Art Farmer
Largely overlooked during his formative years, Art Farmer's consistently inventive playing was more greatly appreciated as he continued to develop. Along with Clark Terry, Farmer helped to popularize the flügelhorn among brass players. His lyricism gave his bop-oriented style its own personality. Farmer studied piano, violin, and tuba before settling on trumpet. He worked in Los Angeles from 1945 on, performing regularly on Central Avenue and spending time in the bands of Johnny Otis, Jay McShann, Roy Porter, Benny Carter, and Gerald Wilson among others; some of the groups also included his twin brother, bassist Addison Farmer (1928-1963). After playing with Wardell Gray (1951-1952) and touring Europe with Lionel Hampton's big band (1953), Farmer moved to New York and worked with Gigi Gryce (1954-1956), Horace Silver's Quintet (1956-1958), and the Gerry Mulligan Quartet (1958-1959). Farmer, who made many recordings in the latter half of the '50s (including with Quincy Jones and George Russell and on some jam-session dates for Prestige) co-led the Jazztet with Benny Golson (1959-1962) and then had a group with Jim Hall (1962-1964). He moved to Vienna in 1968 where he joined the Austrian Radio Orchestra, worked with the Kenny Clarke-Francy Boland Big Band and toured with his own units. Starting in the '80s, Farmer visited the U.S. more often and remained greatly in demand up until his death on October 4, 1999. Farmer recorded many sessions as a leader throughout the years for Prestige, Contemporary, United Artists, Argo, Mercury, Atlantic, Columbia, CTI, Soul Note, Optimism, Concord, Enja, and Sweet Basil.
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Something To Live For - The Music Of Billy Strayhorn
Jazz - Released by Fantasy Records on Jan 1, 1987
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Something To Live For: The Music Of Billy Strayhorn
Jazz - Released by Contemporary Records on Jan 1, 1987
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Farmers Market [Rudy Van Gelder edition]
Jazz - Released by Prestige on Jan 1, 1956
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What Happens?... Art Farmer Phil Woods Together
Contemporary Jazz - Released by CAM JAZZ on Oct 2, 2000
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With The Swedish All Stars Vol. 2 (Remastered)
Jazz - Released by WM Sweden on Sep 2, 2013
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The Aztec Suite (Remastered 2007)
Jazz - Released by CAPITOL CATALOG MKT (C92) on Jan 1, 1959
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Killer Joe (Mix 1)
Contemporary Jazz - Released by Arkadia Records on Jan 26, 2024
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My Funny Valentine (Trumpet lead)
Contemporary Jazz - Released by Arkadia Records on Jul 7, 2023
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Listen To Art Farmer And The Orchestra
Jazz - Released by Verve Reissues on Jan 1, 1962
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Baroque Sketches
Art Farmer, The Baroque Orchestra
Jazz - Released by Columbia - Legacy on Jun 10, 2016
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Art Farmer Quintet (Live at Jazzland)
Bebop - Released by Koch Jazz on May 1, 2000
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My Mood and my Selections
Jazz - Released by Beat Machine Records on Oct 10, 2020
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Out of the Past (Snapshot - theme)
Benny Golson, Art Farmer, Curtis Fuller
Jazz - Released by Arkadia Records on Mar 1, 2024
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Killer Joe (Snapshot - theme)
Contemporary Jazz - Released by Arkadia Records on Feb 9, 2024
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Blue Walk (Snapshot - theme)
Benny Golson, Art Farmer, Curtis Fuller
Contemporary Jazz - Released by Arkadia Records on Jan 19, 2024
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