Clarke, Stanley 1951-

PERSONAL

Full name, Stanley Marvin Clarke; born June 30, 1951, in Philadelphia, PA; son of Marvin and Blanche (maiden name, Bundy) Clarke; married Carolyn Helene Reese, November 29, 1974; children: Christopher Ivanhoe. Education: Attended Philadelphia Musical Academy, 1968-71. Religion: Church of Scientology.

Addresses:

Office—8817 Rangely Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90048; Universal Music Publishing Group, Musician, 2440 Sepulveda Blvd., Suite 100, Los Angeles, CA 90064-1712. Agent—International Creative Management, 10250 Constellation Way, Ninth Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90067.

Career:

Musician and composer. Bassist in various music groups, including the Horace Silver Band, 1970, the Joe Henderson Band, 1971; and the Stan Getz Band, 1971-72; founding member of the jazz group Return to Forever, 1972-76; founder and leader of the Stanley Clarke Group, beginning 1976; New Barbarians tour group member, beginning 1979; founder and coleader (with George Duke) of the Clarke/Duke Project, beginning 1980; cofounder, arranger, and coleader of pop music group Animal Logic, beginning 1988; Rite of Strings, charter member, 1995; Basic Music Company (BMC), founder, c. 1997; affiliated with Universal Music Publishing Group, Los Angeles; performer at various venues and on various tours.

Member:

Musician Local 802 Union, National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, Screen Actors Guild, Hubbard Association of Scientologists International.

Awards, Honors:

Named bassist of the year, 1973, and named electric bassist of the year, 1974, 1975, and 1976, down beat magazine's international readers poll; Grammy Award nomination, National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, 1976, for "Life Is Just a Game"; named bassist of the year, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, and 1980, Playboy magazine's readers poll; Jazz Artist of the Year Award, Rolling Stone music critics poll, 1977; Grammy Award nomination, 1978, for Modern Man; named to the Guitar Player gallery of greats, 1980; Grammy Award nomination, 1981, for The Clarke/Duke Project; Emmy Award nomination, outstanding achievement in main title theme music, 1986, for Pee-wee's Playhouse; Emmy Award nomination, outstanding achievement in main title theme music, 1989, for Knightwatch; Emmy Award nomination (with others), outstanding achievement in main title theme music, 1991, for Hull High; BMI Film Music Award, 1992, for Boyz n the Hood.

CREDITS

Film Work:

Song producer of "Max's Theme" and song performer, Tap (also known as Steppi, Tap, la danza de dos vidas, and Tap—sulle strade di Broadway), TriStar, 1989.

Song arranger and producer for "Darktown Strutters Ball" and "You Made Me Love You," Book of Love (also known as Elles craquent toutes sauf une, I ragazzi degli anni '50, Nachhilfe in Sachen Liebe, O guia do amor, and Rakkauden kirja), New Line Cinema, 1990.

Orchestrator, Passenger 57 (also known as Az 57-es utas, 57. potnik, Matkustaja 57, Pasajero 57, Passageiro 57, Passager 57, Passagerare 57, Passenger 57 terrore ad alta quota, and Putnik 57), Warner Bros., 1992.

Orchestrator, orchestral music producer, and additional music producer, Little Big League (also known as Little Big Boss, Little Big Field, Kleiner Trainer ganz gross, Pikku johtaja, Um jogo divertido, Un entrenador de primera, and Un lavoro da grande), Columbia, 1994.

Double bass performer, The Leopard Son (also known as Der Kleine Leopard), Discovery Channel Pictures, 1996.

Musician, Sprung (also known as Cazadores cazados, Sprung—Jetzt oder nie, and Sprung—Loucas de amor), Trimark Pictures, 1997.

Performer of the song "Family," Down in the Delta (also known as Daroma La'Delta, Dem Laanga vaegen hem, Der Sommer, der alles veraenderte, Hem till Mississippi, Juuret Deltan sydaemessae, Juuret maalla, La reliquia, La vida en el sur, Loin d'ici, and Ressurreicao), Miramax, 1998.

