The Toys of Men is the 27th studio album by jazz fusion bassist Stanley Clarke. It was released on October 16, 2007, via Heads Up International.
Track listing All tracks composed by Stanley Clarke; except where noted. Tracks 4, 6, 10, 11 and 13 are solos by Stanley Clarke on acoustic bass. "The Toys of Men" – 11:14 "Come On" (Ronald Bruner Jr., Stanley Clarke, Ruslan Sirota, Mads Tolling) – 2:59 "Jerusalem" (Ruslan Sirota) – 6:13 "Back in the Woods" – 1:24 "All Over Again" (Stanley Clarke, Esperanza Spalding) – 5:04 "Hmm Hmm" – 1:53 "Bad Asses" – 5:04 "Game" – 3:18 "La Cancion de Sofia" – 3:07 "El Bajo Negro" – 7:45 "Broski" – 1:56 "Châteauvallon 1972 (dedicated to Tony Williams)" – 5:25 "Bass Folk Song No. 6" – 2:52
Personnel Musicians Stanley Clarke – acoustic and electric bass, piccolo bass, tenor bass, spoken word Mads Tolling – violin (tracks 1–2, 9) Jef Lee Johnson – electric guitar (tracks 1–2, 8) Ruslan Sirota – piano (tracks 1, 9, 12), keyboards (tracks 1–3, 5) Ronald Bruner Jr. – drums (tracks 1–2, 5, 7–9, 12) Esperanza Spalding – vocals (tracks 1, 5) Tomer Shtein – acoustic guitar (track 1) Michael Landau – acoustic and electric guitar (track 3) Phil Davis – keyboards (track 8) Paulinho Da Costa – percussion (track 9)
Production Producer: Stanley Clarke Executive producer: Dave Love Recording engineers: Gerry "The Gov" Brown and Ed Thacker Mastering: Bernie Grundman Album design: Robert Hoffman Cover photo: Armando Carlos
References
External links Stanley Clarke - The Toys of Men (2007) album review by Jeff Tamarkin, credits & releases at AllMusic Stanley Clarke - The Toys of Men (2007) album releases & credits at Discogs Stanley Clarke - The Toys of Men (2007) album credits & user reviews at ProgArchives.com Stanley Clarke - The Toys of Men (2007) album to be listened as stream on Spotify