Early Art

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Early Art
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Studio album by
Released1962
RecordedJanuary 20 & November 9, 1954
Studio Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey
Genre Jazz
Length41:52
Label New Jazz
NJLP 8258
Producer Bob Weinstock
Art Farmer chronology
The Art Farmer Septet
(1953)
Early Art
(1962)
When Farmer Met Gryce
(1955)

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]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Down Beat
(Original Lp release)
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In his review for Allmusic, Scott Yanow said "the music is quite enjoyable and a must for 1950s bop collectors". [3]

Track listing

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

  1. "Confab in Tempo" - 3:54
  2. "I'll Take Romance" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Ben Oakland) - 4:57
  3. "Wisteria" - 4:32
  4. "Autumn Nocturne" (Kim Gannon, Josef Myrow) - 4:05
  5. "Soft Shoe" - 4:59
  6. "I've Never Been in Love Before" (Frank Loesser) - 3:49
  7. "I'll Walk Alone" (Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn) - 3:55
  8. "Gone With the Wind" (Herbert Magidson, Allie Wrubel) - 4:07
  9. "Alone Together" (Arthur Schwartz, Howard Dietz) - 3:59
  10. "Pre Amp" - 3:35

Personnel

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References

  1. Art Farmer discography accessed July 27, 2014
  2. Down Beat: March 1, 1962 vol. 29, no. 5
  3. 1 2 3 Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed July 27, 2014
  4. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 76. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.