Gentle Eyes is an album by Art Farmer recorded in Austria in 1972 and originally released on the Mainstream label.[1]

Gentle Eyes
Studio album by
Released1972
Recorded1972
Vienna, Austria
GenreJazz
Length48:49
LabelMainstream
MRL 371
ProducerBob Shad
Art Farmer chronology
Homecoming
(1971)
Gentle Eyes
(1972)
A Sleeping Bee
(1974)

Reception

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Professional ratings
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SourceRating
Allmusic     [2]

Scott Yanow of Allmusic states, "this sleepy affair with a European string section is unremittingly dull... the arrangements for the 15 strings, five horns and rhythm section are quite boring. There are many rewarding Art Farmer dates currently available, so skip this misfire".[2]

Track listing

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  1. "A Time for Love" (Johnny Mandel, Paul Francis Webster) – 5:22
  2. "Didn't We" (Jimmy Webb) – 3:07
  3. "Soulsides" (Erich Kleinschuster) – 4:28
  4. "So Are You" (Hans Salomon) – 3:36
  5. "Song of No Regrets" (Sergio Mendes) – 4:59
  6. "Gentle Rain"(Luiz Bonfá) – 4:58
  7. "We've Only Just Begun" (Roger Nichols, Paul Williams) – 3:17
  8. "God Bless the Child" (Billie Holiday, Arthur Herzog, Jr.) – 4:54
  9. "Gloomy Morning" (Salomon) – 5:19
  10. "Gentle Eyes" (Fritz Pauer) – 3:28
  11. "Some Other Time" (Leonard Bernstein, Betty Comden, Adolph Green) – 5:59

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Art Farmer discography accessed August 5, 2014
  2. ^ a b Yanow, S., Allmusic Review accessed August 5, 2014