Rocks, Pebbles and Sand

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Rocks, Pebbles and Sand
RocksPebblesandSandstanleyclarke.jpg
Studio album by
Released1980
StudioLegend Studios (Lynden, Washington)
Chateau Recorders (North Hollywood, CA)
A&M Studios (Hollywood, CA)
Genre Jazz fusion
Jazz funk
Jazz rock
Length37:29
Label Epic
Producer Stanley Clarke
Stanley Clarke chronology
I Wanna Play For You
(1979)
Rocks, Pebbles and Sand
(1980)
Let Me Know You
(1982)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Smash Hits 6/10 [3]

Rocks, Pebbles and Sand is the 1980 album by jazz bass guitarist and multi-instrumentalist Stanley Clarke. This was the first recording where Stanley featured his tenor bass.

Contents

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

Strings

Production

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References

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  2. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 41. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.
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