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{{Infobox album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
{{Infobox album
| Name = School Days
| name = School Days
| Type = studio
| type = studio
| Artist = [[Stanley Clarke]]
| artist = [[Stanley Clarke]]
| Cover = Stanleyclarkeschooldays.jpg
| cover = Stanleyclarkeschooldays.jpg
| Released = 1976
| alt =
| released = October 8, 1976
| Recorded = June 1976<br>[[Electric Lady Studios]], New York City, NY and<br>A&M Studios, Los Angeles, CA
| recorded = June 1976
| Genre = [[Jazz fusion]], [[jazz-funk]]
| Length = {{Duration|m=37|s=18}}
| venue =
| Label = [[Nemperor Records]]<br/>[[Epic Records]]
| studio = *[[Electric Lady Studios|Electric Lady]] ([[New York City]])
*[[A&M Studios|A&M]] (Hollywood)
| Producer = Stanley Clarke, Ken Scott
| Last album = ''[[Journey to Love]]''<br />(1975)
| genre = *[[Jazz fusion]]
*[[jazz-funk]]
| This album = '''''School Days'''''<br />(1976)
| length = {{Duration|m=37|s=18}}
| Next album = ''[[Modern Man (album)|Modern Man]]''<br />(1978)
| label = [[Nemperor Records|Nemperor]]<ref name=CL/><br>[[Epic Records|Epic]]
| producer = {{hlist|[[Stanley Clarke]]|[[Ken Scott]]}}
| prev_title = [[Journey to Love]]
| prev_year = 1975
| next_title = [[Modern Man (album)|Modern Man]]
| next_year = 1978
}}
}}
'''''School Days''''' is the fourth solo album by [[jazz fusion]] bassist [[Stanley Clarke]], released in 1976.<ref name=AM>{{cite web |title=Artist Biography by Matt Collar |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/stanley-clarke-mn0000745316/biography |website=AllMusic |access-date=25 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Stanley Clarke gets back to 'School Days' on latest tour |url=https://www.theoaklandpress.com/entertainment/stanley-clarke-gets-back-to-school-days-on-latest-tour/article_71e689d0-0d6b-5a7a-aeba-d6a7e1c9e05b.html |website=The Oakland Press |access-date=25 March 2021}}</ref> The album reached number 34 on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' 200 chart and number 2 on the Jazz Albums chart.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Whitburn |first1=Joel |title=Joel Whitburn's top pop albums, 1955-2001 |date=2001 |publisher=Record Research |page=164}}</ref><ref name = AM/>

==Unreleased quadraphonic version==
In his book ''Abbey Road to Ziggy Stardust'', [[record producer]] [[Ken Scott]] explains that the album was intended for release in 4-channel [[quadraphonic sound]] in 1976. However, at the last minute the record company decided to release only a standard 2-channel [[stereo]] version instead. This required Scott to create a "fold down" version from the 4-track mixes for the stereo release. The original quadraphonic version may still exist in the record company vault, but it has never been issued.{{citation needed|date=March 2021}}

==Critical reception==
{{Album ratings
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.allmusic.com/album/r136629 |title=School Days - Stanley Clarke &#124; AllMusic |first=Richard |last=Ginell |work=allmusic.com |year=2011 |accessdate=20 July 2011}}</ref>
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref name="Ginell">{{cite web|last1=Ginell|first1=Richard S.|title=School Days|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/school-days-mw0000649444|website=AllMusic|accessdate=20 July 2011}}</ref>
| rev2 =
|rev2 = ''[[The Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]''
|rev2score = {{rating|2|5}}<ref name="CL">{{cite book |last1=Larkin |first1=Colin |title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |date=2006 |publisher=MUZE |volume=2 |page=398}}</ref>
| rev2Score =
|rev3 = ''[[The Rolling Stone Album Guide]]''
}}
|rev3score = {{rating|1.5|5}}<ref name="RS">{{cite book |title=The Rolling Stone Album Guide |date=1992 |publisher=Random House |page=137}}</ref>
'''''School Days''''' is the fourth album by [[jazz fusion]] bassist [[Stanley Clarke]]. The album reached number 34 in the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' 200 chart and number 2 in the Jazz Albums chart.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.allmusic.com/album/school-days-mw0000649444/awards |title=School Days - Stanley Clarke &#124; Awards &#124; AllMusic |work=allmusic.com |accessdate=22 April 2014}}</ref>
|rev4 = ''[[The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide]]''
| rev4Score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref name="RSJRG">{{cite book|editor1-last=Swenson|editor1-first=John|title=The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide|date=1985|publisher=Rolling Stone|location=New York|isbn=0-394-72643-X|page=41|edition=1st}}</ref>
}}
[[Dave Thompson (author)|Dave Thompson]], in ''Funk'', called the album a "masterful set dominated by its eight-minute title track."<ref>{{cite book |last1=Thompson |first1=Dave |title=Funk |date=2001 |publisher=Backbeat Books |page=238}}</ref>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
All tracks composed by Stanley Clarke.
All tracks composed by Stanley Clarke.


