Art Farmer - Something to Live For: The Music of Billy Strayhorn (1987)

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Title: Something to Live For: The Music of Billy Strayhorn
Year Of Release: 1987
Label: Contemporary [CCD-14029-2]
Genre: Jazz, Bop, Cool
Quality: FLAC (tracks + .cue,log,scans) | MP3/320 kbps
Total Time: 44:23
Total Size: 247 MB(+3%) | 105 MB(+3%)
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Tracklist

01. Isfahan (Ellington-Strayhorn) - 7:25
02. Bloodcount (Strayhorn) - 6:08
03. Johnny Come Lately (Strayhorn) - 5:39
04. Something to Live For (Strayhorn) - 6:07
05. Upper Manhattan Medical Group (Strayhorn) - 7:07
06. Raincheck (Strayhorn) - 6:45
07. Daydream (Strayhorn) - 5:12
Art Farmer - Something to Live For: The Music of Billy Strayhorn (1987)

personnel :

Art Farmer - flugelhorn
Clifford Jordan - tenor saxophone
James Williams - piano
Rufus Reid - bass
Marvin "Smitty" Smith - drums

This very logical set is a real gem. The lyrical flügelhornist Art Farmer and his quintet (which consists of tenor saxophonist Clifford Jordan, pianist James Williams, bassist Rufus Reid, and drummer Marvin "Smitty" Smith) interpret seven of Billy Strayhorn's compositions. Highlights include "Isfahan," "Johnny Come Lately," "Raincheck," and the title cut. Farmer brings the right combination of sensitivity, swing, respect for the melody, and creativity to these renditions and the results are quite memorable.~ Scott Yanow