Joe Farrell – Upon This Rock (VG+/VG+) – LP, US 1974

Upon This Rock is an LP by Joe Farrell from 1974 released on the CTI Records label.

About this album

Upon This Rock is a strong example of Joe Farrell’s adventurous jazz-fusion period, where hard-bop fluency meets electric rhythm and rockier attack. Released in 1974, the album sits comfortably within the era when jazz musicians were broadening their sound toward funk, fusion and crossover energy without losing improvisational bite. Farrell’s playing gives the record its focus, balancing fluency and edge across compositions that move between driving grooves and more open-ended passages. With its blend of jazz, rock and funk elements, the album stands as one of Farrell’s most distinctive statements from a prolific and highly exploratory phase.

Genre: Jazz