Rocks, Pebbles and Sand

Rocks, Pebbles and Sand is the 1980 album by jazz bass guitarist and multi-instrumentalist Stanley Clarke. This was the first recording where Stanley featured his tenor bass.

Rocks, Pebbles and Sand
Studio album by
Stanley Clarke
Released1980
RecordedLegend Studios, Lynden, Washington; Chateau Recorders, North Hollywood, CA; A&M Studios, Hollywood, CA.
GenreJazz fusion
Jazz funk
Jazz rock
Length37:29
LabelEpic
ProducerStanley Clarke
Stanley Clarke chronology
I Wanna Play For You
(1979)		 Rocks, Pebbles and Sand
(1980)		 Let Me Know You
(1982)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Smash Hits6/10[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[3]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Stanley Clarke, except where indicated.

  1. "Danger Street" – 4:51
  2. "All Hell Broke Loose" – 5:03
  3. "Rocks, Pebbles and Sand" – 4:13
  4. "Underestimation" –3:43
  5. "You/Me Together" – 4:05
  6. "We Supply" (Stanley Clarke, Louis Johnson) – 4:21
  7. "The Story of a Man and a Woman - Part 1: She Thought I Was Stanley Clarke - Part 2: A Fool Again - Part 3: - I Nearly Went Crazy (Until I Realized What Had Occurred)" – 11:13

Personnel

Strings

  • Mari Botnick – violin
  • Thomas Buffum – violin
  • Bobby Dubow – violin
  • Sid Page – violin
  • Sheldon Sanov – violin
  • Carol Shive – violin
  • Lya Stern – violin
  • Charles Veal – violin
  • John Wittenberg – violin
  • Denyse Buffum – viola
  • Rollice Dale – cello
  • Niles Oliver – cello
  • Ron Strauss – cello

Production
  • Robert Giusti – Illustration artwork
  • Nancy Donald – Design
  • Henry Diltz – Photography
  • Greg Falken – Assistant engineer
  • Bruce Jost – Assistant engineer
  • Chris Haas – Assistant engineer (Legend)
  • Chip Leech, Larry Reuben – Assistant engineer (Mixing)
  • Dennis MacKay – Engineer (Sound Production)

References
  1. Ginell, Richard S. (2011). "Rocks, Pebbles and Sand - Stanley Clarke | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
  2. Starr, Red. "Albums". Smash Hits (August 7–20, 1980): 28.
  3. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 41. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  4. Flans, Robyn (August–September 1981). "Portraits: John Robinson". Modern Drummer.



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