The Toys of Men
# The Toys of Men

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The Toys of Men is the 27th studio album by jazz fusion bassist Stanley Clarke. It was released on October 16, 2007 via Heads Up International.

## Track listing

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

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

## Personnel

### Musicians

* Stanley Clarke – acoustic and electric bass, piccolo bass, tenor bass, spoken word
* 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)
* Ruslan Sirota – piano (tracks 1, 9 and 12), keyboards (tracks 1–3, 5)
* Phil Davis – keyboards (track 8)
* Ronald Bruner, Jr. – drums (tracks 1, 2, 5, 7–9, 12)
* Paulinho Da Costa – percussion (track 9)
* Esperanza Spalding – vocals (tracks 1, 5)

### 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
