, 1978). "Stanley Clarke - Positively Modern Man" (PDF). p. 16.
3. "Record World - Album Picks" (PDF). Record World. April 8, 1978. p. 16.
4. "Cash Box - Jazz Album Picks" (PDF). Cash Box. April 15, 1978. p. 20.
5. "Modern Man". discogs.com. Retrieved June 24, 2021.