When Farmer Met Gryce
| When Farmer Met Gryce | |||||
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| Studio album by Art Farmer and Gigi Gryce | |||||
| Released | 1955 | ||||
| Recorded |
May 19, 1954 and May 26, 1955 Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey | ||||
| Genre | Jazz | ||||
| Length | 41:46 | ||||
| Label |
Prestige P 7085 | ||||
| Producer | Bob Weinstock | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [2] |
When Farmer Met Gryce is an album by trumpeter Art Farmer and saxophonist Gigi Gryce, featuring performances recorded in 1954 and 1955 and released on the Prestige label.[3]
Reception
The Allmusic review stated that "all eight numbers will easily be enjoyed by straight-ahead jazz fans".[1] The Penguin Guide to Jazz gave it a 3½-star review, preferring the co-leaders' later album, Art Farmer Quintet featuring Gigi Gryce.[4]
Track listing
All compositions by Gigi Gryce except as indicated
- "A Night at Tony's" – 5:06
- "Blue Concept" – 4:56
- "Stupendous-Lee" (Art Farmer) – 5:47
- "Deltitnu" – 4:18
- "Social Call" – 6:04
- "Capri" – 5:01
- "Blue Lights" – 5:19
- "The Infant's Song" (Farmer) – 5:15
- Recorded at Van Gelder Studio in Hackensack, New Jersey on May 19, 1954 (tracks 1–4) and May 26, 1955 (tracks 5–8)
Personnel
- Art Farmer – trumpet
- Gigi Gryce – alto saxophone
- Horace Silver (tracks 1–4), Freddie Redd (tracks 5–8) – piano
- Percy Heath (tracks 1–4), Addison Farmer (tracks 5–8) – bass
- Kenny Clarke (tracks 1–4), Art Taylor (tracks 5-8) – drums
References
- 1 2 Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed June 14, 2012
- ↑ Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 90. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ↑ Art Farmer discography accessed June 14, 2012
- ↑ Cook, Richard & Morton, Brian (2008) The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings, p. 469. Penguin.
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