Art Farmer Quintet at Boomers is a live album by Art Farmer recorded in New York in 1976 and originally released on the Japanese East Wind label.[1] A second volume of recordings was released in 2003 on the Test of Time label.[2] Clifford Jordan, who had played with Farmer in the Horace Silver quintet in the late 1950s and would appear on several of Farmer's albums in the 1980s, plays tenor saxophone.
| Art Farmer Quintet at Boomers | ||||
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | 1976 | |||
| Recorded | May 14–15, 1976 | |||
| Venue | Boomer's, NYC | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 45:51/49:00 | |||
| Label | East Wind EW-8042 | |||
| Producer | Kiyoshi Itoh & Yasohachi Itoh | |||
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Reception
edit| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [4] |
Scott Yanow of AllMusic states, "The group had not rehearsed beforehand but rehearsals were not really needed for these hard bop veterans".[3]
Track listing
editVolume One:
- "Barbados" (Charlie Parker) – 13:01
- "I Remember Clifford" (Benny Golson) – 10:55
- "'Round About Midnight" (Thelonious Monk) – 13:20
- "Will You Still Be Mine" (Matt Dennis, Tom Adair) – 8:30
Volume Two:
- "Fantasy in "D"" (Cedar Walton) – 11:47
- "Manhã de Carnaval" (Luiz Bonfá, Antônio Maria) – 12:07
- "Blues for Amos" (Sam Jones) – 13:54
- "What's New?" (Johnny Burke, Bob Haggart) – 11:12
Personnel
edit- Art Farmer – flugelhorn
- Clifford Jordan – tenor saxophone
- Cedar Walton – piano
- Sam Jones – bass
- Billy Higgins – drums
References
edit- ^ Ziegler, F., East Wind discography accessed August 5, 2014
- ^ Dryden, K., AllMusic – At Boomer's, Vol. 2 review accessed August 5, 2014
- ^ a b Yanow, S., AllMusic – At Boomer's, Vol. 1 review accessed August 5, 2014
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 76. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.