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Moon Germs

Moon Germs is a jazz album by Joe Farrell, recorded at the Van Gelder Studio on November 21, 1972, and released on CTI Records.

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Moon Germs
Studio album by
Joe Farrell
Released1973
RecordedNovember 21, 1972
StudioVan Gelder, Englewood Cliffs
GenrePost-bop, jazz fusion
Length37:34
LabelCTI
CTI 6023
ProducerCreed Taylor
Joe Farrell chronology
Outback
(1972) 		Moon Germs
(1973) 		Penny Arcade
(1973)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
All About Jazz(favorable)2
AllMusicStarStarStarStar1
The Penguin Guide to Jazz RecordingsStarStarStar4
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record GuideStarStarStarStar3

Moon Germs is a jazz album by Joe Farrell, recorded at the Van Gelder Studio on November 21, 1972, and released on CTI Records.1

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

Year Chart Position
1976 Billboard Jazz Albums 175
References

References

  1. Jurek, Thom. "Moon Germs – Joe Farrell | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved June 26, 2011.
  2. Rickert, David (April 12, 2002). "Joe Farrell | Moon Germs". allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved June 26, 2011.
  3. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 77. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  4. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 472. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  5. "Moon Germs – Joe Farrell | Awards | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved October 27, 2013.
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