Modern Man is the fifth album by jazz fusion bassist Stanley Clarke. "Dayride" from the Return to Forever album No Mystery (1975) was re-recorded for this album. Also included was "More Hot Fun", a sequel to "Hot Fun" from the previous album School Days.

Modern Man
Studio album by
Released1978 (1978)
StudioElectric Lady Studios (New York City)
Chateau Recorders and Group IV Recorders, Hollywood
A&M Studios (Los Angeles)
Genre
Length37:18
LabelNemperor
ProducerStanley Clarke
Stanley Clarke chronology
School Days
(1976)
Modern Man
(1978)
I Wanna Play for You
(1979)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Track listing

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All tracks composed by Stanley Clarke, except where noted.

Side one
  1. "Opening (Statement)" – 4:22
  2. "He Lives On (Story About the Last Journey of a Warrior)" – 4:24
  3. "More Hot Fun" – 4:31
  4. "Slow Dance" – 3:16
  5. "Interlude: A Serious Occasion" – 0:21
  6. "Got to Find My Own Place" (Clarke, Michael Garson, Raymond Gomez, Gerry Brown) – 3:17
Side two
  1. "Dayride" – 4:06
  2. "Interlude: It's What She Didn't Say" – 1:24
  3. "Modern Man" – 3:31
  4. "Interlude: A Relaxed Occasion" – 1:24
  5. "Rock 'n Roll Jelly" – 5:07
  6. "Closing (Statement)" – 2:37

Personnel

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  • Stanley Clarke – double bass, bass guitar, piccolo bass, piano, guitar, vocals
  • Mike Garson – piano, organ, synthesizer, moog
  • Jeff Beck – guitar on "Rock 'n Roll Jelly"
  • Raymond Gomez – guitar
  • Jeff "Skunk" Baxter – guitar, pedal steel guitar, guitar synthesizer on "He Lives On"
  • Carmine Appice – drums on "Rock 'n Roll Jelly"
  • Jeff Porcaro – drums, percussion
  • Gerry Brown – drums, percussion
  • Steve Gadd - cymbal [2]
  • Dale Devoe – trombone
  • Al Harrison, James Tinsley – piccolo trumpet, trumpet, flügelhorn
  • Bobby Malach – tenor saxophone, flute
  • Alfie Williams – soprano saxophone, baritone saxophone, flute
  • Rollice Dale, Mark Kovacs, Leonard Selic, Barbara Thomason – viola
  • Ron Cooper, Jan Kelly, Niles Oliver, Harry Shultz – cello
  • Ronald Clark, Frank Foster, Cynthia Kovacs, Connie Kupka, Debra Price, Alice Sachs, Steve Scharf, Josef Schoenbrun, Sandy Seymour, Marsha Van Dyke, Kenneth Yerke – violin
  • Charles Veal Jr. – concertmaster, violin
  • Dee Dee Bridgewater, Julia Waters, Maxine Waters - vocals

Production

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  • Stanley Clarke – producer, arranger
  • Ed Thacker – engineer
  • Art Bechtel, Brian Leshon, Christopher Gregg, Gary J. Coppola, Michael Frondelli, Paul Aronoff – assistant engineer
  • Norman Seeff – photography
  • Ed Lee – cover design

References

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  1. ^ "Modern Man - Stanley Clarke | AllMusic". allmusic.com. 2011. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
  2. ^ "Modern Man". discogs.com. Retrieved June 24, 2021.