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On August 21, 1928, Art Farmer was born in Council Bluffs, Iowa and raised in Phoenix, Arizona. He studied piano, violin and tuba before settling on cornet. He was a member of Lionel Hampton's Big Band in the 1950's, and later teamed up with Lester Young, Coleman Hawkins, Thelonious Monk and Art Blakey. During the height of the be-bop era, Farmer formed The Jazztet, a hard bop sextet considered one of the top five jazz groups of the `50s.

In 1968, Farmer moved to Vienna, Austria where he joined the Austrian Radio Orchestra. He returned to the United States to tour from time to time, and he continued to lead his own groups on a variety of jazz labels. His most recent recording was Silk Road on Arabesque Records. Jazz flugelhorn player and composer Art Farmer died on October 4th (1999) of cardiac arrest in New York.
-- Art Farmer: A Gentle Giant

Links

• Catalog: Art Farmer - Fantazy Records (old)
• Art Farmer - Downbeat.com
• AltaVista: Art Farmer Web Results
• buying info; Modern Art - Amazon.com

Discography (Not Completed)

Art Farmer Art Farmer Septet [+1] Mau Mau (Jones-Farmer) 5:15 Work of Art (Jones-Farmer) 5:46 The Little Bandmaster (Jones-Farmer) 4:06 Up in Quincy's Room (Gigi Gryce) 4:00 Wildwood (Gryce) 2:58 Evening in Paris (Quincy Jones) 2:41 Elephant Walk (Jones) 3:25 Tiajuana (Gryce) 2:49 When Your Lover Has Gone (Elner A.Swan) 5:10 Art Farmer,tp with 1-4: Jimmy Cleveland,tb; Cliff Solomon,ts; Oscar Estell,bs; Quincy Jones,p; Monk Montgomery,eb; Sonny Johnson,ds; Recorded Jul. 2, 1953, NYC / 5-8: Jimmy Cleveland,tb; Charlie Rouse,ts; Danny Bank,bs; Horace Silver,p; Percy Heath,b; Arthur Taylor,ds; Recorded in Jun. 7, 1954, NJ / 9: Barry Harris,p; Doug Watkins,b; Arthur Taylor,ds; Recorded in NJ; Aug. 3, 1956 / OJCCD-054-2 (Pres. 7031)

The Art Farmer Quintet When Farmer Met Gryce A Night at Tony's (Gryce) 5:06 Blue Concept (Gryce) 5:03 Stupendous, Lee (Gryce) 5:47 Deltitnu (Gryce) 4:18 Social Call (Gryce) 6:04 Capri (Gryce) 5:01 Blue Lights (Gryce) 5:19 The Infant's Song (Gryce) 5:15 1-4: Art Farmer,tp; Gigi Gryce,as; Horace Silver,p; Percy Heath,b; Kenny Clarke,ds; Recorded May. 19, 1954 / 5-8: Art Farmer,tp; Gigi Gryc,as; Freddie Redd,p; Addison Farmer,b; Arthur Taylor,ds; Recorded May. 26, 1955 / OJC-072 (Pres 7085)

Art Farmer and Donald Byrd Two Trumpets The Third (Byrd) 7:37 Contour (K.Drew) 7:35 When Your lover Has Gone (Einar A.Swan) 5:10 Dig (M.Davis) 14:26 'Round Midnight (Monk-Williams) 6:39 Art Farmer,tp; Donald Byrd,tp; Jackie McLean,as; Barry Harris,p; Doug Watkins,b; Art Taylor,ds; Recorded Aug. 3, 1956 / OJC-018 (Pres 7062)

Quincy Jones This is How I Feel About Jazz Walkin' (Carpenter) 10:44 A Sleepin' Bee (Arlen-Capote) 4:38 Sermonette (Adderley) 5:58 Stockholm Sweethin' (Q.Jones) 5:38 Evening in Paris (Q.Jones) 4:04 Boo's Blues (Q.Jones) 5:09 Herbie Mann,fl; Art Farmer,tp; Gene Quill,as; Lucky Thompson,ts; Jimmy Cleveland,tb; Jack Nimitzobs, Hank Jones,p; Charles Mingus,b; Harles Persip,ds; Brother Soul,vib; Zoot Sims,ts; Phil Woods,as; Bily Taylor,p; Bernie Glow, Ernie Royal, Joe Wilder,tb; Jerome Richardson,fl; Paul Chambers,b; Recorded Sep. 14, 1956 / Co. YW-8501-AB (ABC-149)

Art Farmer Farmer's Market With Prestige (K.Drew) 5:11 Ad-dis-un (K.Drew) 6:20 Farmer's Market (A.Farmer) 5:50 Reminiscing (G.Gryce) 4:55 By Myself (Arthur Schwartz) 7:01 Wailin' with Hank (H.Mobley) 7:14 Art Farmer,tp; Hank Mobley,ts(1-3,6); Kenny Drew,p; Addison Farmer,b; Elvin Jones,ds; Recorded on November 23, 1956 / V. SMJ-6546 (1977) (Pres. 8203)

Clif Craft / Cliff Jordan Clif Craft Laconia (Jordan) 7:04 Spul-Lo Blues (Jordan) 8:28 Cliff Craft (Jordan) 6:28 Confirmation (Parker) 7:32 Sophiscated Lady (Ellington) 6:43 Anthoropology (Gillespie-Parker) 7:03 Art Farmer,tp; Cliff Jordan,ts; Sonny Clark,p; George Tucker,b; Louis Hayes,ds / Produced by Alfred Lion, Recording Enginer: Rudy Van Gelder, Recorded at the Van Gelder Studio, NJ, on Nov. 10, 1957, Cover Photo by Francis Wolff, Cover design by Reid Miles / To. TOCJ-1582 (BN.)

