Live at the Half-Note

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Live at the Half-Note
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Live album by
Art Farmer Quartet featuring Jim Hall
Released1964
RecordedDecember 5, 6 & 7, 1963
Venue Half Note Club, New York City
Genre Jazz
Length37:26
Label Atlantic
SD 1421
Producer Arif Mardin
Art Farmer chronology
Interaction
(1962)
Live at the Half-Note
(1964)
To Sweden with Love
(1964)
Jim Hall chronology
Interaction
(1962)
Live at the Half-Note
(1963)
To Sweden with Love
(1964)

Live at the Half-Note is an album by Art Farmer's Quartet featuring guitarist Jim Hall recorded in 1963 at the Half Note Club and released on the Atlantic label. [1]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states, "Hall was a perfect musical partner for Farmer since both musicians have mellow sounds and thoughtful improvising styles that are more complex than expected". [2]

Track listing

  1. "Stompin' at the Savoy" (Benny Goodman, Andy Razaf, Edgar Sampson, Chick Webb) - 12:27
  2. "Swing Spring" (Miles Davis) - 5:51
  3. "What's New?" (Johnny Burke, Bob Haggart) - 4:24
  4. "I Want to Be Happy" (Irving Caesar, Vincent Youmans) - 9:41
  5. "I'm Gettin' Sentimental Over You" (George Bassman, Ned Washington) - 5:03

Personnel

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References

  1. Art Farmer discography accessed June 20, 2012
  2. 1 2 Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed June 20, 2012