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)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Pittsburgh Post Gazette	[2]

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
• Brandon Fields – tenor saxophone
• Kirk Whalum – tenor saxophone
• Jerry Hey – trumpet
• George Bohanon – trombone
• Todd Cochran – organ
• George Duke – piano, keyboards, vocals, rap
• David Sancious – guitar, keyboards
• Jeff Beck – guitar
• Ray Gomez – guitar
• Louis Johnson – bass, vocals
• Steve Gadd – drums
• Tony Williams – drums
• Darryl Brown – drums
• Carmine Appice – drums
• Dennis Chambers – drums
• Harvey Mason – drums
• John "J.R." Robinson – drums
• Gerry Brown – drums, handbells
• Phil Perry – vocals, rap
• Philip Bailey – vocals, rap
• Leon "Ndugu" Chancler – vocals, rap
• Carl Carwell – vocals, rap
• Darrell Cox – vocals, rap
• Dee Dee Bridgewater – background vocals

Brass

• Al Aarons – brass
• Stewart Blumberg – brass
• Garnett Brown – brass
• James Buffington – brass
• Buddy Childers – brass
• Jon Faddis – brass
• Robert Findley – brass
• Peter Gordon – brass
• Gary Grant – brass
• Lew McCreary – brass
• Jack Nimitz – brass
• William Peterson – brass
• Dalton Smith – brass
• Lew Soloff – brass
• Dave Taylor – brass

Strings

• Marilyn Baker – strings
• Carol Buck – strings
• Thomas Buffum – strings
• David Campbell – strings
• Harry Cykman – strings
• Rollice Dale – strings
• Robert Dubow – strings
• Paul Gershman – strings
• Emanuel Green – strings
• Karen Jones – strings
• Dennis Karmazyn – strings
• Harold Kohon – strings
• Beverly Lauridsen – strings
• Jesse Levy – strings
• Gordon Marron – strings
• Lya Stern – strings
• John Wittenberg – strings ^[3]

Production

• Ken Scott – producer
• Brian Gardner – mastering

References

1. Horowitz, Hal (2011). "The Bass-ic Collection - Stanley Clarke | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
2. Nowlin, Rick (April 12, 1998). "JAZZ". Pittsburgh Post Gazette – via newsbank.com.
3. "East River Drive - Stanley Clarke | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 October 2017.