cohens2 Posted January 9, 2018 Report Share Posted January 9, 2018 A new website dedicated to trumpeter, flugelhornist, flumpeter Art Farmer has just been launched: http://artfarmer.org. It contains biographical information, a complete discography covering a 50-year recording career, album covers, photos, memorabilia, memories of musician colleagues and others and an extensive bibliography. Please check it out. 2018 will bring the 90th anniversary of Farmer's birth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gould Posted January 9, 2018 Report Share Posted January 9, 2018 A very worthy endeavor and nicely done. And now I'm on the hunt for some Japanese Jazztet releases I had no idea existed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjzee Posted January 9, 2018 Report Share Posted January 9, 2018 Thanks for posting this. Farmer was always one of my favorites. That tone! I had the pleasure of seeing him in concert at Columbia University late in his career (1993?). I’ll find the discography very useful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted January 9, 2018 Report Share Posted January 9, 2018 I think the only time I caught Art Farmer was as part of a Dizzy Gillespie Legacy/Reunion Big Band. Always been a fan since the early Wardell Gray recordings. Thanks for this link. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlhoots Posted January 9, 2018 Report Share Posted January 9, 2018 Modern Art I had lunch with him & Jim Hall a "million" years ago in New York. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cohens2 Posted January 9, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2018 (edited) Super Bad, Would you like to contribute your memories of the interaction to the website? Edited January 9, 2018 by cohens2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyril Posted January 9, 2018 Report Share Posted January 9, 2018 Thanks for posting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlhoots Posted January 9, 2018 Report Share Posted January 9, 2018 3 hours ago, cohens2 said: Super Bad, Would you like to contribute your memories of the interaction to the website? It's too long ago to provide anything of great interest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Kart Posted January 9, 2018 Report Share Posted January 9, 2018 I heard him with several editions of the Jazztet several times (including when that band was brand new) and later on at the Brown Shoe on Wells St. in Chicago with his quartet with Steve Kuhn, Pete LaRoca, and (I think) Steve Swallow -- the group that made the "Sing To Me Softly of the Blues" (Atlantic). IIRC, the rhythm section was very interactive (think Joe Henderson's "Basra") , and Art (on flugelhorn throughout I think) was in fine form. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulpope Posted January 9, 2018 Report Share Posted January 9, 2018 6 hours ago, cohens2 said: A new website dedicated to trumpeter, flugelhornist, flumpeter Art Farmer has just been launched: http://artfarmer.org. It contains biographical information, a complete discography covering a 50-year recording career, album covers, photos, memorabilia, memories of musician colleagues and others and an extensive bibliography. Please check it out. 2018 will bring the 90th anniversary of Farmer's birth. Art Farmer was a great musician - thnx for sharing .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyril Posted January 9, 2018 Report Share Posted January 9, 2018 2 hours ago, soulpope said: Art Farmer was a great musician - thnx for sharing .... And once a resident of Vienna.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gheorghe Posted January 10, 2018 Report Share Posted January 10, 2018 9 hours ago, Cyril said: And once a resident of Vienna.... Needless to say I heard him almost every time I could. He performed at least twice a year for several days at Jazzland and I was a regular. I was a youngster in the 70´s and spent most of my money buying records and going to Jazzland. Though I still was quite shy, I asked Art Farmer to sign "To Duke with Love" for me, which he did, asking me "what´s your name" so he even wrote it with a dedication for me ! Great site about him ! There are also famous Art Farmer Quotes. I might add another one. In his book "Worte zur Musik" , Frederick Gulda stated that when he played at Vanguard Art Farmer went up to him and said to him "get that edge off" . Indeed, it happens that people who were not born into jazz and have learned it out of classical music, sometimes are tending to stiff-collared phrases while improvising, it doesn´t "flow" the way it should. That´s what Art Farmer meant....... to get rid of that "edge" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulpope Posted January 10, 2018 Report Share Posted January 10, 2018 4 hours ago, Gheorghe said: Needless to say I heard him almost every time I could. He performed at least twice a year for several days at Jazzland and I was a regular. I was a youngster in the 70´s and spent most of my money buying records and going to Jazzland. Though I still was quite shy, I asked Art Farmer to sign "To Duke with Love" for me, which he did, asking me "what´s your name" so he even wrote it with a dedication for me ! Great site about him ! There are also famous Art Farmer Quotes. I might add another one. In his book "Worte zur Musik" , Frederick Gulda stated that when he played at Vanguard Art Farmer went up to him and said to him "get that edge off" . Indeed, it happens that people who were not born into jazz and have learned it out of classical music, sometimes are tending to stiff-collared phrases while improvising, it doesn´t "flow" the way it should. That´s what Art Farmer meant....... to get rid of that "edge" Those memories .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kh1958 Posted January 10, 2018 Report Share Posted January 10, 2018 I heard him live once, at Sweet Basil. He had Jerome Richardson on tenor sax. