Stanley Clarke
Acoustic Bass Solo on
Light as a Feather

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Stanley Clarke's acoustic bass solo is the closing of 3 solos on this recording, following Joe Farrell's tenor sax. Spanning two choruses of the 22-bar form at a moderate 137 BPM with a latin feel in G, the solo runs approximately 1:16. Composed by bassist Stanley Clarke, the piece features extended solos from Chick Corea on electric piano, Joe Farrell on tenor saxophone, and Clarke himself on acoustic bass. Stanley Clarke was 20 to 21 years old at the time of this 1972 recording. "Light as a Feather" is a jazz fusion composition by Stanley Clarke, with lyrics by Flora Purim, written in 1972 for the Return to Forever album of the same name.

Stanley Clarke was 20 to 21 years old at the time.