Tuesday, June 27, 2006

Joe Farrell - Super Session 1970 @320 (Jazz)

I'll again start by listing the personnel:

Joe Farrell - saxes
John McLaughlin - guitar
Chick Corea - piano
Dave Holland - bass
Jack DeJohnette - drums

This is not an all out blowing session by a bunch of greats, just great modern jazz at its best. Also note that most of the the tracks feature combinations of the musicians, rather than the full band.

If you thought the the leader, Farrell, is the weak link in this star band, then you'd be wrong. He is, however, the only member of the band who was not at some stage in one of Miles Davis's electric bands. Just listen to his playing on the first two Return To Forever albums. He would be better known if it had not been for the fact that he died at the age of 49 in 1986.

This is an odd CTI release in many ways, it does not have any of Creed Taylor's CTI overproduction nor the addition of brass or strings, just unadorned tracks brilliantly performed, thankfully!

The sample track says it all.

Follow Your Heart

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Keep listening !!!

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

this lineup is crazy!

been looking for this one for a while. wtf arent these arseholes commenting on the great sounds youve been providing?

thanks for the hot lank!

micaus said...

What csn I say but thanks for the informed comments

Anonymous said...

Please, reactivate this link.
Thnak You.

Anonymous said...

Joe Farrell - Super Session (1970)
need re-up. Thanks

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