;Side One
# "School Days" – 7:51
# "Quiet Afternoon" – 5:09
1. "School Days" – 7:51
# "The Dancer" – 5:27
# "Desert Song" – 6:56
# "Hot Fun" – 2:55
# "Life Is Just a Game" – 9:00


2. "Quiet Afternoon" – 5:09
==Personnel==
*[[Stanley Clarke]] – electric bass guitar, acoustic bass, piccolo bass guitar, acoustic piano, vocals, handbells, gong, chimes, humming, producer, composer
*[[John McLaughlin (musician)|John McLaughlin]] – acoustic guitar on "Desert Song"
*[[Icarus Johnson]] – electric and acoustic guitars on "Life Is Just a Game"
*[[David Sancious]] – keyboards, [[Minimoog]] synthesizer, organ on tracks 1-3, electric guitar on track 5
*[[George Duke]] – keyboards on "Life Is Just a Game"
*[[Milt Holland]] – percussion, congas, triangle on "The Dancer" and "Desert Song"
*[[Steve Gadd]] – drums on "Quiet Afternoon" and "Hot Fun"
*[[Billy Cobham]] – drums, Moog 1500 on "Life Is Just a Game"
*Gerry Brown – drums, handbells on "School Days" and "The Dancer"
*Raymond Gomez – electric guitar on "School Days", "The Dancer", "Hot Fun"


3. "The Dancer" – 5:27
;String Personnel
;Side Two
[[David Campbell (composer)|David Campbell]], Dennis Karmazyn, Lya Stern, Thomas Buffum, Janice Adele Gower, Marcia Van Dyke, Karen Jones, Robert Dubow, Ronald Strauss, Rollice Dale, Gordon Marron, John Wittenberg, Marilyn Baker
4. "Desert Song" – 6:56


5. "Hot Fun" – 2:55
;Brass Personnel
[[Jack Nimitz]], [[Buddy Childers]], Lew McCreary, Dalton Smith, Robert Findley, Gary Grant, [[George Bohanon]], William Peterson, Stuart Blumberg, [[Al Aarons|Albert Aarons]]