Performer of "Wedding Bells," conductor, and bass player, The Best Man (also known as Bestman, The best Man—Hochzeit mit Hindernissen, El mejor amigo del novio, El padrino de la boda, and Le garcon d'honneur), Universal, 1999.

Conductor, Romeo Must Die (also known as Romeo debe morir, Romeo deve morire, Romeo deve morrer, Romeo doit mourir, Romeon on kuoltava, Romeu tem que morrer, and Sa moara Romeo), Warner Bros., 2000.

Conductor and orchestrator, The Transporter (also known as Transporter, A szallito, Cargo explosiva, El transportador, Kuryr, Le transporteur, Riskikuller, and Wan ming kuai di), Twentieth Century-Fox, 2002.

Producer of "The Theme from Undercover Brother" and additional orchestrator, Undercover Brother (also known as Operation funky, Com a cor e a coragem, Un heroe en cubierto, Undercover Brother—Com a cor e a coragem, Undercover Brother—El hermano secreto, Undercover Brother—Un agent tres secret, and Vakoojaveli), Universal, 2002.

Executive producer, Danos del amor (short film), Konspire Filmworks, 2006.

Television Work; Series:

Producer of theme song "Once in a Lifetime," Hull High (also known as Be True to Your School and Hull Street High), NBC, 1990.

Television Work; Movies:

Orchestrator, Royce, Showtime and Incorporated Television Corporation, 1994.

Television Work; Specials:

Music performer, Tales from the Whoop: Hot Rod Brown, Class Clown (also known as Hot Rod Brown, Class Clown), Nickelodeon, 1990.

Song performer, Jacqui's Dilemma, ABC, 1994.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Chick Corea: A Very Special Concert, 1982.

Nancy Wilson: A Very Special Concert, 1982.

American Bandstand's Thirty-Three and One Third Celebration (also known as American Bandstand's 33 1/3 Celebration), ABC, 1985.

Barry Manilow: Big Fun on Swing Street (also known as Barry Manilow … On the Way to Jump Street), CBS, 1988.

All-Star Tribute to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, NBC, 1989.

Himself, Leyendas de la guitarra, 1991.

American Bandstand's Fortieth Anniversary Special (also known as American Bandstand's 40th Anniversary Special), ABC, 1992.

American Bandstand's 50th Anniversary Special, ABC, 2002.

Television Appearances; Awards Presentations:

The 28th Annual Grammy Awards, CBS, 1986.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

(With the Stanley Clarke Trio) Himself, Saturday Night Live (also known as NBC's "Saturday Night," Saturday Night, Saturday Night Live '80, SNL, and SNL 25), NBC, 1981.

RECORDINGS

Solo Albums:

Stanley Clarke, Columbia, 1974.

Journey to Love, Columbia, 1975.

School Days, Columbia, 1976.

Modern Man, Columbia, 1978.

I Wanna Play for You, Columbia, 1979.

Rock, Pebbles, and Sand, Epic, 1980.

Let Me Know You, Epic, 1982.

Time Exposure, Epic, 1984.

Find Out!, Epic, 1985.

If This Bass Could Only Talk, Portrait, 1988.

Also played on recordings of a number of other artists, including albums by Carlos Santana, Aretha Franklin, Quincy Jones, Paul McCartney, Sonny Rollins, and Chaka Khan.

Albums; with Return to Forever:

Return to Forever, ECM, 1972.

Hymn to the Seventh Galaxy, Polygram, 1973.

Light as a Feather, Polygram, 1973.

Children of Forever, Polygram, 1974.

Where Have I Known You Before?, Polygram, 1974.

No Mystery, Polygram, 1975.

Romantic Warrior, Columbia, 1976.

Music Magic, Columbia, 1977.

The Best of Return to Forever, Columbia, 1980.

Also recorded Midnight Magic, Columbia.

Albums; with the Clark/Duke Project:

The Clarke/Duke Project, Epic, 1981.

