![The Stanley Clarke Band - The Message](https://newreleasesnow.imgix.net/the-stanley-clarke-band-the-message.jpg?ar=1%3A1&auto=format%2Ccompress&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&ixlib=php-2.1.1&q=25&w=20&s=cca4809ea37915d46f981e5c8b3904e0)
Forty five years after his album debut, four-time Grammy® Award-winning bassist Stanley Clarke shows he is still unapproachable on both the electric and acoustic, wielding a vision of fusion and funk, breakbeats and bass-interpreted cello suites with a little help from friends like rapper/beatboxer Doug E. Fresh and trumpeter Mark Isham. Backed by a young versatile band and a collection of tunes written in the midst of a tumultuous tour of Europe, The Message swells with an abundance of strength, soul and astounding musicianship.