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#18 Silly Putty - Stanley Clarke - by Profyousion

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There’s a certain kind of jam to which mostly fellas respond. “Silly Putty” from the “Journey to Love” album on the Epic label 1977 is one them. A purely instrumental tune, it’s loaded with a funky attitude and Stanley Clarke’s approach is smokin’… with a vengance.

Previously, the acoustic/electric bass’ role was as an indistinct “fill” instrument relegated to the background, with a few exceptions. One had to listen quite closely to follow its’ musical contributions.

Stanley’s slap/pluck technique brings it front and center.

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2 Responses to “#18 Silly Putty - Stanley Clarke - by Profyousion”

1. JessSoJazzy Says:
   July 18th, 2009 at 10:13 pm

   Love this site!!! I am so glad you are giving voice to various jazz funk artists. PLEASE KEEP THE VIDEOS OF YOURSELF ON THE BLOG! I can’t find the older video posts on the site. Keep up the good work! And give us more please!!!

2. Rial Gallagher Says:
   June 26th, 2010 at 5:45 pm

   Hey Brent,

   I enjoy your site and YouTube commentaries. Great to revisit some of the good stuff. Keep it up, maybe some of your understanding will rub off on a lucky few!

   Rial

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