The Toys of Men
2007 studio album by Stanley Clarke
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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.
ReleasedOctober 16, 2007
StudiosThe Boat (Silver Lake, Los Angeles, CA, US)
Skyline Recording (Topanga, CA, US)
Skyline Recording (Topanga, CA, US)
Genres
Length58:20
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| Released | October 16, 2007 | |||
| Studios | The Boat (Silver Lake, Los Angeles, CA, US) Skyline Recording (Topanga, CA, US) | |||
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| Length | 58:20 | |||
| Label | Heads Up | |||
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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.
- "The Toys of Men" – 11:14
- "Come On" (Ronald Bruner Jr., Stanley Clarke, Ruslan Sirota, Mads Tolling) – 2:59
- "Jerusalem" (Ruslan Sirota) – 6:13
- "Back in the Woods" – 1:24
- "All Over Again" (Stanley Clarke, Esperanza Spalding) – 5:04
- "Hmm Hmm" – 1:53
- "Bad Asses" – 5:04
- "Game" – 3:18
- "La Cancion de Sofia" – 3:07
- "El Bajo Negro" – 7:45
- "Broski" – 1:56
- "Châteauvallon 1972 (dedicated to Tony Williams)" – 5:25
- "Bass Folk Song No. 6" – 2:52
Personnel
Musicians
- Stanley Clarke – acoustic and electric bass, piccolo bass, tenor bass, spoken word
- Mads Tolling – violin (tracks 1–2, 9)
- Jef Lee Johnson – electric guitar (tracks 1–2, 8)
- Ruslan Sirota – piano (tracks 1, 9, 12), keyboards (tracks 1–3, 5)
- Ronald Bruner Jr. – drums (tracks 1–2, 5, 7–9, 12)
- Esperanza Spalding – vocals (tracks 1, 5)
- Tomer Shtein – acoustic guitar (track 1)
- Michael Landau – acoustic and electric guitar (track 3)
- Phil Davis – keyboards (track 8)
- Paulinho Da Costa – percussion (track 9)
Production
- Producer: Stanley Clarke
- Executive producer: Dave Love
- Recording engineers: Gerry "The Gov" Brown and Ed Thacker
- Mastering: Bernie Grundman
- Album design: Robert Hoffman
- Cover photo: Armando Carlos