The Toys of Men

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.
 * 1) "The Toys of Men" – 11:14
 * 2) "Come On" (Ronald Bruner 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
 * 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