The Art Farmer Quintet - Blame It On My Youth (1988)

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Title: Blame It On My Youth
Year Of Release: 1988
Label: Prestige
Genre: Mainstream Jazz, Cool
Quality: FLAC (tracks+.cue, log, Artwork)
Total Time: 47:34
Total Size: 267 MB
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Tracklist:

01. Blame It on My Youth (7:10)
02. Fairytale Countryside (9:54)
03. The Smile of The Snake (6:03)
04. Third Avenue (8:21)
05. Summer Serenade (6:22)
06. Progress Report (4:36)
07. I'll Be Around (5:10)

This is one of the better Art Farmer recordings of the 1980s, which is saying a great deal, for the flugelhornist is among the most consistent of all jazz musicians. The two ballads that open and close this set ("Blame It on My Youth" and "I'll Be Around") give Farmer an opportunity to display his warm and attractive sound (with fine support from pianist James Williams, bassist Rufus Reid and drummer Victor Lewis), while the other five pieces (Benny Carter's "Summer Serenade" and more obscure material) add the great tenor saxophonist (and so-so soprano player) Clifford Jordan to the group. It's an enjoyable and very successful outing.