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When Farmer Met Gryce

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When Farmer Met Gryce
Studio album by
Released1955
RecordedMay 19, 1954;
May 26, 1955
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey
GenreJazz
Length41:46
LabelPrestige
P 7085
ProducerBob Weinstock
Art Farmer chronology
Early Art
(1954)
When Farmer Met Gryce
(1955)
Art Farmer Quintet featuring Gigi Gryce
(1955)
Gigi Gryce chronology
When Farmer Met Gryce
(1954-55)
Nica's Tempo
(1955)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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

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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

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All compositions by Gigi Gryce, except as indicated

  1. "A Night at Tony's" – 5:06
  2. "Blue Concept" – 4:56
  3. "Stupendous-Lee" – 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

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References

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  1. ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed June 14, 2012
  2. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 90. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  3. ^ a b Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 469. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  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.