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Mike Clark (born October 3, 1946) is an American jazz and funk drummer, who is most noted for playing in the Headhunters band headed up by Herbie Hancock in the mid-1970s.[1] Clark's performance on Hancock's album Thrust (1974), and particularly the song "Actual Proof", is often cited as one of the finest examples of the linear funk style of drumming. He was also a member of the UK jazz-fusion outfit Brand X, alternating behind the kit with Phil Collins between 1978-80. Clark has also performed with many top musicians from the worlds of jazz and funk, including Chet Baker, Vince Guaraldi, Fred Wesley, Michael Wolff, Les Claypool, and Charlie Hunter. Clark is also known as one of the most sampled drummers in contemporary music.[citation needed] His beats have appeared on records by Prince, NWA, De La Soul, and Janet Jackson, among others.
Selected discography[]
| Year | Artist | Title | Label |
| 1974 | Herbie Hancock | Thrust | Columbia |
| 1974 | Herbie Hancock | Death Wish | Columbia |
| 1975 | Herbie Hancock | Flood | Columbia |
| 1975 | The Headhunters | Survival of the Fittest | Arista |
| 1976 | Eddie Henderson | Heritage | Blue Note |
| 1976 | Herbie Hancock | Man-Child | Columbia |
| 1978 | The Headhunters | Straight from the gate | Arista |
| 1979 | Brand X | Product | Virgin |
| 1980 | Brand X | Do They Hurt? | Virgin |
| 1987 | Mike Clark | Give the Drummer Some | Stash |
| 1992 | Mike Clark/Paul Jackson | The Funk Stops Here | Enja |
| 1994 | Mike Clark and friends | Jim Payne's New York Funk | Grammavision |
| 1995 | Mike Clark | Master Drummers: Volume Three | Ubiquity |
| 1998 | Headhunters | Shank It | Hancock Records |
| 1999 | Mike Clark | Summertime | Jazz Key Music |
| 2000 | Mike Clark | Actual Proof | Platform |
| 2001 | Mike Clark, Paul Jackson, Marc Wagnon | Conjunction | Buckyball |
| 2003 | Headhunters | Evolution Revolution | Basin Street |
| 2004 | The Mackrosoft | 1st Mack to the Moon | Mackrosoft Records |
| 2004 | The Mackrosoft | Life Imitates Clouds | Mackrosoft Records |
| 2008 | The Headhunters: Live in Europe | ||
| 2009 | Mike Clark | Blueprints of Jazz: Vol. 1 | Talking House Records |
| 2010 | Mike Clark | Carnival of Soul | Owl Studios |
| 2011 | The Headhunters | Platinum | Owl Studios |
References[]
- ↑ mikeclarkmusic.com
- Biography at All About Jazz link
External links[]
- Mike Clark Music (official site)
- Drummerworld: Mike Clark
- 2012 Audio Interview with Mike Clark from the Podcast "I'd Hit That"
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