ART FARMER-

BADBOY-DON · Posted: Tue Oct 01, 2002 12:30 pm Post subject:

This wonderful CD MODERN ART...This reissue from Nola' Penthouse in NYC on Sept. 10 thru. the 14th...waaaaaaaaaay back in 1958 that I have set on repeat for today is simply one of those treasures that Art Farmer build that solid foundation of pure MODERN ART, that today seems as viable and beautiful as that day long ago when first recorded.
It contains
ART FARMER (trumpet)
BENNY GOLSON, tenor
BILL EVANS (ivories)
ADDISON FARMER (bass)
DAVE BAILEY (drums)
1.Mox-nix
2.Fair Weather
3. Darn that Dream
4.The Touch of your Lips
5.Jubilation
6.Like someone in Love.
7.I love you.
8 Cold breeze.

Art on the Cd shows so much of what Art is all about. When you listen to Art play you can tell he has virtually met the challenge to execute what he thinks as he thinks...
he seems to display this perfection as almost he and his thoughts and his instrument have this complete ease and is so totally laced together.

Almost like it flows effortlessly and his colleagues seem to follow suit and then take the themes to another level.

Almost like this album...is played by JUST ONE HUGE COMPOSITE ORGANISM. The way Art-Addison-Benny and Evans work together is truly ART IN ITSELF.

As the last paragraph in the credits say: They have all learned the the discipline of selection---and the knowledge and taste to know what to select are the postgraduate skills that make the knowledge of an instrument have meaning and when experiences the creativity with purpose this album displays...
.then this title is sooo aptly named.

MODERN ART...at its finest (and all that jazz.)
back to the drawing board.
Don

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brenter · Veteran Member Joined: 14 Nov 2001 Posts: 135

Hey BADBOY:

That's a great CD, and I'm glad you brought Art Farmer up. He doesn't get the recognition he deserves. Do you have "Farmer's Market?" Classic stuff. Or, "the Comapny I Keep", which has Tom Harrell?

BADBOY-DON · Posted: Tue Oct 01, 2002 7:18 pm Post subject:

No, but I did see that "Farmers Market in the Federal Way Library...a while back.
Dave Monette has a really nice full collection of Art's stuff.
Dave@monette.net
Tell Dave we were thinking of Art and is amazing career. Art often talked about how he often would simply forget all about the instrument while playing the lyrical stuff. Litterally just sing his soul through the plumbing...when asked what key...he would smile and say who cares....just follow your inner voice and ear. Just think it and just sing it through your instrument with your soul...it will follow.

Tom Harrell and Art had similar attitudes about music.

Pedro · Heavyweight Member Joined: 26 Nov 2001 Posts: 539

Here's a cool Art story. A few years back, Art had just gotten his Flumpet which was SUPER decked out, perhaps along the line of a Monette Presentation. Well he was performing in Chicago and somehow the horn was damaged. I think it was a serious dent in the Bell curve leading to the lower portion of the valve cluster. Anyway, he took the horn in to Wayne Tanabe at the BrassBow who obviously did a fantastic job. Long story short, the horn was photographed as well as Wayne and Art together and the photo appeared in one of the major local newspapers here! The Kick... I missed meeting him as I was in the shop the very next day!!! DARN THE LUCK!!!

BADBOY-DON · Posted: Wed Oct 02, 2002 11:32 am Post subject:

Pedro...
Good story, and here is the link: for that Brass Bow story:
http://www.thebrassbow.com/gallery.htm
Dave Monette told me that near the end of our beloved Art Farmers life, that in that small assisted care living center room, one could always see Art's prized accomplished prized possession lying beside him on his bed.
During the difficult last days, Dave mentioned that Art was never more than a few feet away from his flumpet. Art was seen daily, raising it to his lips, he would smile, some times shed a tear, pick up that horn, and play softly maybe...some almost forgotten lick...then he would stop, head down, close his eyes for a while.
Mike Vax and a few friends would time to time, pick him up and take him to church. Always enjoyed seeing and talking with colleagues and friends..."on those very very important...better days,near the end.
Art near the end...had his good days...and others...not so hot...but that beautiful golden presentation flumpet was never far away from hand. co-effort in designing the wonderful Monette Flumpet. With out Arts expertise and desernment and knowledge....this crowning achievement of Art's perhaps would never have been born.

