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Stanley Clarke

Contemporary R&B
Contemporary R&BFunkJazz

Stanley Clarke is a Contemporary R&B and Funk act. Their catalogue also touches Jazz and Rock. Their sound grew out of Jaco Pastorius, Paul McCartney, Larry Graham, Snarky Puppy and George Duke. Those roots explain a lot about how Stanley Clarke arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Marcus Miller, Billy Cobham, Victor Wooten, Return to Forever and The Crusaders, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Down with Webster, Greydon Square, Jeff Beck, Maynard Ferguson and Dusty Hill, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 41 connections around Stanley Clarke, reaching back through Jaco Pastorius and forward to Down with Webster. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Stanley ClarkeJaco PastoriusPaul McCartneyLarry GrahamSnarky PuppyGeorge DukeJean-Luc PontyStanley JordanB.B. KingDown with WebsterGreydon SquareJeff BeckMaynard FergusonDusty HillVictor WootenSteve DiGiorgioPino PalladinoMarcus MillerBilly CobhamVictor WootenReturn to ForeverThe CrusadersJean-Luc PontyChick CoreaMahavishnu Orchestra

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Stanley Clarke connections

Stanley Clarke grew out of Jaco Pastorius, Paul McCartney, Larry Graham and Snarky Puppy, shares an orbit with Marcus Miller, Billy Cobham, Victor Wooten and Return to Forever, went on to shape Down with Webster, Greydon Square, Jeff Beck and Maynard Ferguson. 41 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced Stanley Clarke

Roots9

Sounds and acts that shaped Stanley Clarke.

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Kindred17

Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Stanley Clarke.

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Legacy15

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