Journey to Love

Journey to Love
Studio album by Stanley Clarke
Released	1975
Recorded	Electric Lady Studios, New York
Genre	Jazz fusion Jazz funk Jazz rock
Length	39:21
Label	Nemperor Records
Producer	Ken Scott Stanley Clarke
Stanley Clarke chronology
Stanley Clarke (1974) Journey to Love (1975) School Days (1976)

Professional ratings
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Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[2]

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. "Silly Putty" was covered by Primus on Rhinoplasty.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Stanley Clarke; except where indicated

1. "Silly Putty" (4:52)
2. "Journey to Love" (4:52)
3. "Hello Jeff" (5:16)
4. "Song to John, Part 1" (Clarke, Corea) (4:22)
5. "Song to John, Part 2" (Clarke, Corea) (6:09)
6. "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

References

1. Gioffre, Daniel (2011). "Journey to Love - Stanley Clarke | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
2. Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 41. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.