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Released | 1961 | |||
Recorded | September 21, 22 & 23, 1960 Nola Penthouse Studio, New York City | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 39:02 | |||
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Argo LP-678 | |||
Producer | Kay Norton | |||
Art Farmer chronology | ||||
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Art is an album by trumpeter Art Farmer, featuring performances recorded in 1960 and originally released on the Argo label. [1]: 18 Farmer stated in 1995 that the album, which consists mainly of ballads, was his favorite.
Farmer was co-founder and co-leader of the Jazztet, which had recorded two albums for Argo, including Big City Sounds on September 16, 19, and 20, 1960. [1]: 6, 18 Two of the members of that sextet – bassist Tommy Williams, and drummer Albert Heath – were retained by Farmer for his recording as leader, and pianist Tommy Flanagan was added, completing the quartet. [1]: 6
The album was recorded immediately after the Big City Sounds sessions – on September 21–23, 1960. [1]: 6 The band did not rehearse the music before recording it. [2]
The music chosen had an "emphasis on less frequently played ballads." [1]: 6 "So Beats My Heart for You" features two solos by Williams. [1]: 6–7 "Goodbye, Old Girl", from the musical Damn Yankees, is played with a "mood of rueful farewell". [1]: 7 The Gershwins' " Who Cares?" and Irving Berlin's " The Best Thing for You (Would Be Me)" are up-tempo numbers. [1]: 7 Benny Golson's "Out of the Past" was intended to sound like a standard, and was first recorded in 1957. [1]: 7 The playing on " Younger Than Springtime" is "impressionistic" and "reflective". [1]: 7 " I'm a Fool to Want You" was described by Nat Hentoff in the original liner notes as "the essence of jazz lyricism – intimacy without self-pity". [1]: 7 "That Ole Devil Called Love" has solos from Farmer and Williams. [1]: 7
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Allmusic review stated "This series of studio sessions from 1960 [...] find the trumpeter in great form". [3] The Penguin Guide to Jazz described the album as "close to perfect, [...] measured, unflashy but deeply felt". [4]
Speaking in 1995, Farmer stated that Art was his favorite album: "Sometimes things gel, and sometimes things that should gel don't, and nobody can really anticipate it. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't work. In this case, it worked." [2]
Art | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1961 | |||
Recorded | September 21, 22 & 23, 1960 Nola Penthouse Studio, New York City | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 39:02 | |||
Label |
Argo LP-678 | |||
Producer | Kay Norton | |||
Art Farmer chronology | ||||
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Art is an album by trumpeter Art Farmer, featuring performances recorded in 1960 and originally released on the Argo label. [1]: 18 Farmer stated in 1995 that the album, which consists mainly of ballads, was his favorite.
Farmer was co-founder and co-leader of the Jazztet, which had recorded two albums for Argo, including Big City Sounds on September 16, 19, and 20, 1960. [1]: 6, 18 Two of the members of that sextet – bassist Tommy Williams, and drummer Albert Heath – were retained by Farmer for his recording as leader, and pianist Tommy Flanagan was added, completing the quartet. [1]: 6
The album was recorded immediately after the Big City Sounds sessions – on September 21–23, 1960. [1]: 6 The band did not rehearse the music before recording it. [2]
The music chosen had an "emphasis on less frequently played ballads." [1]: 6 "So Beats My Heart for You" features two solos by Williams. [1]: 6–7 "Goodbye, Old Girl", from the musical Damn Yankees, is played with a "mood of rueful farewell". [1]: 7 The Gershwins' " Who Cares?" and Irving Berlin's " The Best Thing for You (Would Be Me)" are up-tempo numbers. [1]: 7 Benny Golson's "Out of the Past" was intended to sound like a standard, and was first recorded in 1957. [1]: 7 The playing on " Younger Than Springtime" is "impressionistic" and "reflective". [1]: 7 " I'm a Fool to Want You" was described by Nat Hentoff in the original liner notes as "the essence of jazz lyricism – intimacy without self-pity". [1]: 7 "That Ole Devil Called Love" has solos from Farmer and Williams. [1]: 7
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Allmusic review stated "This series of studio sessions from 1960 [...] find the trumpeter in great form". [3] The Penguin Guide to Jazz described the album as "close to perfect, [...] measured, unflashy but deeply felt". [4]
Speaking in 1995, Farmer stated that Art was his favorite album: "Sometimes things gel, and sometimes things that should gel don't, and nobody can really anticipate it. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't work. In this case, it worked." [2]