6. "Life Is Just a Game" – 9:00
==Production==


==Personnel==
*Lynn Dreese Breslin – Art Direction
* Stanley Clarke – electric bass guitar (1, 3, 5, 6), vocals (1, 6), handbells (1), acoustic piano (2, 3), piccolo bass guitar (2, 3, 6), humming (3), acoustic bass (4, 6), gong (6), chimes (6), arranger, conductor, producer
*Bob Defrin – Art Direction
* [[George Duke]] – keyboards (6)
*Ken Scott – Producer, Engineer, Remixing
* Ray Gomez – electric guitar (1, 3, 5), rhythm guitar (3)
*Jerry Solomon – Assistant Engineer
* [[Icarus Johnson]] – acoustic guitar (6), electric guitar (6)
*Ed Thacker – Assistant Engineer
* [[John McLaughlin (musician)|John McLaughlin]] – acoustic guitar (4)
* [[David Sancious]] – keyboards (1), Minimoog (2, 3), organ (3), electric guitar (5)
* [[Gerry Brown (drummer)|Gerry Brown]] – drums (1, 3), handbells (1)
* [[Billy Cobham]] – drums (6), Moog 1500 (6)
* [[Steve Gadd]] – drums (2, 5)
* [[Milt Holland]] – percussion (3), conga (4), triangle (4)
* [[Tom Malone (musician)|Tom Malone]], [[Dave Taylor (trombonist)|Dave Taylor]] – trombone
* [[Jon Faddis]], [[Alan Rubin]], [[Lew Soloff]] – trumpet
* Earl Chapin, [[John Clark (musician)|John Clark]], Peter Gordon, Wilmer Wise – horns
* [[Al Aarons]], Stewart Blumberg, [[George Bohanon]], [[Buddy Childers]], Robert Findley, Gary Grant, Lew McCreary, [[Jack Nimitz]], William Peterson, Dalton Smith - brass
* Marilyn Baker, Thomas Buffum, [[David Campbell (composer)|David Campbell]], Rollice Dale, Robert Dubow, Janice Gower, Karen Jones, Dennis Karmazyn, Gordon Marron, [[Lya Stern]], Ron Strauss, [[Marcia Van Dyke]], John Wittenberg – strings

==Production==
* Lynn Dreese Breslin – art direction
* Bob Defrin – art direction
* Ken Scott – producer, engineer, remixing
* Jerry Solomon – assistant engineer
* Ed Thacker – assistant engineer
* Michael Frondelli – assistant engineer


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}

{{Stanley Clarke}}
{{Stanley Clarke}}
{{John McLaughlin}}
{{John McLaughlin}}

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Latest revision as of 23:00, 25 January 2024

School Days
Studio album by
Stanley Clarke
ReleasedOctober 8, 1976
RecordedJune 1976
Studio
Genre
Length37:18
LabelNemperor[1]
Epic
Producer
Stanley Clarke chronology
Journey to Love
(1975) 		School Days
(1976) 		Modern Man
(1978)

School Days is the fourth solo album by jazz fusion bassist Stanley Clarke, released in 1976.[2][3] The album reached number 34 on the Billboard 200 chart and number 2 on the Jazz Albums chart.[4][2]

Unreleased quadraphonic version

[edit]

In his book Abbey Road to Ziggy Stardust, record producer Ken Scott explains that the album was intended for release in 4-channel quadraphonic sound in 1976. However, at the last minute the record company decided to release only a standard 2-channel stereo version instead. This required Scott to create a "fold down" version from the 4-track mixes for the stereo release. The original quadraphonic version may still exist in the record company vault, but it has never been issued.[citation needed]

Critical reception

[edit]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[6]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[7]

Dave Thompson, in Funk, called the album a "masterful set dominated by its eight-minute title track."[8]

Track listing

[edit]

All tracks composed by Stanley Clarke.

Side One

1. "School Days" – 7:51

2. "Quiet Afternoon" – 5:09

3. "The Dancer" – 5:27

Side Two

4. "Desert Song" – 6:56

5. "Hot Fun" – 2:55

6. "Life Is Just a Game" – 9:00

Personnel

[edit]

Production

[edit]
  • Lynn Dreese Breslin – art direction
  • Bob Defrin – art direction
  • Ken Scott – producer, engineer, remixing
  • Jerry Solomon – assistant engineer
  • Ed Thacker – assistant engineer
  • Michael Frondelli – assistant engineer

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 2. MUZE. p. 398.
  2. ^ a b "Artist Biography by Matt Collar". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Stanley Clarke gets back to 'School Days' on latest tour". The Oakland Press. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  4. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2001). Joel Whitburn's top pop albums, 1955-2001. Record Research. p. 164.
  5. ^ Ginell, Richard S. "School Days". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
  6. ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 137.
  7. ^ Swenson, John, ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide (1st ed.). New York: Rolling Stone. p. 41. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  8. ^ Thompson, Dave (2001). Funk. Backbeat Books. p. 238.
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