| Stanley Clarke, Marcus Miller, and Victor Wooten'sS. M. | | | | Antoinette Clinton), results in a release for the ages, |
| V. - Thunder is a collaboration of three of the top bass | | | | and one that crosses genres. |
| players in the music world. It is not only the low rumble | | | | Each contributed to the writing on Thunder, and each |
| of the bass notes, but this is a complete release that | | | | left enough room within their respective tracks for the |
| will set the Jazz and music world on fire. | | | | others' creativity and musicianship to flow through. The |
| Thunder: Maestros de las Frecuencias Bajas, Thunder, | | | | opening track Maestros de las Frecuencias Bajas, |
| Hillbillies on a Quiet Afternoon, Mongoose Walk, Los | | | | written by Stanley Clarke, is the prototypical tour de |
| Tres Hermanos, Lopsy Lu - Silly Putty, Milano, Classical | | | | force song that one comes to expect to open up a |
| Thump, Tutu, Lil' Victa, Pendulum, "Lemme Try Your | | | | highly anticipated and high energy happening, and |
| Bass", Grits | | | | Thunder is all of that and more. Locked and loaded, the |
| Personnel: Stanley Clarke: Electric Bass, Acoustic Bass | | | | trio continues the pulse with the title track Thunder, |
| (arco and pizzicato); Marcus Miller: Electric Bass, | | | | written by Marcus Miller, which was written with the |
| Obligato Bass, Fretless Bass, Bass Clarinet, Alto and | | | | characteristic power rock melody and slap funk style |
| Tenor Saxophone, Synths, Beat Programming, | | | | made famous by Stanley, and in this case, you have |
| Min-Moog; Victor Wooten: Electric Bass, Obligato Bass; | | | | three bass players slapping together. |
| Ruslan Sirota: Keyboards; Ronald Bruner Jr.: Drums; | | | | Hillbillies on a Quite Afternoon, written by Victor |
| Michael "Patches" Stewart: Trumpet; Steve Baxter: | | | | Wooten, draws from the Stanley Clarke song Quite |
| Trombone; Ariel Mann: Synths; Antoinette | | | | Afternoon from the classic School Days release |
| "Butterscotch" Clinton: Vocals, Beat Box, Voice | | | | (1976). You can hear and feel the respect that the |
| Trumpet; Derico Watson: Drums; George Duke: | | | | three have for each other, and especially for the |
| Clavinet; Kevin Ricard: Percussion; Chick Corea: Piano; | | | | senior statesman and bass player icon, Clarke. |
| Poogie Bell: Drums; George Duke: Mini-Moog Solo; J. D. | | | | The track Mongoose Walk features S. M. V. on their |
| Blair: Drums; Karlton Taylor: Keys | | | | respective basses and Chick Corea lighting up the |
| S. M. V. - Thunder was released on the Heads Up | | | | piano; Los Tre Hermanos slows it down and shows |
| label and marks the first time that these three forces | | | | the romantic side of both the trio and their instruments. |
| from the music world have come together to | | | | The track Milano has Stanley on upright bass and to |
| collaborate on a release. Carrying the torch for the | | | | quote Victor, "This is a track that stands out... I've |
| electric bass, each representing a different era, their | | | | always been a fan of Stanley's upright bass playing." |
| musical culmination is not just thunder, but it crackles | | | | The tracks Classical Thump, Tutu, Lil' Victa, Pendulum, |
| with enough energy to light up the sky. Sometimes lost | | | | "Lemme Try Your Bass", and Grits show the beauty, |
| in the background of bands, but one of the essentials | | | | power, and romanticism that an electric bass projects |
| to hold a song together, S. M. V. brings the bass front | | | | when in the hands of true maestros. |
| and center. The addition of a stellar cast of guest | | | | © August 2008. Luxury Experience. All rights |
| artists such as Chick Corea, Michael "Patches" | | | | reserved. |
| Stewart, George Duke, and Butterscotch (aka: | | | | |