Gene Ammons All Stars Funky Funky (Burrell) 8:56 Pint Size (Mundy) 12:20 Stella by Starlight (Washington-Young) 8:52 King Size (Mundy) 9:16 Gene Ammons,ts; Art Farmer,tp; Jackie McLean,as; Kenny Burrell,g; Mal Waldron,p; Doug Watkins,b; Arthur Taylor,ds. Recorded in NYC, Jan. 11, 1957 / Pres 7083

Hank Mobley Hank Mobley Quintet Funk in Deep Freeze (Mobley) Wham And They're Off (Mobley) Fin de L'Affare (Mobley) Startin' From Scratch (Mobley) Stella, Wise (Mobley) Base On Balls (Mobley) Art Farmer,tp; Hank Mobley,ts; Horace Silver,p; Doug Watkins,b; Art Blakey,ds. Recorded Mar. 9, 1957 / To. BLP-1550 (BN.)

Curtis Fuller Vol.3 Little Messenger (Fuller) Quantrale (Fuller) Jeanie (Fuller) Carvon (Fuller) Two Quarters of A Mile (Fuller) It's Too Late Now (Lane-Lerner) Art Farmer,tp; Curtis Fuller,tb; Sonny Clark,p; George Tucker,b; Louis Hayes,ds Rec Dec. 1, 1557 / To.BLP-1583 (BN.)

Sonny Clark Cool Struttin'[+2] Cool Struttin' (S.Clark) 9:23 Blue Minor (S.Clark) 10:18 Sippin' at Bells (M.Davis) 8:18 Deep Night (Henderson/Valle) 9:34 Royal Flash (S.Clark) 9:01* Lover (Rodgers/Hart) 7:02* Art Farmer,tp; Jackie McLean,as; Sonny Clark,p; Paul Chambers,b; Philly Joe Jones,ds; Recorded NYC, Jan. 5, 1958 / K. GXF-3004 (BN. 81588)

Horace Silver Further Explorations The Outlaw Melancholy Mood Pyramid Moon Rays Safari Ill Wind Art Farmer,tp; Cliff Jordan,ts; Horace Silver,p; Teddy Kotick,b; Louis Hayes,ds Rec Jan. 13, 1958 / To. BLP-1589 (BN.)

Art Farmer Modern Art Mox Nix (Farmer) 4:41 Fair Weather (Golson) 5:45 Darn That Dream (De Lange-Van Heusen) 4:00 The Touch of Your Lips (Ray Noble) 4:57 Jubilation (Junior Mance) 4:17 Like Someone in Love (Burke-Van Heusen) 5:58 I Love You (Cole Porter) 7:03 Cold Breeze (Wade Legge) 3:56 Art Farmer,tp; Benny Golson,ts; Bill Evans,p; Addison Farmer,b; Dave Bailey,ds; Recorded NYC, Sep. 10, 11, 14, 1958 / K.LAX-3111 (UA.)

Art Farmer and Benny Golson Meet the Jazztet Selenata (Anderson-Parrish) 3:29 It Ain't Necessarily So (Gershwin) 4:27 Avalon (Rose, DeStylva, Jolson) 3:27 I Remember Clifford (B.Golson) 3:08 Blues March (B.Golson) 5:16 It's All Right with Me (C.Porter) 3:52 Park Avenue Petite (B.Golson) 3:32 Mox Nix (A.Farmer) 4:00 Easy Living (Robin, Ranger) 3:32 Killer Joe (B.Golson) 3:52 Art Farmer,tp; Benny Golson,ts; Curtis Fuller,tb; McCoy Tyner,p; Addison Farmer,b; Lex Humphries,ds; Recieded Feb. 6, 9, 10, 1960 / V. MJ-1001 (Cadet LP664)

Art Farmer Art So beats my heart for you Goodbye Old Girls Who Cares Out of the Past Younger Than Springtime The Best Thing For You Is Me I'm A Fool To What You That Ole Devil Called Love Art Farmer,tp; Tommy Flanagan,p; Tommy Williams,b; Albert Heath,ds / Sep. 21-23, 1960 / V. MJ-1003 (Cadet)

Gerry Mulligan Night Lights Night lights Morning of the carnival from "Black Orpheus" Wee small hours Prelude in E minor Festve minor Tell me when Gerry Mulligan,bs; Art Farmer,tp,fh; Bob Brookmeyer,tb; Jim Hall,g; Bill Crow,b; Dave Bailey,ds; Recorded Sep.1963, NYC / Ph. EVER-1014 (Mer.)

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