Upon This Rock (Joe Farrell album)

Upon This Rock
Studio album by Joe Farrell
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
Joe Farrell chronology
Penny Arcade (1973) Upon This Rock (1974) Canned Funk (1975)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[2]

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 record companies over alleged sampling of the track.^[3]

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
• Jim 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

Chart performance

Year	Chart	Position
1974	Billboard Jazz Albums	24[4]

References

1. Yanow, Scott. "Upon This Rock - Joe Farrell | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
2. Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 77. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
3. "Rappers Sued Over Samples | Contactmusic.com". contactmusic.com. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
4. "Upon This Rock - Joe Farrell | Awards | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 27 October 2013.

External links

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