ArtistInfo

Fuse One

Band, US
Jazz
A.k.a. Stanley Clarke, Larry Coryell, Joe Farrell, John M

An all-star band founded by producer Creed Taylor (CTI Records) in 1980. The original band (featuring Will Lee, Ronnie Foster, Jeremy Wall and Ndugu) did a sold-out tour in Japan, where their debut album sold over 150,000 copies and yielded the hit "Double Steal." The second incarnation recorded the acclaimed Silk album in 1981, featuring George Benson, Eric Gale, Stanley Turrentine, Wynton Marsalis, Tom Browne, Stanley Clarke, Marcus Miller, Sammy Figueroa, Dave Valentin. The third and last Fuse One project, Ice, recorded in 1984, included John Tropea, Larry Coryell, Steve Gadd, Dave Matthews (3), George Young, Ronnie Cuber, Cliff Carter, Will Lee et al.

Members

	Ronnie Foster org, syn *1950 US
	Paulinho Da Costa perc, cng *1948 BR
	Lenny White dr *1949 US
	Stanley Clarke eb, b *1951 US
	John McLaughlin g, acg *1942 GB
	Leon Ndugu Chancler dr, perc *1952 US
	Joe Farrell ts, fl 1937-1986 US
	Anthony Williams dr 1945-1997 US
	Larry Coryell g *1943 US
	Todd Cochran key, voc *1951 US