Penny Arcade (album)
1973 studio album by Joe Farrell
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Penny Arcade is a jazz album by Joe Farrell on the CTI Records label. It was recorded at the Van Gelder Studio in October 1973.
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| Released | 1973 | |||
| Recorded | October 1973 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder, Englewood Cliffs, NJ | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 36:10 | |||
| Label | CTI | |||
| Producer | Creed Taylor | |||
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Reception
Ray Townley of DownBeat wrote, "Farrell is just one of those musicians who happens to be a monstrous player (has thorough concep tion of his instrument and the facility to ex ecute ideas on it), but who is only an average composer of original material or re-arranger of other people's". Townley praises Farrell’s playing as "fluid and melodic," especially on "Geo Blue" as "the type of playing we’ve come to expect from Joe since he won the db Critics Poll in '68". He singles out Hancock's contribution on "Cloud Cream" with Hancock "excelling on piano, this time acoustically (and reminiscent of his early-’60s work with Willie Bobo)".[2]
Track listing
Side one
- "Penny Arcade" (Joe Beck) – 4:45
- "Too High" (Stevie Wonder) – 13:15
Side two
- "Hurricane Jane" (Joe Farrell) – 4:25
- "Cloud Cream" (Joe Farrell) – 6:15
- "Geo Blue" (Joe Farrell) – 7:30
Personnel
- Joe Farrell – tenor and soprano sax, flute, piccolo
- Herbie Hancock – piano
- Joe Beck – guitar
- Steve Gadd – drums
- Herb Bushler – bass
- Don Alias – conga
Recording credits
- Engineer – Rudy Van Gelder
- Producer – Creed Taylor
- Cover photograph – Pete Turner
- Liner photograph – Sheila Green Metzner
- Album design – Bob Ciano