Stanley Clarke - Original Album Classics (2007, Epic) torrent

Genre: Fusion, Jazz-Funk
Year of release: 2007
Disc manufacturer: Epic (88697145462)
Audio codec: FLAC
Rip type: image+.cue
Audio bitrate: lossless
Duration: CD1 - 40:28; CD2 - 39:26; CD3 - 37:23; CD4 - 38:15; CD5 - 36:19

Tracklist:
CD1 - Stanley Clarke (1974)
01. Vulcan Princess
02. Yesterday Princess
03. Lopsy Lu
04. Power
05. Spanish Phases for Strings & Bass
06. Life Suite, Pts. 1-4

CD2 - Journey to Love (1975)
01. Silly Putty
02. Journey to Love
03. Hello Jeff
04. Song to John, Pt. 1
05. Song to John, Pt. 2
06. Concerto for Jazz/Rock Orchestra, Pts. 1-4

CD3 - School Days (1976)
01. School Days
02. Quiet Afternoon
03. The Dancer
04. Desert Song
05. Hot Fun
06. Life Is Just a Game

CD4 - Modern Man (1978)
01. Opening Statement
02. He Lives On
03. More Hot Fun
04. Slow Dance
05. Interlude: A Serious Occasion
06. Got to Find My Own Place
07. Dayride
08. Interlude: It's What She Didn't Say
09. Modern Man
10. Interlude: A Relaxed Occasion
11. Rock & Roll Jelly
12. Closing Statement

CD5 - Clarke/Duke Project (1981)
01. Wild Dog
02. Louie Louie
03. Sweet Baby
04. I Just Want to Love You
05. Never Judge a Cover by Its Book
06. Let's Get Started
07. Winners
08. Touch and Go
09. Finding My Way

What this import collection does, quite simply, is package Stanley Clarke's arguably best-known and best-selling studio records for Epic/Columbia, beginning with his debut for the label in 1974. The other records here -- all of which have very solid tracks on them but also have some real filler -- are Journey to Love (1975), School Days (1976), Modern Man (1978) and the first Clarke/Duke Project album with George Duke (1981). The decision to leave off the live record, which was a best seller, or even the minor hit "I Wanna Play for You" from 1976, is a curious one, simply because the context remains more fusion than funk/disco. Given the mastering and pressings, these are solid sounding sets -- others in the series include offerings by Mahavishnu Orchestra and Duke Ellington, to name just two -- and the price tag is quite modest as well. Still, unless one is a real fan (who would presumably have these titles already anyway) it is curious as to who on these shores would even consider them