Art Farmer - Early Art (1996)

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Title: Early Art
Year Of Release: 1996
Label: OJC[OJCCD-880-2]
Genre: Jazz, Bop, Hard Bop
Quality: FLAC (tracks + .cue,log,scans)
Total Time: 42:30
Total Size: 211 MB(+3%)
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Tracklist

01 - Soft Shoe
02 - Confab In Tempo
03 - I'll Take Romance
04 - Wisteria
05 - Autumn Nocturne
06 - I've Never Been In Love Before
07 - I'll Walk Alone
08 - Gone With The Wind
09 - Alone Togther
10 - Pre Amp
Art Farmer - Early Art (1996)

personnel :

Art Farmer - trumpet
Sonny Rollins - tenor saxophone
Horace Silver - piano
Wynton Kelly - piano
Percy Heath - bass
Addison Farmer - bass
Kenny Clarke - drums
Herbie Lovelle - drums

Recorded at the Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey on January 20 and November 9, 1954.

Two of trumpeter Art Farmer's earlier sessions as a leader are reissued on this CD in the OJC series. Farmer teams up with an all-star quintet (which includes tenor-saxophonist Sonny Rollins, pianist Horace Silver, bassist Percy Heath and drummer Kenny Clarke) for four songs and dominates a quartet (with pianist Wynton Kelly, bassist Addison Farmer and drummer Herbie Lovelle) on six other tunes. Farmer's sound is lyrical even on the uptempo pieces and he is heard throughout in his early prime. Highlights include "Soft Shoe," "I'll Take Romance," "Autumn Nocturne" and an uptempo "Gone with the Wind." One should note that the programming differs from what is listed, with "Soft Shoe" (which should have been the opener) actually appearing fifth and the songs listed as appearing second through fifth moving up to first through fourth. Despite that flaw, the music is quite enjoyable and a must for 1950s bop collectors. ~ Scott Yanow