''Skate Board Park'' is a
jazz album by the American musician
Joe Farrell. Released by
Xanadu Records, it was recorded in January 1979.
Critical reception
The ''
Hartford Courant
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'' called the album "a first-rate, straight-ahead session which features both his imposing playing skills and his knack for writing tunes."
Track listing
#"Skate Board Park" (Joe Farrell) – 5:24
#"Cliche Romance" (Farrell) – 6:58
#"High Wire -- The Aerialist" (Chick Corea) – 6:17
#"Speak Low" (O. Nash, K. Weill) – 5:44
#"You Go to My Head" (J. F. Coots, H. Gillespie) – 6:39
#"Bara-Bara" (Farrell) – 6:24
Personnel
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Chick Corea
Armando Anthony "Chick" Corea (June 12, 1941 – February 9, 2021) was an American jazz composer, pianist, keyboardist, bandleader, and occasional percussionist. His compositions "Spain", " 500 Miles High", "La Fiesta", "Armando's Rhumba", and ...
– piano, electric piano
*
Joe Farrell – tenor sax
*
Bob Magnusson – bass
*
Larance Marable
Larance Norman Marable (May 21, 1929 – July 4, 2012) was a jazz drummer from Los Angeles, California.
Early life
Marable was born in Los Angeles on May 21, 1929. His family was musical, but he was largely self-taught.
Later life and career
In ...
– drums
Recording credits
* Arne Frager – engineer
*
Paul Goodman – mixing
* Joe Farrell – liner notes
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Don Schlitten
Don Schlitten (born March 4, 1932) is an American jazz record producer.
Signal Records was founded in 1955 by Jules Colomby (assisted by Schlitten) with Harold Goldberg. His credits for Signal included work with Duke Jordan, Gigi Gryce, and Red R ...
– design, photography, producer
References
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1979 albums
Joe Farrell albums
Chick Corea albums
Albums produced by Don Schlitten
Albums recorded at Van Gelder Studio