Listen to Art Farmer and the Orchestra
Listen to Art Farmer and the Orchestra is an album by trumpeter Art Farmer featuring performances recorded in 1962 and originally released on the Mercury label.[4]
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| Released | 1963 | |||
| Recorded | August 10 and September 5 & 20, 1962 Webster Hall, New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 34:33 | |||
| Label | Mercury MG 20766 | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Down Beat (Original LP release) |  [1] |
| Allmusic |  [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide |  [3] |
Reception
The Allmusic review stated "Oliver Nelson's arrangements provide great backdrops for the leader, as do the mix of dependable studio musicians and outstanding jazzmen assembled for the three sessions".[2]
Track listing
- "Street of Dreams" (Sam M. Lewis, Victor Young) - 4:18
- "Rain Check" (Billy Strayhorn) - 3:40
- "Rue Prevail" (Art Farmer) - 4:08
- "The Sweetest Sounds" (Richard Rodgers) - 4:38
- "My Romance" (Lorenz Hart, Rodgers) - 4:57
- "Fly Me to the Moon" (Bart Howard) - 2:53
- "Naima" (John Coltrane) - 5:21
- "Ruby" (Mitchell Parish, Heinz Roemheld) - 4:38
- Recorded at Webster Hall in New York City on August 10 (track 5), September 5 (tracks 1-3) and September 20 (tracks 4 & 6-8), 1962
Personnel
- Art Farmer - flugelhorn
- Ray Copeland, Rolf Ericson, Bernie Glow, Ernie Royal, Paul Serrano, Clark Terry, Snooky Young - trumpet
- Jimmy Cleveland, Urbie Green, Tommy Mitchell - trombone
- Paul Faulise, Tony Studd - bass trombone
- Ray Alonge, Jim Buffington, Bob Northern - French horn
- Danny Bank, Ray Beckenstein, Phil Bodner, Walt Levinsky, Romeo Penque, Stan Webb, Phil Woods - reeds
- Tommy Flanagan - piano
- Barry Galbraith, Jim Hall - guitar
- George Duvivier - bass
- Charlie Persip - drums
- Ray Barretto, Willie Rodriguez - percussion
- Oliver Nelson - arranger, conductor
References
- Down Beat: March 14, 1963 Vol. 30, No.7
- Dryden, K. Allmusic Review accessed June 19, 2012
- Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 76. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- Art Farmer discography accessed June 19, 2012
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