JOE FARRELL — Canned Funk (1974-2011) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Joe Farrell's final of six CTI dates has fairly lengthy versions of four of his originals. Farrell, who adds baritone to his usual trio of instruments (tenor, soprano and flute), once again welcomes guitarist Joe Beck as his co-star, along with bassist Herb Bushler, drummer Jim Madison and percussionist Ray Mantilla. The music is melodic, sometimes funky, and enjoyable if not essential, but all of Joe Farrell's CTI sets are worth acquiring. Scott Yanow
Tracklist :
1.    Canned Funk (Joe Farrell) – 7:20
2.    Animal (Farrell) – 9:55
3.    Suite Martinique (Farrell) – 9:03
4.    Spoken Silence (Farrell) – 7:43
Credits :
Joe Farrell – Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, Flute
Herb Bushler – Bass
Joe Beck – Guitar
Jim Madison – Drums
Ray Mantilla – Conga, Percussion

JOE FARRELL— Penny Arcade (1974-2011) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

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. Scott Yanow
Tracklist :
1. Penny Arcade (Joe Beck) – 4:45
2. Too High (Stevie Wonder) – 13:15
3. Hurricane Jane (Joe Farrell) – 4:25
4. Cloud Cream (Joe Farrell) – 6:15
5. Geo Blue (Joe Farrell) – 7:30
Credits :
Joe Farrell – Tenor and Soprano Sax, Flute, Piccolo
Herbie Hancock – Piano
Joe Beck – Guitar
Steve Gadd- Drums
Herb Bushler – Bass
Don Alias – Conga

THE GIL EVANS ORCHESTRA — Blues in Orbit (1980-2009) RM | Serie Enja · 24bit Master Edition | FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Arranger Gil Evans's first recording as a leader in five years found him leading an orchestra that could be considered a transition between his 1950s groups and his somewhat electric band of the 1970s. Several of these charts, particularly his reworking of George Russell's "Blues in Orbit," are quite memorable, and Evans utilizes his many interesting sidemen, including the distinctive voices of trombonist Jimmy Cleveland, Howard Johnson on tuba and baritone, tenor-saxophonist Billy Harper and guitarist Joe Beck, in unexpected and unpredictable ways. A near-classic release which has been made available on CD by Enja. Scott Yanow
Tracklist :
1 Thoroughbred 4:55
Baritone Saxophone – Howard Johnson 
Drums – Alphonse Mouzon
Flute, Soprano Saxophone – George Marge
Flute, Written-By – Billy Harper
French Horn – Ray Alonge
Percussion – Donald McDonald
Trombone – Garnett Brown
Trumpet – Ernie Royal, Johnny Coles
2 Spaced 3:03
Written-By – Gil Evans
3 Love In The Open 6:47
Written-By – Warren Smith
4 Variation On The Misery 3:01
Written-By – Gil Evans
5 Blues In Orbit 6:47
Baritone Saxophone – Howard Johnson
Drums – Alphonse Mouzon
Flute – Billy Harper
Flute, Soprano Saxophone – George Marge
French Horn – Ray Alonge
Percussion – Donald McDonald
Trombone – Garnett Brown
Trumpet – Ernie Royal, Johnny Coles
Written-By – George Russell
6 Proclamation 1:46
Written-By – Gil Evans
7 General Assembly 7:10
Written-By – Gil Evans, Miles Davis
8 So Long 2:27
Written-By – Gil Evans
Créditos
Bass – Herb Bushler
Drums – Elvin Jones (tracks: 2 to 4, 6 to 8)
Flute – Hubert Laws (tracks: 2 to 4, 6 to 8)
French Horn – Julius Watkins
Guitar – Joe Beck
Harp – Gene Bianco (tracks: 2 to 4, 6 to 8)
Percussion – Sue Evans (tracks: 2 to 4, 6 to 8)
Piano, Electric Piano, Arranged By, Conductor – Gil Evans
Tenor Saxophone – Billy Harper
Trombone – Jimmy Cleveland, Jimmy Knepper (tracks: 2 to 4, 6 to 8)
Trumpet – Snooky Young (tracks: 2 to 4, 6 to 8), Mike Lawrence (tracks: 2 to 4, 6 to 8)
Tuba – Howard Johnson