School Days (album)

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]

School Days
Studio album by Stanley Clarke
Released	October 8, 1976
Recorded	June 1976
Studio	Electric Lady Studios, New York City; A&M Studios, Los Angeles
Genre	Jazz fusion, jazz-funk
Length	37:18
Label	Nemperor, Epic
Producer	Stanley Clarke Ken Scott
Stanley Clarke chronology
Journey to Love (1975) School Days (1976) Modern Man (1978)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[2]

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

• Stanley Clarke – electric bass guitar (1,3,5,6), vocals (1,6), handbells (1), acoustic piano (2,3), piccolo bass guitar (2,3,6), humming (3), acoustic bass (4,6), gong (6), chimes (06), arranger, conductor, producer
• George Duke – keyboards (6)
• Ray Gomez – electric guitar (1,3,5), rhythm guitar (3)
• Icarus Johnson – acoustic guitar (6), electric guitar (6)
• John McLaughlin – acoustic guitar (4)
• David Sancious – keyboards (1), Minimoog (2,3), organ (3), electric guitar (5)
• Gerry Brown – drums (1,3), handbells (1)
• Billy Cobham – drums (6), Moog 1500 (6)
• Steve Gadd – drums (2,5)
• Milt Holland – percussion (3), triangle (4)
• Tom Malone & Dave Taylor – trombone
• Jon Faddis, Alan Rubin & Lew Soloff – trumpet
• Earl Chapin, John Clark, Peter Gordon & Wilmer Wise – horns
• Al Aarons, Stewart Blumberg, George Bohanon, Buddy Childers, Robert Findley, Gary Grant, Lew McCreary, Jack Nimitz, William Peterson, Dalton Smith - brass
• Marilyn Baker, Thomas Buffum, David Campbell, Rollice Dale, Robert Dubow, Janice Gower, Karen Jones, Dennis Karmazyn, Gordon Marron, Lya Stern, Ron Strauss, Marcia Van Dyke & John Wittenberg – strings[4]

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.