Art Farmer "When Farmer Met Gryce"

Art Farmer

"When Farmer Met Gryce"

(Prestige/OJC, 1994)

Catalog # OJCCD 072-2

Personnel & Tracklisting :

Art Farmer - Trumpet

Gigi Gryce - Alto Sax

Horace Silver - Piano

Percy Heath - Bass

Kenny Clarke - Drums

Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, May 19, 1954

574 A Night At Toni's

575 Blue Concept

576 Deltitnu

577 Stupendous-Lee

Art Farmer - Trumpet

Gigi Gryce - Alto Sax

Freddie Redd - Piano

Addison Farmer - Bass

Art Taylor - Drums

Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, May 26, 1955

741 Blue Lights

742 Capri

743 The Infant's Song

744 Social Call

** Reissue of Prestige PRLP 7085.

Review :

When Farmer Met Gryce features trumpeter Art Farmer, altoist Gigi Gryce and two rhythm sections with either Horace Silver or Freddie Redd on piano, Percy Heath or Addison Farmer on bass, and Kenny Clarke or Art Taylor on drums. The early hard bop music is highlighted by "Social Call" (one of Gryce's best-known compositions), "Capri," "A Night at Tony's" and "Blue Concept" but all eight numbers will easily be enjoyed by straight-ahead jazz fans.

by Scott Yanow (AMG)

By Rob