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Art Farmer - The Art Of Farmer Classic Albums 1953-55 / Comprising mainly original material, but with a sprinkling of standards. - Art Farmer was a jazz trumpeter, born in 1928, who came to the fore in the post-war bebop era, and recorded and performed continuously and prolifically in the USA and Europe through the latter half of the 20th century until shortly before his death in 1999. His reputation was enhanced by his recording of InchFarmer's MarketInch in 1952, shortly after which he embarked on the sessions featured here for the Prestige tag during the middle years of the decade, which were along his first as a band leader. Those sessions were mixed and matched across several 10Inch and 12Inch LPs over the next few years, and this 42-track 2-CD collection comprises the complete contents of the Prestige albums Work Of ArtInch, InchArt Farmer QuintetInch, InchArt Farmer PlaysInch, InchThe Art Farmer SeptetInch, InchEarly ArtInch, InchWhen Farmer Met GryceInch and InchEvening in CasablancaInch. His bands on these sessions featured a number of noted musicians of the day, including Sonny Rollins, Horace Silver, Percy Heath, Kenny Clarke, Wynton Kelly, Gigi Gryce, Philly Joe Jones and others. Comprising mainly original material, but with a sprinkling of standards, it captures Farmer at a key moment of his career as he blossomed into one of the most respected trumpeters of the era. Album Tracks 1. Work of Art 2. The Little Bandmaster 3. Mau Mau 4. Up in Quincy's Room 5. Wisteria 6. Soft Shoe 7. Confab in Tempo 8. I'll Take Romance 9. A Night at Tony's 10. Blue Concept 11. Deltitnu 12. Stupendous Lee 13. Evening in Paris 14. Wildwood 15. Elephant Walk 16. Tiajuana 17. Gone with the Wind 1. I've Never Been in Love Before 2. I'll Walk Alone 3. Alone Together 4. Pre Amp 5. Autumn Nocturne 6. Blue Lights 7. Capri 8. Infa
