The Toys of Men

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The Toys of Men
Stanley Clarke Toys of Men.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 16, 2007
StudioThe Boat (Silver Lake, Los Angeles, CA, US)
Skyline Recording (Topanga, CA, US)
Genre
Length58:20
Label Heads Up
Producer
Stanley Clarke chronology
1, 2, to the Bass
(2003)
The Toys of Men
(2007)
Jazz in the Garden
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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The Toys of Men is the 27th studio album by jazz fusion bassist Stanley Clarke. [2] It was released on October 16, 2007, via Heads Up International.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks composed by Stanley Clarke; except where noted. Tracks 4, 6, 10, 11 and 13 are solos by Stanley Clarke on acoustic bass.

  1. "The Toys of Men" – 11:14
  2. "Come On" (Ronald Bruner Jr., Stanley Clarke, Ruslan Sirota, Mads Tolling) – 2:59
  3. "Jerusalem" (Ruslan Sirota) – 6:13
  4. "Back in the Woods" – 1:24
  5. "All Over Again" (Stanley Clarke, Esperanza Spalding) – 5:04
  6. "Hmm Hmm" – 1:53
  7. "Bad Asses" – 5:04
  8. "Game" – 3:18
  9. "La Cancion de Sofia" – 3:07
  10. "El Bajo Negro" – 7:45
  11. "Broski" – 1:56
  12. "Châteauvallon 1972 (dedicated to Tony Williams)" – 5:25
  13. "Bass Folk Song No. 6" – 2:52

Personnel

Musicians
Production

References

  1. Wilkins, Woodrow (December 6, 2007). "Stanley Clarke - The Toys of Men (2007) album review | All About Jazz". allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved July 20, 2011.
  2. 1 2 Tamarkin, Jeff. "Stanley Clarke - The Toys of Men (2007) album review | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved July 20, 2011.