The Toys of Men is the 27th studio album by jazz fusion bassist Stanley Clarke.[2] It was released on October 16, 2007 via Heads Up International.

The Toys of Men
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 16, 2007
StudioThe Boat (Silver Lake, Los Angeles, CA, US)
Skyline Recording (Topanga, CA, US)
Genre
Length58:20
LabelHeads Up
Producer
Stanley Clarke chronology
1, 2, to the Bass
(2003)
The Toys of Men
(2007)
Jazz in the Garden
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
All About Jazz [1]
AllMusic [2]

Track listing

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All tracks composed by Stanley Clarke; except where noted. Tracks 4, 6, 10, 11 and 13 are solos by Stanley Clarke on acoustic bass.

  1. "The Toys of Men" – 11:14
  2. "Come On" (Ronald Bruner Jr., Stanley Clarke, Ruslan Sirota, Mads Tolling) – 2:59
  3. "Jerusalem" (Ruslan Sirota) – 6:13
  4. "Back in the Woods" – 1:24
  5. "All Over Again" (Stanley Clarke, Esperanza Spalding) – 5:04
  6. "Hmm Hmm" – 1:53
  7. "Bad Asses" – 5:04
  8. "Game" – 3:18
  9. "La Cancion de Sofia" – 3:07
  10. "El Bajo Negro" – 7:45
  11. "Broski" – 1:56
  12. "Châteauvallon 1972 (dedicated to Tony Williams)" – 5:25
  13. "Bass Folk Song No. 6" – 2:52

Personnel

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Musicians
Production
  • Producer: Stanley Clarke
  • Executive producer: Dave Love
  • Recording engineers: Gerry "The Gov" Brown and Ed Thacker
  • Mastering: Bernie Grundman
  • Album design: Robert Hoffman
  • Cover photo: Armando Carlos

References

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  1. ^ Wilkins, Woodrow (December 6, 2007). "Stanley Clarke - The Toys of Men (2007) album review | All About Jazz". allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved July 20, 2011.
  2. ^ a b Tamarkin, Jeff. "Stanley Clarke - The Toys of Men (2007) album review | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved July 20, 2011.
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