Stanley Clarke: Double up on Life Suite I-IV?

middlebit · #1 05-17-2009, 06:24 AM

I was just revisiting some the music I used to listen to constantly when I first started playing bass. One of these albums happens to be Stanleys self-titled album from '74 - what a great album that still is! Something's bugging me, though - the featured version of Life Suite is completely different from the one on The Bass-ic Collection. But the liner notes of the latter state that this version was also recorded in '74, by the same constellation. The notes even state: "From [the album] Stanley Clarke".

So what's up - is the version from Bass-ic Collection an outtake (a different composition considered for the album) from the Stanley Clarke sessions or are the liner notes wrong about being from '74? Or do I have a non-standard edition of the Stanley Clarke album (it's the Sony/Epic "Columbia Jazz" edition from '91)?

middlebit · #2 05-19-2009, 10:11 AM

Bump. If anyone knows something about this, I would appreciate to hear the story.

middlebit · #3 05-22-2009, 04:51 AM

And again - Just fishing for someone with insight to reply to this.

middlebit · #4 06-24-2009, 10:52 PM

Hmm...?

RHFusillo · #5 06-25-2009, 07:00 AM

Alternate take?

middlebit · #6 06-25-2009, 07:57 AM

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Originally Posted by RHFusillo

Alternate take?

A reply!!!

No, they are two completely different 4-part compositions.