Rocks, Pebbles and Sand

Rocks, Pebbles and Sand is the 1980 album by jazz bass guitarist and multi-instrumentalist Stanley Clarke. This was the first recording where Stanley featured his tenor bass.

Rocks, Pebbles and Sand
Studio album by
Released1980
StudioLegend Studios (Lynden, Washington)
Chateau Recorders (North Hollywood, CA)
A&M Studios (Hollywood, CA)
GenreJazz fusion
Jazz funk
Jazz rock
Length37:29
LabelEpic
ProducerStanley Clarke
Stanley Clarke chronology
I Wanna Play For You
(1979)
Rocks, Pebbles and Sand
(1980)
Let Me Know You
(1982)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[3]
Smash Hits6/10[2]

Track listing

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All tracks composed by Stanley Clarke, except where indicated.

  1. "Danger Street" – 4:51
  2. "All Hell Broke Loose" – 5:03
  3. "Rocks, Pebbles and Sand" – 4:13
  4. "Underestimation" –3:43
  5. "You/Me Together" – 4:05
  6. "We Supply" (Stanley Clarke, Louis Johnson) – 4:21
  7. "The Story of a Man and a Woman - Part 1: She Thought I Was Stanley Clarke - Part 2: A Fool Again - Part 3: - I Nearly Went Crazy (Until I Realized What Had Occurred)" – 11:13

Personnel

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Strings

  • Mari Botnick – violin
  • Thomas Buffum – violin
  • Bobby Dubow – violin
  • Sid Page – violin
  • Sheldon Sanov – violin
  • Carol Shive – violin
  • Lya Stern – violin
  • Charles Veal – violin
  • John Wittenberg – violin
  • Denyse Buffum – viola
  • Ron Strauss – viola
  • Helaine Wittenberg – viola
  • Ronald Cooper – cello
  • Rollice Dale – cello
  • Niles Oliver – cello
  • Frederick Seykora – cello

Production

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  • Robert Giusti – Illustration artwork
  • Nancy Donald – Design
  • Henry Diltz – Photography
  • Greg Falken – Assistant engineer
  • Bruce Jost – Assistant engineer
  • Chris Haas – Assistant engineer (Legend)
  • Chip Leech, Larry Reuben – Assistant engineer (Mixing)
  • Dennis MacKay – Engineer (Sound Production)

References

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  1. ^ Ginell, Richard S. (2011). "Rocks, Pebbles and Sand - Stanley Clarke | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
  2. ^ Starr, Red. "Albums". Smash Hits (August 7–20, 1980): 28.
  3. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 41. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  4. ^ Flans, Robyn (August–September 1981). "Portraits: John Robinson". Modern Drummer.
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