Journey to Love

Infobox Album
Name = Journey to Love
Type = studio
Longtype =
Artist = Stanley Clarke


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Released = 1975
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Genre = Jazz fusion
Jazz funk
Jazz rock
Length = 39:21
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Label = Nemperor Records
Distributor = Atlantic Records
Producer = Ken Scott
Stanley Clarke
Reviews = Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:jzfwxqtgldse link]
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Last album = "Stanley Clarke"
(1974)
This album = "Journey to Love"
(1975)
Next album = "School Days"
(1976)
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"Journey to Love" is the third jazz funk fusion album by bass guitarist and multi-instrumentalist Stanley Clarke, accompanied by familiar musicians he has often worked with like George Duke and Chick Corea. Other legendary players on this record are John McLaughlin and Jeff Beck.

"Song to John" is an elegy for John Coltrane.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Stanley Clarke; except where indicated

#"Silly Putty" (4:52)
#"Journey to Love" (4:52)
#"Hello Jeff" (5:16)
#"Song to John, Part 1" (Clarke, Corea) (4:22)
#"Song to John, Part 2" (Clarke, Corea) (6:09)
#"Concerto for Jazz/Rock Orchestra, Parts 1-4" (14:25)

Personnel

*Stanley Clarke - electric bass, acoustic bass, organ, piccolo bass (first used by Stanley Clarke) with Maestro Synthesizer on "Concerto For Jazz/Rock Orchestra," hand bells, tubular bells, gong, vocals
*Jeff Beck - electric guitar on "Hello Jeff" and guitar solo on "Journey to Love"
*Chick Corea - acoustic piano on "Song to John"
*George Duke - organ, synthesizer, Moog synthesizer, keyboard, Arp Odyssey, clavinet, acoustic piano, electric piano, bells, vocals
*Earl Chapin - brass horn
*John Clark - brass horn
*Jon Faddis - trumpet
*Steve Gadd - drums, percussions
*Peter Gordon - brass horn
*Tom "Bones" Malone - trombone
*John McLaughlin - acoustic guitar on "Song to John"
*Alan Rubin - trumpet
*David Sancious - electric guitar, 12-string guitar
*Lew Soloff - trumpet
*David Taylor - trombone
*Lenny White - drums on "Hello Jeff"
*Wilmer Wise - brass horn