Benson & Farrell

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Benson & Farrell
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Studio album by
George Benson and Joe Farrell
ReleasedOctober 1976
RecordedJanuary 20 & 21 and March 12, 1976
Studio Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey; A & R Recording, New York City, New York.
Genre Jazz
Length36:11
Label CTI
Producer Creed Taylor
George Benson chronology
Good King Bad
(1976)		Benson & Farrell
(1976)		 Breezin'
(1976)

Benson & Farrell is an album co-led by American guitarist George Benson and jazz saxophonist and flutist Joe Farrell; [1] both artists had previously released several albums on the CTI label and had also contributed to the albums Free , CTI Summer Jazz at the Hollywood Bowl , and Giant Box .

Contents

Reception

Benson & Farrell gained mixed reviews upon release. The Allmusic review calls the album a "pleasing if not all that memorable instrumental date". [2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]

Track listing

All compositions by David Matthews except as indicated
  1. "Flute Song" - 6:05
  2. "Beyond the Ozone" - 7:03
  3. "Camel Hump" - 6:25
  4. "Rolling Home" - 7:15
  5. "Old Devil Moon" (Burton Lane, E.Y. "Yip" Harburg) - 9:23

Personnel

Additional Musicians:

Production:

Chart performance

YearChartPosition
1976 Billboard 200 100 [4]
1976Billboard R&B Albums27 [4]
1976Billboard Jazz Albums3 [4]

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References

  1. ↑ Payne, D. CTI Records discography accessed February 24, 2012
  2. 1 2 Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed February 24, 2012
  3. ↑ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 23. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.
  4. 1 2 3 "Benson & Farrell - George Benson,Joe Farrell | Awards | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
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