@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review!
Title: Stanley Clarke - I Wanna Play For You
Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1979, Jazz, Jazz-Funk Fusion, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 5/26
Matrix #: KZ2 35680
Condition: Mint (LM) | Members: Stanley C (51' - Alive)
Cultural Facts:

1. Personal Struggle: Clarke built his name on electric bass at a time when bass players were usually treated as support, turning a sideman role into frontman territory.
2. Scene Ecology: The album catches late-70s fusion crossing into funk, rock stages, and live-show spectacle, where jazz players were competing with bigger pop production.
3. Media Narrative: I Wanna Play For You presents Clarke as both virtuoso and entertainer, pushing bass culture beyond musician circles and into record-store visibility.