The Clarke/Duke Project II, Epic, 1983.

Albums; with Animal Logic:

Animal Logic, IRS, 1988.

Animal Logic II, IRS, 1991.

Albums; with David Benoit:

Jazz Standard, 2004.

Smooth Jazz, 2004.

Albums; with Others:

Hideaway, Epic, 1986.

Singles; with the Clark/Duke Project:

"Sweet Baby," c. 1980.

Album Work:

Produced albums for himself and other artists.

WRITINGS

Film Music:

Additional music, Tap (also known as Steppi, Tap, la danza de dos vidas, and Tap—sulle strade di Broadway), TriStar, 1989.

Book of Love (also known as Elles craquent toutes sauf une, I ragazzi degli anni '50, Nachhilfe in Sachen Liebe, O guia do amor, and Rakkauden kirja), New Line Cinema, 1990.

Cool as Ice (also known as Curtidos e betinhos), Universal, 1991.

Boyz n the Hood (also known as Boys in the Hood, A malta do bairro, Boyz n the Hood—Jungs im Viertel, Boyz n the Hood—kulman kundit, Boyz n the Hood—strade violente, Fekete videk, La loi de la rue, Los chicos del barrio, Os donos da rua, and Ta paidia tis geitonias), Columbia, 1991.

The Five Heartbeats (also known as Ritmo & Blues—O sonho do sucesso and Samaan tahtiin), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1991.

Passenger 57 (also known as Az 57-es utas, 57. potnik, Matkustaja 57, Pasajero 57, Passageiro 57, Passager 57, Passagerare 57, Passenger 57 terrore ad alta quota, and Putnik 57), Warner Bros., 1992.

What's Love Got to Do with It? (also known as Tina, Tina—What's Love Got to Do With It, Tina: What's Love Got to Do With It, Tina … What's Love Got to Do With It, Peu importe l'amour, and Tina: kaj ima ljubezen s tem), Buena Vista, 1993.

Watch It (also known as Os jogos da paixao, Pelimiehet, Solteros sin compassion, and Vigyazz ra), Skouras Pictures, 1993.

Poetic Justice (also known as Fugir do bairro, Justicia poetica, and Murhan jaelkeen), Columbia, 1993.

Bleeding Hearts (also known as Fatal Destiny), Savoy Pictures, 1994.

And additional music, Little Big League (also known as Little Big Boss, Little Big Field, Kleiner Trainer ganz gross, Pikku johtaja, Um jogo divertido, Un entrenador de primera, and Un lavoro da grande), Columbia, 1994.

I Like It Like That (also known as Black Out, Life Is Trouble, Asi me gusta, Assim te quero meu amor, Cosi mi piace, and Kiihkeae rakkaus), Columbia, 1994.

Higher Learning (also known as Die Rebellen, Duro aprendizado, Fievre a Columbus University, Higher Learning—Die Rebellen, L'universita dell'odio, Livets haarda skoka, Sementes de raiva, Semillas de rencor, and Strategia supravietuirii), Columbia, 1995.

Panther (also known as A fekete parduc, Les black panthers, Mustat pantterit, and Panteras negras), Gramercy Pictures, 1995.

Maryanne e gli altri (short documentary), Cotton Club 71, 1995.

The Show (documentary), Savoy Pictures, 1995.

Eddie (also known as Eddie—en varsting till coach and Eddie—kaikkien koutsien aeiti), Buena Vista, 1996.

Red Hot, 1996.

B*A*P*S (also known as B.A.P.S., Beverly Hills Beauties, Duas sopeiras em Beverly Hills, Les reines de Beverly Hills, Se upp Beverly Hills, and Vita da principesse), New Line Cinema, 1997.

Sprung (also known as Cazadores cazados, Sprung—Jetzt oder nie, and Sprung—Loucas de amor), Trimark Pictures, 1997.

Down in the Delta (also known as Daroma La'Delta, Dem Laanga vaegen hem, Der Sommer, der alles veraenderte, Hem till Mississippi, Juuret Deltan sydaemessae, Juuret maalla, La reliquia, La vida en el sur, Loin d'ici, and Ressurreicao), Miramax, 1998.

