When Farmer Met Gryce

When Farmer Met Gryce
When Farmer Met Gryce
Studio album by Art Farmer and Gigi Gryce
Released	1955
Recorded	May 19, 1954; ; May 26, 1955
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey
Genre	Jazz
Length	41:46
Label	Prestige; P 7085
Producer	Bob Weinstock
Art Farmer chronology
Gigi Gryce chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	^[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	^[3]

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.^[4]^[5]

Reception

The AllMusic review stated: "all eight numbers will easily be enjoyed by straight-ahead jazz fans."^[1] The Penguin Guide to Jazz gave it a 3½-star review, expressing a slight preference for the co-leaders' later album, Art Farmer Quintet featuring Gigi Gryce.^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Gigi Gryce, except as indicated

"A Night at Tony's" – 5:06
"Blue Concept" – 4:56
"Stupendous-Lee" – 5:47
"Deltitnu" – 4:18
"Social Call" – 6:04
"Capri" – 5:01
"Blue Lights" – 5:19
"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

References

^ ^a ^b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed June 14, 2012
^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 90. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
^ ^a ^b Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 469. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
^ Art Farmer discography accessed June 14, 2012
^ Rosenthal, the late David H. (September 9, 1993). Hard Bop: Jazz and Black Music 1955-1965. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199879748 – via Google Books.

[Allmusic-1] Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed June 14, 2012

[RSJRG-2] Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 90. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.

[Penguin-3] Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 469. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

[Art_Farmer_discography-4] Art Farmer discography accessed June 14, 2012

[5] Rosenthal, the late David H. (September 9, 1993). Hard Bop: Jazz and Black Music 1955-1965. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199879748 – via Google Books.

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