| Rocks, Pebbles and Sand | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1980 | |||
| Studio | Legend Studios (Lynden, Washington) Chateau Recorders (North Hollywood, CA) A&M Studios (Hollywood, CA) | |||
| Genre | Jazz fusion Jazz funk Jazz rock | |||
| Length | 37:29 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Producer | Stanley Clarke | |||
| Stanley Clarke chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [3] |
| Smash Hits | 6/10[2] |
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.
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Stanley Clarke "Story of a Man and Woman"
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Track listing
All tracks composed by Stanley Clarke, except where indicated.
- "Danger Street" – 4:51
- "All Hell Broke Loose" – 5:03
- "Rocks, Pebbles and Sand" – 4:13
- "Underestimation" –3:43
- "You/Me Together" – 4:05
- "We Supply" (Stanley Clarke, Louis Johnson) – 4:21
- "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
- Stanley Clarke – bass, tenor bass, piccolo bass, guitar, keyboards, percussion, vocals
- Chick Corea – moog synthesizer, electric piano
- Steve Bach – keyboards
- Greg Phillinganes – keyboards
- Charles Johnson – guitar
- Louis Johnson – guitar, bass, vocals
- Victor Feldman – vibraphone
- Simon Phillips – percussion, drums
- John Robinson – drums on "We Supply"[4]
- Dennis MacKay – percussion
- Valerie Johnson – vocals
- Josie James – vocals
- Marcy Levy – background vocals
- George Bohanon – trombone
- Lew McCreary – trombone
- David Duke – French horn
- Vincent DeRosa – French Horn
- Bill Reichenbach Jr. – horn
- Jerry Hey – horn, trumpet
- John Thomas – trumpet
Strings
- Mari Botnick – violin
- Thomas Buffum – violin
- Bobby Dubow – violin
- Sid Page – violin
- Sheldon Sanov – violin
- Carol Shive – violin
- Lya Stern – violin
- Charles Veal – violin
- John Wittenberg – violin
- Denyse Buffum – viola
- Ron Strauss – viola
- Helaine Wittenberg – viola
- Ronald Cooper – cello
- Rollice Dale – cello
- Niles Oliver – cello
- Frederick Seykora – cello
Production
- Robert Giusti – Illustration artwork
- Nancy Donald – Design
- Henry Diltz – Photography
- Greg Falken – Assistant engineer
- Bruce Jost – Assistant engineer
- Chris Haas – Assistant engineer (Legend)
- Chip Leech, Larry Reuben – Assistant engineer (Mixing)
- Dennis MacKay – Engineer (Sound Production)
References
- ^ Ginell, Richard S. (2011). "Rocks, Pebbles and Sand - Stanley Clarke | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
- ^ Starr, Red. "Albums". Smash Hits (August 7–20, 1980): 28.
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 41. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ Flans, Robyn (August–September 1981). "Portraits: John Robinson". Modern Drummer.
External links
- "Stanley Clarke - Rocks, Pebbles And Sand (CD, Album) at Discogs". discogs.com. 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
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