If This Bass Could Only Talk

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If This Bass Could Only Talk is a 1988 album by the American bassplayer Stanley Clarke.

Track listing

1. "If This Bass Could Only Talk (Composed and arranged by Stanley Clarke)" – 2:30
2. "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat (Charles Mingus, arr.: Stanley Clarke/ Eddie Arkin) - Dedicated to Jaco Pastorius and Gil Evans" – 6:24
3. "I Want to Play for Ya (Composed and arranged by Stanley Clarke)" – 3:22
4. "Stories to Tell (Composed and arranged by Stanley Clarke)" – 3:46
5. "Funny How Time Flies (When You're Having Fun) (James Harris/Lerry Lewis/Janet Jackson, arr.: Stanley Clarke/ Byron Miller)" – 6:07
6. "Workin' Man (Composed and arranged by Stanley Clarke)" – 6:27
7. "Tradition (Composed and arranged by Stanley Clarke)" – 7:11
8. "Come Take My Hand (Composed and arranged by Stanley Clarke)" – 4:08
9. "Bassically Taps (Composed and arranged by Stanley Clarke)" – 3:15

Personnel

• "For #1 and #9:"

 Gregory Hines   – Tap Dancer
 Stanley Clarke  – Electric Bass Guitar

• "For #2:"

 Wayne Shorter   – Sax (Soprano)
 Eddie Arkin     – Synthesizer
 Stanley Clarke  – Electric Bass Guitar
 Gerry Brown     – Drums

• "For #3:"

 Stanley Clarke        – Synthesizers, Vocals
 John "J.R." Robinson  – Drums

• "For #4:"

 Allan Holdsworth  – Guitar
 Stanley Clarke    – Electric Bass Guitar, Acoustic Bass, Synthesizers
 Stewart Copeland  – Drums

• "For #5:"

 Freddie Hubbard        – Trumpet
 Vance Taylor           – Piano
 Stanley Clarke         – Electric Bass Guitar, Fylde Acoustic Bass Guitar
 Byron Miller           – Synthesizer Bass
 Ndugu Leon Chancellor  – Drums
 Paulinho Da Costa      – Percussion

• "For #6 and 7:"

 Steve Hunt      – Synthesizer
 Stanley Clarke  – Electric Bass Guitar
 James Earl      – Low Bass
 Gerry Brown     – Drums

• "For #8:"

 George Howard         – Sax (Soprano)
 George Duke           – Acoustic Piano
 Stanley Clarke        – Electric Bass Guitar, Synthesizers
 John "J.R." Robinson  – Drums

Production

• Chris Cuffaro – Photography
• Nancy Donald – Art Direction
• Joe Gastwirt – Engineer
• Mitch Gibson – Engineer
• Bernie Grundman – Mastering
• Mick Guzauski – Mixing
• Dan Humann – Engineer
• Tony Lane – Art Direction
• Csaba Petocz – Engineer
• Steve Sykes – Engineer