Art Farmer • Farmer's Market

 

Born on Aug. 21, 1928, in Iowa, Farmer was raised in Phoenix, Arizona along with his twin brother Addison. They moved to Los Angeles in 1945 and during the late '40s, Farmer worked with the West Coast based bands of Jay McShann, Johnny Otis, Roy Porter and Benny Carter. He also worked with Wardell Gray and in 1952-'53 he went to Europe on the same Lionel Hampton tour as Clifford Brown, Gigi Gryce and Quincy Jones. Upon his return he decided to settle in New York City and shortly thereafter, he worked with Gryce (1954-'56), Horace Silver (1956-'58) and Gerry Mulligan (1958-'59).

Then, in 1959, he became a co-leader of the Jazztet with Benny Golson, a group that remained together from 1959-'62 and was revived in the early '80s. The Jazztet possibly enjoyed less success than it deserved. The unique combination of Farmer's improvisational talent and leadership combined with Benny Golson's gift for composition and arrangement produced a number of world-class recordings. Apart from Golson, the Jazztet included a young McCoy Tyner and trombonist Curtis Fuller.

Following the first Jazztet, Farmer worked in a quartet format with Jim Hall, which lasted until 1964. In musical terms Farmer's trademarks have always been; carefully built melodic statements, beautifully proportioned solos and a rich and mellow sound. Since the early 60-s Farmer has played the flugelhorn as his primary instrument which has only enhanced the mellowness of his tone. He travelled to Europe in the mid '60s for solo tours and worked with Jimmy Heath at home, before taking a job with the Austrian Radio Orchestra in 1968.

Since then he has toured around the world, often returning home for club dates and recordings. In the 80s he recorded 3 fine albums for Contemporary, Clifford Jordan plays sax on all three. In recent years he has taken up the flumpet, a hybrid blending qualities of the trumpet and flugelhorn.
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Nacido el 21 de agosto de 1928 en Iowa, Farmer se crió en Phoenix, Arizona, junto con su hermano gemelo Addison. Se trasladaron a Los Ángeles en 1945 y, a finales de los años 40, Farmer trabajó con las bandas de la Costa Oeste de Jay McShann, Johnny Otis, Roy Porter y Benny Carter. También trabajó con Wardell Gray y en 1952-53 fue a Europa en la misma gira de Lionel Hampton que Clifford Brown, Gigi Gryce y Quincy Jones. A su regreso, decidió instalarse en Nueva York y, poco después, trabajó con Gryce (1954-'56), Horace Silver (1956-'58) y Gerry Mulligan (1958-'59).

Luego, en 1959, se convirtió en colíder del Jazztet con Benny Golson, un grupo que permaneció unido desde 1959-'62 y que se recuperó a principios de los 80. El Jazztet posiblemente tuvo menos éxito del que merecía. La combinación única del talento para la improvisación y el liderazgo de Farmer, junto con el don de Benny Golson para la composición y los arreglos, produjo una serie de grabaciones de primera clase. Además de Golson, el Jazztet incluía a un joven McCoy Tyner y al trombonista Curtis Fuller.

Tras el primer Jazztet, Farmer trabajó en formato de cuarteto con Jim Hall, que duró hasta 1964. Desde el punto de vista musical, las marcas de Farmer siempre han sido: declaraciones melódicas cuidadosamente construidas, solos bellamente proporcionados y un sonido rico y suave. Desde principios de los años 60, Farmer ha tocado el flugelhorn como su instrumento principal, lo que no ha hecho más que aumentar la suavidad de su tono. A mediados de los 60 viajó a Europa para hacer giras en solitario y trabajó con Jimmy Heath en su país, antes de aceptar un trabajo en la Orquesta de la Radio Austriaca en 1968.

Desde entonces, ha realizado giras por todo el mundo, volviendo a menudo a su país para participar en clubes y grabaciones. En los años 80 grabó tres excelentes álbumes para Contemporary, en los que Clifford Jordan toca el saxo. En los últimos años se ha dedicado a tocar la flumpet, un híbrido que combina las cualidades de la trompeta y el flugelhorn.
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Tracklist:
01 - With Prestige
02 - Ad-Dis-Un
03 - Farmer's Market
04 - Reminiscing
05 - By Myself
06 - Wailin' With Hank


Credits:
Art Farmer - trumpet
Hank Mobley - tenor saxophone (except #4 and 5)
Kenny Drew - piano
Addison Farmer - bass
Elvin Jones - drums

1956

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