Benson & Farrell

Benson & Farrell
Studio album by George Benson and Joe Farrell
Released	1976
Recorded	January 20 & 21 and March 12, 1976 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs
Genre	Jazz
Length	36:11
Label	CTI CTI 6069
Producer	Creed Taylor
George Benson chronology
Good King Bad (1975) Benson & Farrell (1976) Breezin' (1976)

Benson & Farrell is an album by American guitarist George Benson and jazz saxophonist and flutist Joe Farrell featuring performances recorded in 1976 and released on the CTI label.^[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review calls the album a "pleasing if not all that memorable instrumental date".^[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Track listing

All compositions by David Matthews except as indicated

1. "Flute Song" - 6:05
2. "Beyond the Ozone" - 7:03
3. "Camel Hump" - 6:25
4. "Rolling Home" - 7:15
5. "Old Devil Moon" (Yip Harburg, Burton Lane) - 9:23

• • Recorded at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on January 20 & 21 and March 12, 1976

Personnel

• George Benson - guitar (tracks 1 & 3-5)
• Joe Farrell - flute, bass flute, soprano saxophone
• Eddie Daniels, David Tofani - alto flute (tracks 1, 2 & 5)
• Don Grolnick - electric piano (tracks 1-4)
• Sonny Bravo - piano (track 5)
• Eric Gale (tracks 1 & 2), Steve Khan (tracks 3 & 4) - guitar
• Gary King (track 5), Will Lee (tracks 1-4) - bass
• Andy Newmark - drums (tracks 1-4)
• Nicky Marrero - percussion
• Jose Madera - congas (track 5)
• Michael Collaza - timbales (track 5)
• David Matthews - arranger

Chart performance

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