''The Bass-ic Collection'' is a Stanley Clarke compilation album released in 1997.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Stanley Clarke, except where indicated. # "School Days" – 7:49 # "Wild Dog" (Clarke,

George Duke George M. Duke (January 12, 1946 – August 5, 2013) was an American keyboardist, composer, singer-songwriter and record producer. He worked with numerous artists as arranger, music director, writer and co-writer, record producer and as a pr ...

) - 3:31 # "We Supply" (Clarke, Louis Johnson) - 4:11 # "Mothership Connection (Star Child)" ( Bernie Worrell,

Bootsy Collins William Earl "Bootsy" Collins (born October 26, 1951) is an American bass guitarist and singer. Rising to prominence with James Brown in the early 1970s, and later with Parliament-Funkadelic, Collins established himself as one of the leading n ...

, George Clinton) - 4:16 # "Journey to Love" – 4:42 # "Hello Jeff" – 5:14 # "I Wanna Play for You" – 5:13 # "Silly Putty" – 4:40 # "Hot Fun" – 2:30 # "Rock 'n' Roll Jelly" – 5:06 # "Jamaican Boy" – 3:26 # "Lost in a Thought" – 5:11 # "Between Love and Magic" – 4:09 # "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 *

– piano, keyboards, vocals, rap * David Sancious – guitar, keyboards *

Jeff Beck Geoffrey Arnold Beck (born 24 June 1944) is an English rock guitarist. He rose to prominence with the Yardbirds and after fronted the Jeff Beck Group and Beck, Bogert & Appice. In 1975, he switched to a mainly instrumental style, with a focus ...

– guitar * Ray Gomez – guitar * Louis Johnson – bass, vocals * Steve Gadd – drums * Tony Williams – drums * Darryl Brown – drums * Carmine Appice – drums *

Dennis Chambers Dennis Milton Chambers (born May 9, 1959) is an American drummer. He was inducted into the ''Modern Drummer'' Hall of Fame in 2001. Early life Chambers was born on May 9, 1959. He began drumming at the age of four years, and was gigging in Bal ...

– drums *

Harvey Mason Harvey William Mason (born February 22, 1947) is an American jazz drummer, record producer, and member of the band Fourplay. Mason, who attended Berklee in the 1960s, received an Honorary Doctorate at Berklee's 2015 Commencement Ceremony for ...

– drums * John "J.R." Robinson – drums *

Gerry Brown Gerry “The Gov.” Brown is a recording engineer, mixer and music producer based in Los Angeles, best known for his work with artists including Whitney Houston, John Legend, Earth, Wind & Fire, Madonna, Sting, Prince, Phil Collins, Marcu ...

– drums, handbells *

Phil Perry Philip Eugene Perry (born January 12, 1952) is an American R&B singer, songwriter, musician and a former member of the soul group, The Montclairs, from 1971 to 1975. He was also known for performing the opening song to Disney’s sitcom, ''Goof ...

– vocals, rap *

Philip Bailey Philip James Bailey (born May 8, 1951) is an American R&B, soul, gospel and funk singer, songwriter and percussionist, best known as an early member and one of the two lead singers (along with group founder Maurice White) of the band Earth, Wi ...

– vocals, rap *

Leon "Ndugu" Chancler Leon "Ndugu" Chancler ( ; July 1, 1952 – February 3, 2018) was an American pop, funk, and jazz drummer. He was also a composer, producer, and university professor. Biography Early life Born in Shreveport, Louisiana, on July 1, 1952, Leon C ...

– vocals, rap * Carl Carwell – vocals, rap * Darrell Cox – vocals, rap *

Dee Dee Bridgewater Dee Dee Bridgewater (née Denise Garrett, May 27, 1950) is an American jazz singer and actress. She is a three-time Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter, as well as a Tony Award-winning stage actress. For 23 years, she was the host of National ...

– background vocals Brass * Al Aarons – brass * Stewart Blumberg – brass * Garnett Brown – brass *

James Buffington James Lawrence Buffington (born May 15, 1922, Jersey Shore, Pennsylvania; died July 20, 1981, Englewood, New Jersey) was an American jazz, studio, and classical hornist. Buffington was a busy studio and jazz player on the French horn. He was ...

– brass *

Buddy Childers Marion "Buddy" Childers (February 12, 1926 – May 24, 2007) was an American jazz trumpeter, composer and ensemble leader. Childers became famous in 1942 at the age of 16, when Stan Kenton hired him to be the lead trumpet in his band. Biography ...

– brass *

Jon Faddis Jon Faddis (born July 24, 1953) is an American jazz trumpet player, conductor, composer, and educator, renowned for both his playing and for his expertise in the field of music education. Upon his first appearance on the scene, he became known ...

– 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 Lya W. Stern (born 1950) is a violinist, recording artist and violin teacher. Born Lya Weiss to a Jewish family in Cluj, Romania, Stern moved to the United States as a teenager. She is married to Larry Stern and has two children. Education Stern ...

– strings * John Wittenberg – strings

Production

* Ken Scott – producer * Brian Gardner – mastering

References

1997 albums Stanley Clarke albums Albums produced by Ken Scott Epic Records albums {{1990s-jazz-album-stub