Early Art
| Early Art | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1962 | |||
| Recorded | January 20 & November 9, 1954 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 41:52 | |||
| Label | New Jazz NJLP 8258 | |||
| Producer | Bob Weinstock | |||
| Art Farmer chronology | ||||
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Early Art is an album by trumpeter Art Farmer featuring two sessions recorded in 1954 which was originally released on LP on the New Jazz label in the early 1960s.[1]
Reception[edit]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Down Beat (Original Lp release) |    [2] |
| Allmusic | [3] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [4] |
In his review for Allmusic, Scott Yanow said "the music is quite enjoyable and a must for 1950s bop collectors".[3]
Track listing[edit]
The programming differs from what is listed, with "Soft Shoe" (which should have been the opener) actually appearing fifth and the songs listed as appearing second through fifth moving up to first through fourth.[3] All compositions by Art Farmer except as indicated
- "Confab in Tempo" - 3:54
- "I'll Take Romance" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Ben Oakland) - 4:57
- "Wisteria" - 4:32
- "Autumn Nocturne" (Kim Gannon, Josef Myrow) - 4:05
- "Soft Shoe" - 4:59
- "I've Never Been in Love Before" (Frank Loesser) - 3:49
- "I'll Walk Alone" (Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn) - 3:55
- "Gone With the Wind" (Herbert Magidson, Allie Wrubel) - 4:07
- "Alone Together" (Arthur Schwartz, Howard Dietz) - 3:59
- "Pre Amp" - 3:35
- Recorded at Van Gelder Studio in Hackensack, New Jersey on January 20 (tracks 1-3, 5) and November 9 (tracks 4, 6-10), 1954
Personnel[edit]
- Art Farmer – trumpet
- Sonny Rollins - tenor saxophone (tracks 1-2, 5)
- Horace Silver (tracks 1-3, 5), Wynton Kelly (tracks 4, 6-10) - piano
- Percy Heath (tracks 1-3, 5), Addison Farmer (tracks 4, 6-10) – bass
- Kenny Clarke (tracks 1-3, 5), Herbie Lovelle (tracks 4, 6-10) – drums
References[edit]
- ^ Art Farmer discography accessed July 27, 2014
- ^ Down Beat: March 1, 1962 vol. 29, no. 5
- ^ a b c Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed July 27, 2014
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 76. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
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