Moon Germs

Moon Germs
Studio album by Joe Farrell
Released	1973
Recorded	November 21, 1972
Studio	Van Gelder, Englewood Cliffs
Genre	Post-bop, jazz fusion
Length	37:34
Label	CTI CTI 6023
Producer	Creed Taylor
Joe Farrell chronology
Outback (1972) Moon Germs (1973) Penny Arcade (1973)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
All About Jazz	(favorable)[2]
AllMusic	[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[4]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[3]

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

• Joe Farrell – soprano saxophone, flute
• Herbie Hancock – electric piano
• Stanley Clarke – bass
• Jack DeJohnette – drums

Recording credits

• Engineer – Rudy Van Gelder
• Cover photograph – Pete Turner
• Liner photograph – Sheila Metzner
• Album design – Bob Ciano

Chart performance

Year	Chart	Position
1976	Billboard Jazz Albums	17[5]

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.

External links

• "Joe Farrell – Moon Germs (LP) at Discogs". www.discogs.com. Retrieved July 17, 2009.