Art Farmer Quintet - Plays The Great Jazz Hits

Styles: Trumpet Jazz
Year: 1967
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 45:07
Size: 104,8 MB
Art: Front

(4:35)  1. Song For My Father
(5:27)  2. Round Midnight
(3:58)  3. Sidewinder
(4:47)  4. Moanin'
(3:59)  5. Watermelon Man
(3:13)  6. Mercy, Mercy, Mercy
(5:38)  7. I Remember Clifford
(3:38)  8. Take Five
(5:27)  9. Gemini
(4:20) 10. The In Crowd

Really great work from Art Farmer one of a handful of records from the mid 60s that have the trumpeter picking up a slightly sharper edge than before a nice contrast to some of his more spacious albums on labels like Argo or Atlantic! The vibe here is almost a small group take on the Jazztet sound that Art created with Benny Golson but a bit more organic overall, thanks to a tight rhythm trio that features Cedar Walton on piano, Walter Booker on bass, and Jimmy Roker on drums who almost give the record a Prestige Records sort of vibe. 

The great Jimmy Heath plays sublime tenor in the lead and turns out to be a perfect partner for Art, helping hit a different sound than his material with Golson and although the tunes are mostly the jazz hits promised in the title, they get some really fresh readings here – as the pair make magic on tunes that include "Take Five", "I Remember Clifford", "Watermelon Man", "Song For My Father", "Sidewinder", "Moanin", and "Gemini". © 1996-2016, Dusty Groove, Inc. https://www.dustygroove.com/item/711481

Personnel:  Art Farmer - flugelhorn, trumpet;  Jimmy Heath - tenor saxophone;  Cedar Walton – piano;  Walter Booker – bass;  Mickey Roker – drums.

Plays The Great Jazz Hits

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