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stereojack Posted January 10, 2018 Report Share Posted January 10, 2018 (edited) Art Farmer is one of my all time favorite musicians. I first became aware of him when I saw his quartet with Jim Hall on TV in the early 60's, but the first time I saw him in person was when he was leading a great quintet with Jimmy Heath. I saw that group a couple of times, first when they had Albert Dailey on piano, and later when Cedar Walton was on board. Over the years I caught him a number times, usually leading a quartet. The last time, I think, was at the DeCordova Museum in the early 90's, as part of a memorable series of outdoor concerts that took place there. I remember it was a scalding hot summer day. Everyone, including the band, was sweltering, but the music was magnificent. Art was a true original. Edited January 10, 2018 by Stereojack punctuation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gould Posted January 10, 2018 Report Share Posted January 10, 2018 Thanks to this site, I've landed a copy of Voices All, a Japan release - maybe the earliest of the reconstituted Jazztet? With Cedar on piano and covering many of the best Golson compositions: https://www.discogs.com/Jazztet-Voices-All/release/4680988 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Friedman Posted January 10, 2018 Report Share Posted January 10, 2018 I saw Art Farmer a few times. Once with the Jazztet, and then much later with his Quintet at the (Colorado) Vail Jazz Party in 1996. My collection of Art's recordings is very extensive. He was a wonderful jazz musician. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulpope Posted January 10, 2018 Report Share Posted January 10, 2018 (edited) 2 hours ago, Dan Gould said: Thanks to this site, I've landed a copy of Voices All, a Japan release - maybe the earliest of the reconstituted Jazztet? With Cedar on piano and covering many of the best Golson compositions: https://www.discogs.com/Jazztet-Voices-All/release/4680988 Nice one - got this as Toshiba EMI vinyl from 1983 .... Edit : The session was recorded in 1982 and released as the following one in 1983 .... Edited January 10, 2018 by soulpope Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cohens2 Posted January 10, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2018 Some of you (Soulpope, Stereojack, Gheorghe) are offering recollections that would be great to include in the "memories" section of the new website. You can do this by going to the following link: http://artfarmer.org/contact/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyril Posted January 10, 2018 Report Share Posted January 10, 2018 I saw Art Farmer while he was touring with Rein de Graaff (once together with Charles McPherson). I was very young at that time.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjzee Posted January 16, 2018 Report Share Posted January 16, 2018 Listening now to this; has some great Art Farmer: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cohens2 Posted January 14, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2019 We are now posting when updates to the Art Farmer Discography are made. These, along with other topics of interest, can be found under NEWS at www.artfarmer.org. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjzee Posted January 14, 2019 Report Share Posted January 14, 2019 Would love to hear this: Date: November 7, 1998 Location: Grosses Festspielhaus, Salzburg, Austria Label: [television broadcast] Art Farmer All Star Quintet live in Salzburg Art Farmer (ldr), Art Farmer (flp), Johnny Griffin (ts), Tommy Flanagan (p), Peter Washington (b), Lewis Nash (d), Vanessa Rubin (v) a. I Mean You - 10:19(Thelonious Monk) b. If I Should Lose You - 11:35(Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin) c. Stardust - 8:12(Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish) d. Surrey with the Fringe on Top - 8:51(Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II) e. Caravan - 9:34(Duke Ellington, Juan Tizol, Irving Mills) f. Beyond The Bluebird - 6:29(Tommy Flanagan) g. Cup Bearers - 9:30(Tom McIntosh) h. All Blues - 9:49(Miles Davis) i. Lush Life(Billy Strayhorn) j. Blue 'n' Boogie - 7:12(Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli) k. inc Blue Monk - 5:29(Thelonious Monk) All titles unissued. Art Farmer (flp) on a, c-d, h-k; Johnny Griffin (ts) on a-b, d, h-k; Vanessa Rubin (v) on h-i. Solos: a - Art Farmer (flp); Johnny Griffin (ts); Tommy Flanagan (p); Peter Washington (b); Lewis Nash (d) 8-bar exchanges with Farmer and Griffin; Lewis Nash (d) b - Johnny Griffin (ts); Tommy Flanagan (p); Peter Washington (b); Johnny Griffin (ts) c - Art Farmer (flp); Tommy Flanagan (p); Art Farmer (flp) and cadenza d - Lewis Nash (d) intro; Johnny Griffin (ts); Art Farmer (flp); Tommy Flanagan (p); Lewis Nash (d) exchanges with Farmer and Griffin e - Tommy Flanagan (p) rubato intro; Tommy Flanagan (p) vamp; Tommy Flanagan (p); Peter Washington (b); Tommy Flanagan (p) 16- and 8-bar exchanges with Nash f - Tommy Flanagan (p) intro; Tommy Flanagan (p); Peter Washington (b); Tommy Flanagan (p) g - Tommy Flanagan (p) intro; Tommy Flanagan (p); Peter Washington (b); Tommy Flanagan (p) exchanges with Nash h - Tommy Flanagan (p) intro in 3/4; Vanessa Rubin (v) in 3/4; Johnny Griffin (ts) in 3/4; Art Farmer (flp) in 3/4; Vanessa Rubin (v) scatting and interpolates "Everyday I Have the Blues," "West Coast Blues" and "CC Rider" j - Art Farmer (flp); Johnny Griffin (ts); Tommy Flanagan (p); Lewis Nash (d) 12-bar (1 chorus) exchanges with Farmer and Griffin k - Art Farmer (flp) in progress at start; Peter Washington (b) Timings shown include applause. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez Posted January 15, 2019 Report Share Posted January 15, 2019 I saw him on central ave with Frank Morgan! i remember as it was happening being very aware i was seeing art farmer & frank morgan on central ave! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez Posted January 15, 2019 Report Share Posted January 15, 2019 so they didnt record together till the 80s but they definetly played togther back in the day on the ave is what i take it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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