Joe Farrell gained his greatest fame with his popular string of CTI recordings. For this set, he performs three of his originals (none of which caught on), guitarist
Joe Beck's "Penny Arcade," and a 13-minute version of
Stevie Wonder's "Too High."
Farrell (heard on tenor, soprano, flute and piccolo) is in excellent form, as are keyboardist
Herbie Hancock,
Beck, bassist
Herb Bushler, drummer
Steve Gadd and
Don Alias on conga. As is true of his other CTI sets, this
Joe Farrell effort expertly mixes together some slightly commercial elements and superior recording quality with strong solos.