Stanley Clarke/Hiromi: The Stanley Clarke Band | CD review

(Heads Up)Bass giant Clarke and young Japanese piano star Hiromi come to Ronnie Scott's on 14 July, and it'll make a big difference whether they play this programme or last year's scintillating Jazz in the Garden set. That album was an unabashed jazz record, this one is a return to a funk repertoire reminiscent of Clarke's roots in Chick Corea electric bands, but with a soft lyricism (synth player Ruslan Sirota is a significant force) recalling Pat Metheny. Hiromi takes a back seat in what's oft...

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