Social Studies (Carla Bley album)

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]

Social Studies
Studio album by
Carla Bley
Released1981
RecordedSeptember–December 1980
StudioGrog Kill Studio, Willow, New York
GenreJazz
Length41:16
LabelWatt/ECM
ProducerCarla Bley
Carla Bley chronology
Musique Mecanique
(1978)		 Social Studies
(1981)		 Live!
(1981)

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
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]
Penguin Guide to Jazz[4]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[5]
Tom HullB+ ()[6]

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

References
  1. Discogs album entry accessed August 3, 2010
  2. ECM/WATT discography accessed August 25, 2016
  3. Henderson, A. Allmusic Review accessed August 3, 2010
  4. 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.
  5. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 26. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  6. Hull, Tom (28 February 2018). "Streamnotes". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
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