Art Farmer - Silk Road

Styles: Trumpet Jazz
Year: 1997
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 55:19
Size: 126,9 MB
Art: Front

(6:36)  1. Tonk
(8:22)  2. Ancient Evening
(5:34)  3. Stardust
(7:30)  4. Dance Of The One
(5:48)  5. Silk Road (Dedicated to D. Brown)
(6:57)  6. Flashback
(7:48)  7. I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart
(6:41)  8. Coming Home

Art Farmer has long been one of the most consistent of all brassmen. Playing the flumpet (which is a cross between a trumpet and a flugelhorn), Farmer is heard throughout this 1996 set in top form. He utilizes two complementary young tenor saxophonists (Ron Blake and Don Braden), a skilled pianist-arranger (Geoff Keezer), bassist Kenny Davis, and drummer Carl Allen. The repertoire consists of an original apiece by Farmer, Braden, and Davis, two by Keezer, Ray Bryant's memorable "Tonk," Duke Ellington's "I Let a Song Go out of My Heart," and a slightly altered rendition of "Stardust." 

While his sidemen play quite well, the warm-toned and swinging Farmer is consistently the main star, and at age 68 he proves to still be in his prime. ~ Scott Yanow  http://www.allmusic.com/album/silk-road-mw0000058233

Personnel:  Art Farmer – trumpet/flugelhorn;  Ron Blake – soprano tenor saxes;  Don Braden – soprano tenor saxes;  Geoff Keezer – piano;  Kenny Davis – bass;  Carl Allen - drums

Silk Road

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