American bass player Stanley Clarke was born in 1951 in Philadelphia. He is credited for his influential work with both the double bass and the bass guitar. After graduation he worked as a session man for prominent artists including Art Blakey and Stan Getz before joining jazz fusionists Return to Forever, fronted by Chick Corea. They released seven studio albums before splitting in 1977. The band were regarded by critics as leading examples of jazz fusion, with their 1975 album No Mystery winning the Grammy for Best Jazz Performance by a Group.
He struck out on his prolific solo career with the release of Children of Forever in 1973, but his most well known work is 1976's School Days album on which he collaborates with artists including Jeff Beck, Steve Gadd and Billy Cobham. In 1987 he teamed up with ex-Police drummer Stewart Copeland and singer-songwriter Deborah Holland to form Animal Logic. The band released two albums before their split in 1991.
Clarke has written for TV and cinema, where his credits include: Pee Wee's Playhouse, (for which he received an Emmy nomination), Boyz in the Hood and Romeo Must Die.
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