Mike Clark (jazz musician)
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| Background information | |
| Born | October 3, 1946 |
| Genres | Jazz, funk, jazz-funk, jazz fusion |
| Instruments | Drums |
| Associated acts |
The Headhunters Brand X |
| Website | |
Mike Clark (born October 3, 1946) is an American jazz and funk drummer, who is most noted for playing in the Headhunters band headed up by Herbie Hancock in the mid-1970s.[1] Clark's performance on Hancock's album Thrust (1974), and particularly the song "Actual Proof", is often cited as one of the finest examples of the linear funk style of drumming. He was also a member of the UK jazz-fusion outfit Brand X, alternating behind the kit with Phil Collins between 1978-80. Clark has also performed with many top musicians from the worlds of jazz and funk, including Chet Baker, Vince Guaraldi, Fred Wesley, Woody Shaw, Wallace Roney, Eddie Henderson, Tony Bennett, Joe Henderson, Michael Wolff, and Charlie Hunter. He also co-leads a two drummer band with Lenny White, and is currently co-leading and touring with The Wolff and Clark Expedition. He also runs clinics around the world. Clark is also known as one of the most sampled drummers in contemporary music.[2] His beats have appeared on records by Prince, N.W.A, De La Soul, and Janet Jackson, among others.
Selected discography[3]
| Year | Artist | Title | Label |
| 1974 | Herbie Hancock | Thrust | Columbia |
| 1974 | Herbie Hancock | Death Wish | Columbia |
| 1974 | Betty Davis | They Say I'm Different | Just Sunshine |
| 1975 | Herbie Hancock | Flood (Herbie Hancock album) | Columbia |
| 1975 | The Headhunters | Survival of the Fittest | Arista |
| 1976 | Eddie Henderson | Heritage | Blue Note |
| 1976 | Herbie Hancock | Man-Child | Columbia |
| 1978 | The Headhunters | Straight from the gate | Arista |
| 1979 | Brand X | Product | Virgin |
| 1980 | Brand X | Do They Hurt? | Virgin |
| 1987 | Mike Clark | Give the Drummer Some | Stash |
| 1992 | Mike Clark & Paul Jackson | The Funk Stops Here | Enja |
| 1994 | Mike Clark and friends | Jim Payne's New York Funk | Grammavision |
| 1995 | Mike Clark | Master Drummers: Volume Three | Ubiquity |
| 1998 | Headhunters | Skank It | Hancock Records |
| 1999 | Mike Clark | Summertime | Jazz Key Music |
| 2000 | Mike Clark | Actual Proof | Platform |
| 2001 | Mike Clark, Paul Jackson, Marc Wagnon | Conjunction | Buckyball |
| 2003 | Headhunters | Evolution Revolution | Basin Street |
| 2004 | The Mackrosoft | 1st Mack to the Moon | Mackrosoft Records |
| 2004 | The Mackrosoft | Life Imitates Clouds | Mackrosoft Records |
| 2008 | The Headhunters: Live in Europe | ||
| 2009 | Mike Clark | Blueprints of Jazz: Vol. 1 | Talking House Records |
| 2010 | Mike Clark | Carnival of Soul | Owl Studios |
| 2011 | The Headhunters | Platinum | Owl Studios |
| 2013 | Mike Clark and Michael Wolff | "Wolff & Clark Expedition" | Random Act Records |
| 2013 | Jeff Berlin | "Low Standards" | Random Act Records |
| 2013 | Tony Adamo Funk Poet (produced by Mike Clark) | "Miles of Blu" | Random Act Records |
| 2013 | Chester Thompson | "Mixology" | Doodlin Records |
| 2015 | Mike Clark and Michael Wolff | "Wolff & Clark Expedition 2" | Random Act Records |
References
- Biography at All About Jazz link
External links
- (official site)
- Drummerworld: Mike Clark
- 2012 Audio Interview with Mike Clark from the Podcast "I'd Hit That"
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