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Social Studies (Carla Bley album)

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Released
  
1981

Social Studies (1980)
  
Live! (1981)

Release date
  
1981

Label
  
ECM Records

Length
  
41:16

Artist
  
Carla Bley

Producer
  
Carla Bley

Genre
  
Jazz

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Recorded
  
September–December 1980

Studio
  
Grog Kill Studio, Willow, New York

Similar
  
Carla Bley albums, Jazz albums

Social Studies is an album by American composer, bandleader and keyboardist Carla Bley recorded in 1980 and released on the Watt/ECM label in 1981.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Alex Henderson awarded the album 4½ stars and stated "Bley's risk-taking serves her quite well on Social Studies, an unorthodox and adventurous pearl that is as rewarding as it is cerebral". The Penguin Guide to Jazz awarded the album 3 stars stating "Social Studies shouldn't be missed: a bookish cover masks some wonderfully wry music".

Track listing

All compositions by Carla Bley except where noted.

  1. "Reactionary Tango (In Three Parts)" (Carla Bley, Steve Swallow) - 12:54
  2. "Copyright Royalties" - 6:45
  3. "Útviklingssang" - 6:31
  4. "Valse Sinistre" - 4:56
  5. "Floater" - 5:56
  6. "Walking Batteriewoman" - 4:24

Personnel

  • Carla Bley - organ, piano
  • Michael Mantler - trumpet
  • Carlos Ward - alto saxophone, tenor saxophone
  • Tony Dagradi - tenor saxophone, clarinet
  • Joe Daley - euphonium
  • Gary Valente - trombone
  • Earl McIntyre - tuba
  • Steve Swallow - bass guitar
  • D. Sharpe - drums

    • Songs

    1Reactionary Tango (In Three Parts)12:53
    2Copyright Royalties6:42
    3Útviklingssang6:31

    References

    Social Studies (Carla Bley album) Wikipedia
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