''Canned Funk'' is a

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Joe Farrell Joseph Carl Firrantello (December 16, 1937 – January 10, 1986), known as Joe Farrell, was an American jazz multi-instrumentalist who primarily performed as a saxophonist and flutist. He is best known for a series of albums under his own name o ...

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CTI Records CTI Records (Creed Taylor Incorporated) is a jazz record label founded in 1967 by Creed Taylor. CTI was a subsidiary of A&M before becoming independent in 1970. Its first album was '' A Day in the Life'' by guitarist Wes Montgomery in 1967. ...

. It was recorded at

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s November and December 1974. The album was released in 1975.

Track listing

Side one

# "Canned Funk" (Joe Farrell) – 7:20 # "Animal" (Farrell) – 9:55

Side two

# "Suite Martinique" (Farrell) – 9:03 # "Spoken Silence" (Farrell) – 7:43

Personnel

– tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, baritone saxophone, flute * Herb Bushler –

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* Jimmy Madison –

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Recording credits

*Producer -

Creed Taylor Creed Bane Taylor V (May 13, 1929 – August 22, 2022) was an American record producer, best known for his work with CTI Records, which he founded in 1967. His career also included periods at Bethlehem Records, ABC-Paramount Records (includin ...

*Cover photograph – Pete Turner *Liner photograph – Sheila Metzner *Album design – Bob Ciano

Chart performance

References

External links

* {{Authority control 1975 albums CTI Records albums Joe Farrell albums Albums produced by Creed Taylor Albums recorded at Van Gelder Studio