Moon Germs

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Moon Germs
Joe Farrell Moon Germs.jpg
Studio album by
Released1973
RecordedNovember 21, 1972
Studio Van Gelder, Englewood Cliffs
Genre Post-bop, jazz fusion
Length37:34
Label CTI
CTI 6023
Producer Creed Taylor
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Outback
(1972)
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(1973)
Penny Arcade
(1973)
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Moon Germs is a jazz album by Joe Farrell, recorded at the Van Gelder Studio on November 21, 1972, and released on CTI Records. [2]

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Great Gorge" (Joe Farrell) – 11:48
  2. "Moon Germs" (Farrell) – 7:27
  3. "Time's Lie" (Chick Corea) – 8:32
  4. "Bass Folk Song" (Stanley Clarke) – 9:47

Personnel

Recording credits

Chart performance

YearChartPosition
1976Billboard Jazz Albums17 [5]

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References

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  4. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 77. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.
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