Sonic Text

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Sonic Text
File:Sonic Text.jpg
Studio album by
Released1980
RecordedNovember 27 & 28, 1979
Contemporary Records Studio, Los Angeles, CA
GenreJazz
Length45:03
LabelContemporary
C 14002
ProducerJohn Koenig
Joe Farrell chronology
Skate Board Park
(1979)
Sonic Text
(1980)
Farrell’s Inferno
(1980)

Sonic Text is an album by American jazz saxophonist Joe Farrell, recorded in 1979 and released on the Contemporary label.[1][2]

Reception

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The AllMusic review called the album "an excellent straight-ahead outing," stating that "the concise solos make expert use of every note, and the results are both fresh and swinging".[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStar[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz RecordingsStarStarStarHalf star[5]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record GuideStarStarStar[4]

Track listing

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All compositions by Joe Farrell except as indicated

  1. "Sonic Text" - 6:27
  2. "When You're Awake" - 7:11
  3. "The Jazz Crunch" (Freddie Hubbard) - 8:16
  4. "If I Knew Where You're At" - 6:56
  5. "Sweet Rita Suite (Part 1): Her Spirit" (George Cables) - 4:25
  6. "Malibu" - 11:48

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Contemporary Records discography accessed May 6, 2015
  2. ^ Joe Farrell discography accessed May 6, 2015
  3. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Sonic Text – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved May 6, 2015.
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