Art Farmer - 1976 - Art Farmer Quintet At Boomers

Art Farmer

1976

Art Farmer Quintet At Boomers

01. Barbados 13:01

02. I Remember Clifford 10:55

03. 'Round About Midnight 13:20

04. Will You Still Be Mine 8:30

Bass – Sam Jones

Drums – Billy Higgins

Piano – Cedar Walton

Tenor Saxophone – Clifford Jordan

Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Art Farmer

Live Recorded May 14, 15, 1976, at Boomers N.Y.C.

Although flugelhornist Art Farmer permanently moved to Europe in 1968, he has returned many times to the United States to play. For this live LP (recorded for East Wind and released domestically by the defunct Inner City label), Farmer joins up with tenor-saxophonist Clifford Jordan, pianist Cedar Walton, bassist Sam Jones and drummer Billy Higgins for lengthy versions of Charlie Parker's blues "Barbados," "I Remember Clifford," "'Round Midnight" and "Will You Still Be Mine." The group had not rehearsed beforehand but rehearsaleven an uptempo version of the ballad "Will You Still Be Mine" comes off quite well.

One of the greatest Art Farmer recordings of the 70s -- an especially sharp-edged performance, thanks to the presence of Clifford Jordan in the group! The album was recorded live at Boomer's nightclub in New York -- and all tracks have a long-flowing, open ended quality -- a bit like some of the work that Jordan was recording under his own name at the time, but touches with more of Farmer's warmth.s were not really needed for these hard bop veterans.