The Best Man (also known as Bestman, The best Man—Hochzeit mit Hindernissen, El mejor amigo del novio, El padrino de la boda, and Le garcon d'honneur), Universal, 1999.

An Uninvited Guest, Trimark Pictures, 1999.

Romeo Must Die (also known as Romeo debe morir, Romeo deve morire, Romeo deve morrer, Romeo doit mourir, Romeon on kuoltava, Romeu tem que morrer, and Sa moara Romeo), Warner Bros., 2000.

Undercover Brother (also known as Operation funky, Com a cor e a coragem, Un heroe en cubierto, Undercover Brother—Com a cor e a coragem, Undercover Brother—El hermano secreto, Undercover Brother—Un agent tres secret, and Vakoojaveli), Universal, 2002.

Undisputed (also known as Dead Lock, Ice Man, Invincible, Contraataque, Invicto, O imbativel, So um sera vencedor, Teraeskehae, Un seul deviendra invincible, and Undisputed—Sieg ohne Ruhm), Miramax, 2002.

The Transporter (also known as Transporter, A szallito, Cargo explosiva, El transportador, Kuryr, Le transporteur, Riskikuller, and Wan ming kuai di), Twentieth Century-Fox, 2002.

Meet Bob Shaye (short documentary), Automat Pictures, 2004.

Into the Sun (also known as Yakuza), Screen Gems, 2005.

Roll Bounce (also known as Kavaro korisok, La fievre du roller, Roll Bounce: Fiesta sobre ruedas, and Sobre ruedas), Fox Searchlight Pictures, 2005.

The Boys & Girls Guide to Getting Down, Kosmic Films, 2006.

Film Songs:

"Max's Theme," Tap (also known as Steppi, Tap, la danza de dos vidas, and Tap—sulle strade di Broadway), TriStar, 1989.

"The Theme from Undercover Brother," Undercover Brother (also known as Operation funky, Com a cor e a coragem, Un heroe en cubierto, Undercover Brother—Com a cor e a coragem, Undercover Brother—El hermano secreto, Undercover Brother—Un agent tres secret, and Vakoojaveli), Universal, 2002.

Television Music; Series:

Pee-wee's Playhouse, CBS, 1986-91.

Knightwatch (also known as On the Streets), ABC, 1988-89.

A Man Called Hawk (also known as Hawk), ABC, 1989.

Hull High (also known as Be True to Your School and Hull Street High), NBC, 1990.

Waynehead (animated), The WB, 1996-97.

Soul Food, Showtime, 2000-2004.

Static Shock (animated), The WB, 2000-2004.

Lincoln Heights, ABC Family Channel, beginning 2007.

Television Themes; Series:

A Man Called Hawk (also known as Hawk), ABC, 1989.

Waynehead (animated), The WB, 1996-97.

Lincoln Heights, ABC Family Channel, beginning 2007.

Television Music: Movies:

Out on the Edge (also known as Committed), CBS, 1989.

Blue Bayou (also known as Orleans), NBC, 1990.

The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson (also known as A corte marcial, Sotaoikeuden edessae, and Tribunal militar para Jackie Robinson), TNT, 1990.

Dangerous Pursuit (also known as Fast Lane, Ciekawosc nie poplaca, Gejagt zwischen zwei Leben, Jagat vittne, Ricordo mortale, and Todistajan kannoilla), USA Network, 1990.

The Kid Who Loved Christmas (also known as The Boy Who Loved Christmas), syndicated, 1990.

Love Kills, USA Network, 1991.

Second segment, Prison Stories: Women on the Inside, HBO, 1991.

Final Shot: The Hank Gathers Story, syndicated, 1992.

Boy Meets Girl, 1993.

Relentless: Mind of a Killer, NBC, 1993.

Royce, Showtime and Incorporated Television Corporation, 1994.

