Stanley Clarke / Duke.George - The Clarke / Duke Project II

CD reissue. It was pretty obvious with the enormous success of the first Clarke/Duke project that a second would come out soon enough and it did a little over a year later. If you love steamy jazz, along with some funky fusion, you'll appreciate the effort by these two masters of their craft. The two songs that open the album 'Put It On The Line' (sung by Clarke) and 'Heroes' (sung by Duke) have a rigid, very fast electro new wave tempo commonly associated with the music of Flash dance. The most organic sounding song on the album, 'Every Reason To Smile' also includes a gospel choir on the chorus, along with a guest vocal from Howard Hewett.