This was bassist
Stanley Clarke's twelfth solo set, and one of his very few that would be recommended to jazz (as opposed to funk and R&B) listeners. On the instrumental set,
Clarke's bass is featured in a wide variety of settings, including duets with tap dancer
Gregory Hines and drummer John Robinson, a quartet with
Wayne Shorter ("Goodbye Pork Pie Hat"), in a power trio with guitarist
Allan Holdsworth and drummer
Stewart Copeland, a piece with
George Duke (on acoustic piano for a change) and soprano saxophonist
George Howard, a quartet with the synthesizers of Steve Hunt, and "Funny How Time Flies," which has a colorful
Freddie Hubbard trumpet solo. Throughout,
Clarke's bass has plenty of solo space, and he shows how strong a player he can be when given decent material. ~ Scott Yanow