Stanley backgrounds Rap Hip Hop?
 
I guess he needs the money...
I an in tears.
 

I am in tears if this is where my hero ends up...

It was a benefit show and he looks to have had fun.
 
You can't fault an artist for giving back, raising money, and having fun all at once.  Good for/on him!

you're forgetting that stanley featured rap / hip hop on his album 1,2, to the bass - the title track was rapped by Q-tip (bet that's not his real name).  
I wonder why you're in tears, just because your hero chooses to stay in work. Diversifying is what has made him great.
 
Graeme
 
(Message edited by jacko on April 27, 2009)

Don't forget Stanley's rap cover of Springsteen's Born In the USA

It was a tongue and cheek fun. Stanley can play anywhere, and the music will still sound good. It was just strange at first glance seeing him playing along with sampled prerecorded music.  
 
I love Chuck D's Public Enemy Fight-The-Power I just wished it was done completely live!
 
Near the end of the video, Stanley got raw and funky. That was the best part of the tape. That was Public Enemy with Stanley Clarke. He turned the tables around, just like that, and made the song more funky!
 
The video got better towards the end...

The Late and Great Gregory Hines and Stan...
 
Blues-Tap
 
That's the Alembic Sound!
 
 

Things that make you go hmmmmm.
 
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I couldn't had said it better Olie... you nailed it.
 
Pop (Samples), Hip Hop(Samples), Rap(Samples), no matter what it is... Real talent will always be bolder, brighter, cleaner, and recognized.
 
Nothing please me more than a real live band!

As one of the comments on YouTube says, Stanley wrote the soundtrack on the film/movie Boyz n the Hood.

Hey, that video has nothing on this:
 

Stan is just too talented to play out of his league. People who know his music, expect more. Once you give people your best, they expect nothing less.  
 
Music is no different than any product you buy. When you buy something of quality, and then the next day, its cut with additives and sold at a higher cost, you sacrifice a loyal fan base to gain only fad consumers.  
 
Its very difficult to diversity great talent, to a fad level of music; especially if people see you as a single artist.  
 
Say the word: Prince, Santana, Joe Satriani, Robert Cray their music it consistent to the genera.
 
Herbie Hancock did Rockit and it was a successful Hip-Hop cut but for those people who would expect more of this kind of music from Herbie, would be hugely disappointed because he's a Jazz man.
 
As for Stanley, he's in that circle of distinguished musicians as well, so maybe he should just stick to playing quality music (which he is now... Victor and Markus keeping him on the one  for the 80's was a bad trip).      
 
If you asked me, there was nothing wrong with RETURN TO FOREVER, in the first place.

maybe he should just stick to playing quality music.  
 
hal. I'm surprised and somewhat shocked you've come out with this statement. Just because you don't like the hip hop music Stanley played doesn't mean it's any lower quality than any other music he's made.
Stanley is the calibre of player that can pick and choose what he wants to be involved with and you can guarantee that he has put his best efforts into everything he's ever played. Are you saying you're only a fan of a certain style of Stanley Clarke music? I for one can appreciate all the music he has played. Some of it rarely hits my turntable as it's maybe not my favourite but I'd certainly never dismiss it as lower quality as you seem to have.
 
Graeme

We have a saying in Dutch: The bow cannot always be drawn.

My Father is a Jazz purist, and thinks all jazz should be played acoustically first, then electrified.