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'''''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/>
'''''School Days''''' is a 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==
==Unreleased quadraphonic version==

Revision as of 16:07, 30 March 2021

School Days
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 8, 1976
RecordedJune 1976
StudioElectric Lady Studios, New York City; A&M Studios, Los Angeles
GenreJazz fusion, jazz-funk
Length37:18
LabelNemperor[1]
Epic
Producer
Stanley Clarke chronology
Journey to Love
(1975)
School Days
(1976)
Modern Man
(1978)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[4]

School Days is a solo album by jazz fusion bassist Stanley Clarke, released in 1976.[5][6] The album reached number 34 on the Billboard 200 chart and number 2 on the Jazz Albums chart.[7][5]

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]

Critical reception

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

Track listing

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
  1. "Desert Song" – 6:56
  2. "Hot Fun" – 2:55
  3. "Life Is Just a Game" – 9:00

Personnel

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

  1. ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Volume 2: MUZE. p. 398.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  2. ^ Ginell, Richard S. "School Days". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
  3. ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 137.
  4. ^ Swenson, John, ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide (1st ed.). New York: Rolling Stone. p. 41. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  5. ^ a b "Artist Biography by Matt Collar". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Stanley Clarke gets back to 'School Days' on latest tour". The Oakland Press. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  7. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2001). Joel Whitburn's top pop albums, 1955-2001. Record Research. p. 164.
  8. ^ Thompson, Dave (2001). Funk. Backbeat Books. p. 238.