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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, Epic
Producer
Stanley Clarke chronology
Journey to Love
(1975)
School Days
(1976)
Modern Man
(1978)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[2]

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

Unreleased quadraphonic version

In his book Abbey Road to Ziggy Stardust record producer Ken Scott explains that this 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.

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. ^ Ginell, Richard S. "School Days". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
  2. ^ Swenson, John, ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide (1st ed.). New York: Rolling Stone. p. 41. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  3. ^ "School Days - Stanley Clarke | Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
  4. ^ "School Days - Stanley Clarke | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 September 2017.