Rocks, Pebbles and Sand

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Rocks, Pebbles and Sand
Studio album by Stanley Clarke
Released	1980
Genre	Jazz fusion Jazz funk Jazz rock
Length	37:29
Label	Epic
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Rocks, Pebbles and Sand is the 1980 album by jazz bass guitarist and multi-instrumentalist Stanley Clarke. Clarke sings on the album to the horror of critics, but sticks to his usual forte which is jazz rock and jazz funk.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Danger Street" – 04:51
2. "All Hell Broke Loose" – 05:03
3. "Rocks, Pebbles And Sand" – 04:13
4. "Underestimation" – 03:43
5. "You/Me Together" – 04:05
6. "We Supply" – 04:21
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

[edit] Personnel

• Stanley Clarke – Bass, Guitar, Percussion, Guitar (Bass), Guitar (Electric), Keyboards, Vocals, Vocals (bckgr)
• Steve Bach – Keyboards
• George Bohannon – Trombone
• Mari Botnick – Violin
• Denyse Buffum – Viola
• Thomas Buffum – Violin
• Chick Corea – Bass, Moog Synthesizer
• Rollice Dale – Cello
• Vincent DeRosa – French Horn
• Bobby Dubow – Violin
• David Duke – French Horn
• Victor Feldman – Vibraphone
• Jerry Hey – Horn
• Josie James – Vocals
• Charles "Icarus" Johnson – Guitar
• Louis Johnson – Guitar, Bass (Electric), Vocals
• Valerie Johnson – Vocals
• Marcy Levy – Vocals, Vocals (bckgr)
• Dennis MacKay –
• Lew McCreary – Trombone
• Niles Oliver – Cello
• Sid Page – Violin
• Greg Phillinganes – Keyboards
• Simon Phillips – Percussion, Drums
• Bill Reichenbach Jr. – Horn
• John "J.R." Robinson – Drums
• Sheldon Sanov – Violin
• Carol Shive – Violin
• Lya Stern – Violin
• Ron Strauss – Cello
• Charles Veal – Violin
• John Wittenberg – Violin

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