The Toys of Men

The Toys of Men
Studio album by Stanley Clarke
Released	October 16, 2007
Genre	Jazz fusion Jazz
Label	Heads Up
Producer	Stanley Clarke, Dave Love
Stanley Clarke chronology
1, 2, to the Bass (2003) The Toys of Men (2007) Jazz in the Garden (2009)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
All About Jazz	(not rated)[2]

The Toys of Men is a 2007 album by jazz fusion bassist Stanley Clarke.^[3]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Stanley Clarke except where noted. Tracks 4, 6, 10, 11 and 13 are solos by Clarke on acoustic bass.

1. "The Toys of Men" – 11:14
2. "Come On" (Bruner, Ronald Jr., Stanley Clarke, Ruslan Sirota, Mads Tolling) – 2:59
3. "Jerusalem" (Ruslan Sirota) – 6:13
4. "Back in the Woods" – 1:24
5. "All Over Again" (Stanley Clarke, Esperanza Spalding) – 5:04
6. "Hmm Hmm" – 1:53
7. "Bad Asses" - 5:04
8. "Game" - 3:18
9. "La Cancion de Sofia" - 3:07
10. "El Bajo Negro" - 7:45
11. "Broski" - 1:56
12. "Châteauvallon 1972 (dedicated to Tony Williams)" - 5:25
13. "Bass Folk Song No. 6" - 2:52

Personnel

Musicians

• Stanley Clarke – acoustic and electric bass, piccolo bass, tenor bass, spoken word
• Ruslan Sirota – piano (tracks 1, 9 and 12), keyboards (tracks 1–3, 5)
• Phil Davis – keyboards (track 8)
• Esperanza Spalding – vocals (tracks 1, 5)
• Mads Tolling – violin (tracks 1, 2, 9)
• Jef Lee Johnson – electric guitar (tracks 1, 2, 8)
• Tomer Shtein – acoustic guitar (track 1)
• Michael Landau – acoustic and electric guitar (track 3)
• Ronald Bruner, Jr. - drums (tracks 1, 2, 5, 7–9, 12)
• Paulinho Da Costa – percussion (track 9)

Production

• Producer – Stanley Clarke
• Executive producer – Dave Love
• Recording engineers – Gerry "The Gov" Brown and Ed Thacker
• Mastering – Bernie Grundman
• Album design – Robert Hoffman
• Cover photo – Armando Carlos

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