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When Farmer Met Gryce

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Released
  
1955

Artists
  
Art Farmer, Gigi Gryce

Producer
  
Bob Weinstock

Genre
  
Jazz

Length
  
41:46

Release date
  
1955

Label
  
Prestige Records

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Recorded
  
May 19, 1954 and May 26, 1955Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey

When Farmer Met Gryce(1954-55)
  
Art Farmer Quintet featuring Gigi Gryce(1955)

When Farmer Met Gryce(1954-55)
  
Art Farmer Quintet featuring Gigi Gryce(1955)

Similar
  
Art Farmer albums, Jazz albums

When Farmer Met Gryce is an album by trumpeter Art Farmer and saxophonist Gigi Gryce, featuring performances recorded in 1954 and 1955 and released on the Prestige label.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review stated that "all eight numbers will easily be enjoyed by straight-ahead jazz fans". The Penguin Guide to Jazz gave it a 3½-star review, preferring the co-leaders' later album, Art Farmer Quintet featuring Gigi Gryce.

Track listing

All compositions by Gigi Gryce except as indicated

  1. "A Night at Tony's" – 5:06
  2. "Blue Concept" – 4:56
  3. "Stupendous-Lee" (Art Farmer) – 5:47
  4. "Deltitnu" – 4:18
  5. "Social Call" – 6:04
  6. "Capri" – 5:01
  7. "Blue Lights" – 5:19
  8. "The Infant's Song" (Farmer) – 5:15
  • Recorded at Van Gelder Studio in Hackensack, New Jersey on May 19, 1954 (tracks 1–4) and May 26, 1955 (tracks 5–8)

    • Personnel

  • Art Farmer – trumpet
  • Gigi Gryce – alto saxophone
  • Horace Silver (tracks 1–4), Freddie Redd (tracks 5–8) – piano
  • Percy Heath (tracks 1–4), Addison Farmer (tracks 5–8) – bass
  • Kenny Clarke (tracks 1–4), Art Taylor (tracks 5-8) – drums

    • Songs

    1A Night at Tony's5:09
    2Blue Concept5:01
    3Stupendous-Lee5:48

    References

    When Farmer Met Gryce Wikipedia
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