Upon This Rock (Joe Farrell album) explained

Upon This Rock
Type:	Album
Artist:	Joe Farrell
Cover:	Joe_Farrell_Upon_This_Rock.jpg
Released:	1974
Recorded:	at Van Gelder Studio March, 1974 except I Won't Be Back recorded October, 1973
Genre:	Crossover Jazz, Jazz-Rock, Hard Bop
Length:	36:49
Label:	CTI Records
Producer:	Creed Taylor
Prev Title:	Penny Arcade
Prev Year:	1973
Next Title:	Canned Funk
Next Year:	1975

Upon This Rock is an album by Joe Farrell released in 1974.

In 2008 it returned to media attention when Farrell's daughter sued Kanye West, Method Man, Redman, Common and their respective record companies over alleged sampling of the title track.^[1]

Track listing

Side one

1. "Weathervane" (Joe Farrell) – 8:00
2. "I Won't Be Back" (Joe Beck) – 10:05

Side two

1. "Upon This Rock " (Joe Farrell) – 11:54
2. "Seven Seas" (Joe Beck) – 6:50

Personnel

• Joe Farrell – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute
• Herb Bushler – bass
• Joe Beck – guitar
• Jimmy Madison – drums
• Steve Gadd – drums (on "I Won't Be Back")
• Herbie Hancock – piano (on "I Won't Be Back")
• Don Alias – conga (on "I Won't Be Back")

Recording credits

• Engineer – Rudy Van Gelder
• Producer - Creed Taylor
• Cover photograph – Pete Turner
• Liner photographs – Gene Laurents
• Album design – Sibbie McDonough

External links

• Web site: Joe Farrell - Upon This Rock (LP, Gat) at Discogs . www.discogs.com. 2009-07-18.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Rappers Sued Over Samples | Contactmusic.com . contactmusic.com . 27 May 2008 . 27 October 2013.
2. Web site: Upon This Rock - Joe Farrell | Awards | AllMusic . allmusic.com . 27 October 2013.