Social Studies (Carla Bley album)

1981 studio album by Carla Bley

Social Studies

Studio album by

Carla Bley

Released| 1981
Recorded| September–December 1980
Studio| Grog Kill Studio, Willow, New York
Genre| Jazz
Length| 41:16
Label| Watt/ECM
Producer| Carla Bley
Carla Bley chronology
| Musique Mecanique
(1978)  | Social Studies
(1981)  | Live!
(1981)

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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.[1]

## Reception

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The AllMusic review by Alex Henderson 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".[2] The Penguin Guide to Jazz awarded the album 3 stars, stating that "Social Studies shouldn't be missed: a bookish cover masks some wonderfully wry music".[3]

Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [2]
Tom Hull| B+ ()[5]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz| [3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide| [4]

## Track listing

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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

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* 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

## References

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1. ^ ECM/WATT discography accessed August 25, 2016
2. ^ a b Henderson, A. AllMusic Review accessed August 3, 2010
3. ^ a b Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008) [1992]. The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). New York: Penguin. p. 130\. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.
4. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 26\. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
5. ^ Hull, Tom (28 February 2018). "Streamnotes". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved 9 July 2020.

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Carla Bley

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* Tropic Appetites (1974)
* Dinner Music (1977)
* European Tour 1977 (1978)
* Musique Mecanique (1979)
* Social Studies (1981)
* Live! (1982)
* I Hate to Sing (1984)
* Heavy Heart (1984)
* Sextet (1987)
* Fleur Carnivore (1989)
* The Very Big Carla Bley Band (1991)
* Big Band Theory (1993)
* Songs with Legs (1994)
* The Carla Bley Big Band Goes to Church (1996)
* Fancy Chamber Music (1998)
* 4 x 4 (2000)
* Looking for America (2003)
* The Lost Chords (2004)
* The Lost Chords find Paolo Fresu (2007)
* Appearing Nightly (2008)
* Carla's Christmas Carols (2009)
* Trios (2013)
* Andando el Tiempo (2016)
* Life Goes On (2020)

With Gary
Burton|

* A Genuine Tong Funeral (1967)

With Jazz
Composer's
Orchestra|

* The Jazz Composer's Orchestra (1968)
* Escalator over the Hill (1968-71)
* Relativity Suite (1973)

With Michael
Mantler|

* Jazz Realities (1966)

With Charlie
Haden|

* Liberation Music Orchestra (1969)
* The Ballad of the Fallen (1983)
* Dream Keeper (1990)
* Not in Our Name (2005)

With Nick
Mason|

* Nick Mason's Fictitious Sports (1979)

With Steve
Swallow|

* Night-Glo (1985)
* Duets (1988)
* Go Together (1992)
* Are We There Yet? (1999)

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