The Cherokee Kid, HBO, 1996.

The Road to Galveston (also known as A caminho de um sonho and A estrada para Galveston), USA Network, 1996.

On the Line (also known as Mit vollem Einsatz), ABC, 1998.

Funny Valentines (also known as En compania de Daerit B. and Minha nova vida), Black Entertainment Television, 1999.

If You Believe, Lifetime, 1999.

Rocky Marciano, Showtime, 1999.

The Color of Friendship, Disney Channel, 2000.

"The Loretta Claiborne Story," The Wonderful World of Disney, ABC, 2000.

Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man, CBS, 2001.

The Big Time, TNT, 2002.

The Red Sneakers, Showtime, 2002.

Murder, She Wrote: The Celtic Riddle, CBS, 2003.

Television Music; Specials:

Tales from the Whoop: Hot Rod Brown, Class Clown (also known as Hot Rod Brown, Class Clown), Nickelodeon, 1990.

A Cool Like That Christmas (animated), c. 1993.

"Little John," Hallmark Hall of Fame, CBS, 2002.

Television Music; Episodic:

"Fitting Punishment," Tales from the Crypt (also known as HBO's "Tales from the Crypt"), HBO, 1990.

Television Music; Pilots:

"Kung Fu: The Next Generation" (also known as "Warriors "), CBS Summer Playhouse, CBS, 1987.

"The Heat" (also known as "The Heat: When You Lie Down with Dogs"), CBS Summer Playhouse, CBS, 1989.

Hammer, Slammer and Slade, ABC, 1990.

Moe's World, ABC, c. 1990.

Perfect Crimes, CBS, 1991.

Angie, the Lieutenant (also known as Angie), ABC, 1992.

Lincoln Heights, ABC Family Channel, 2007.

Solo Albums:

Stanley Clarke, Columbia, 1974.

Journey to Love, Columbia, 1975.

School Days, Columbia, 1976.

Modern Man, Columbia, 1978.

I Wanna Play for You, Columbia, 1979.

Rock, Pebbles, and Sand, Epic, 1980.

Let Me Know You, Epic, 1982.

Time Exposure, Epic, 1984.

Find Out!, Epic, 1985.

If This Bass Could Only Talk, Portrait, 1988.

Also played on recordings of a number of other artists, including albums by Carlos Santana, Aretha Franklin, Quincy Jones, Paul McCartney, Sonny Rollins, and Chaka Khan.

Albums; with Return to Forever:

Return to Forever, ECM, 1972.

Hymn to the Seventh Galaxy, Polygram, 1973.

Light as a Feather, Polygram, 1973.

Children of Forever, Polygram, 1974.

Where Have I Known You Before?, Polygram, 1974.

No Mystery, Polygram, 1975.

Romantic Warrior, Columbia, 1976.

Music Magic, Columbia, 1977.

The Best of Return to Forever, Columbia, 1980.

Also recorded Midnight Magic, Columbia.

Albums; with the Clark/Duke Project:

The Clarke/Duke Project, Epic, 1981.

The Clarke/Duke Project II, Epic, 1983.

Albums; with Animal Logic:

Animal Logic, IRS, 1988.

Animal Logic II, IRS, 1991.

Albums; with David Benoit:

Jazz Standard, 2004.

Smooth Jazz, 2004.

Albums; with Others:

Hideaway, Epic, 1986.

Singles; with the Clark/Duke Project:

"Sweet Baby," c. 1980.

Nonfiction:

Wrote a magazine column about playing the bass.

OTHER SOURCES

Books:

Contemporary Musicians, Volume 3, Gale, 1990, pp. 35-38.

Contemporary Newsmakers 1985 Cumulation, Gale, 1986, pp. 50-52.

Who's Who among African Americans, twentieth edition, Gale, 2007.

Periodicals:

Billboard, August 12, 1995, p. 18; July 2, 2005, p. 18.

Hollywood Reporter 1992 Film and TV Music Special Report, 1992.

Venice, May, 2002, pp. 76-79.