Social Studies (Carla Bley album)

Social Studies
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

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]^[2]

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".^[3] 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".^[4]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[3]
Penguin Guide to Jazz	^[4]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	^[5]
Tom Hull	B+ ()^[6]

Track listing[]

All compositions by Carla Bley except where noted.

"Reactionary Tango (In Three Parts)" (Carla Bley, Steve Swallow) - 12:54
"Copyright Royalties" - 6:45
"Útviklingssang" - 6:31
"Valse Sinistre" - 4:56
"Floater" - 5:56
"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
- tuba
Steve Swallow - bass guitar
D. Sharpe - drums

References[]

^ Discogs album entry accessed August 3, 2010
^ ECM/WATT discography accessed August 25, 2016
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Henderson, A. Allmusic Review accessed August 3, 2010
^ Jump up to: ^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.
^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 26. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
^ Hull, Tom (28 February 2018). "Streamnotes". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved 9 July 2020.

[discogs-1] Discogs album entry accessed August 3, 2010

[2] ECM/WATT discography accessed August 25, 2016

[Allmusic-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b Henderson, A. Allmusic Review accessed August 3, 2010

[Penguin_Guide-4] Jump up to: ^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.

[RSJRG-5] Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 26. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.

[Hull-6] Hull, Tom (28 February 2018). "Streamnotes". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved 9 July 2020.

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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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