As we know....Arts instrument of choice in instruments was the Flugel horn but he was looking for something better...
He thought that most cornets...BRIGHTED UP too much when played at fff. and didn't project enough.

Most Flugel horns...played too stuffy and awkward in size....phyical size (not weight as the flumpet weighs in at around 7lbs. plus or minus.) Many flugel horns according to ART...when played very softly, lost their resonance...and resultant tonality. His Flumpet...can be played soooo softly with such little air...the sound still flows through in beautiful richness that even Ella Fitzy' would be envus of...Then when you really hammer the air to a Flumpet...it retains its full rich-warm intense sound with such ease.
Dave and Art worked tirelessly for a long period of time...and WHAT A CELEBRATION for both Monette and Farmer...when their new breed of horn was finally a success.

LONG LIVE THE ARTISTRY OF ART FARMER...A BEAUTIFUL GIFT TO OUR WORLD....How fortunate we have his wonderful recordings...

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BADBOY-DON · Posted: Wed Oct 02, 2002 12:11 pm Post subject:

Just put on another wonderful Art Farmer Cd...called
"LISTEN TO ART FARMER AND THE ORCHESTA.
1962 in New York City...
This was a combined effort that would have never been possible without the "marriage" of Art Farmer's Flumpet and OLIVER NELSON (another whole heart-felt story) writting and arranging and pen...was destined to work out into a recording that would stand the test of time and reach THE TOP SHELVES OF ALL ART FARMER COLLECTORS and admirers that will last the test of time.

DON'T FORGET!!! THE NAME OLIVER! TENOR SAX AND GENIUS WRITER AND ARRANGER...who died of a heart attack at only 43yrs of age...do yourself a favor...go to a search engine and enjoy the ride....required reading for ANY JAZZ MUSICIAN! trumpet or not??? He was that important.
This CD was made in the late summer of 1962 are TEXTBOOK ILLUSTRATIONS of the creative use of personnel from the worlds of jazz and studio recording industry.
"The Orchestra" of course, was not a steadily working, rehearsed musical entity, but a pickup group of the cream of the NEW YORK'S FINEST JAZZ AND STUDIO PERFORMERS who gathered for these sessions, not only to exercise their craft...but also to bring a badly needed subsidized income. As was usually the case , they had never seen the music they were to play before it was handed out at the sessions.
The bottom line here is that this music requires equal appreciation of Art Farmers uncanny and natual melodic improviasational genius, the world-class instrumental playing of the accompaniment, and the truly limitless possiblities of NELSON'S musical imagination.

Nelsons merging of the classical and jazz harmonic languages in performed FLAWLESSLY by some of the few players in the world that have the chops to address the challenges of Nelsons tough charts and swing at the same time.

But soaring, up and over it all(where the angels fly) is ART FARMER, whose control of his horn created this recording that leaves one and all with a remarkable perfomance....
decades after all of these musicians packed up their horns and caught a cab to the next recording session....
Sadly for us, but happily both Nelson and Art have all gone home to the Father.
But let it be known...that their gifts and fruits of their labor...live on with us who chose to listen:BIG TIP OF THE DAY.....FOR ALL ART FARMER FANS:
Listen to "ART FARMER AND THE ORCHESTRA" (as the album title eagerly suggests! Hear for yourself the results consistantly gratifying of this alliance between two of the most compelling artists in Jazz.

ARTHUR STEWART FARMER..and OLIVER EDWARD NELSON!

bophead · Posted: Sun Jan 26, 2003 4:30 pm Post subject:

I have been doing some studies out of a Charles Colin publication, "The Art of Art Farmer". It is an excellent work out on both trumpet and Flugel Horn. Art was in my opinion the most lyrical player in the jazz idiom. Dizzy even said, "Art plays the prettiest notes" In his book, he attributes that sound to scale studies and repetitive studies ... that 'practice until you cannot get it wrong' mentality. I have had opportunity to meet him once. He was an incredible soul.
_________________
Earl
CG Benge

BADBOY-DON · Posted: Tue Jan 28, 2003 8:51 am Post subject:

Yes...
Long Live the beautiful sounds of Art Farmer..
Think I'll put on an old Mercury stereo re-issue of Art's "LISTEN TO ART FARMER and the Orchestra."
Street of Dreams
Rain Check
The Sweets Sounds (from No Strings)
FLY ME TO THE MOON
Naima
and far from least on the last cut--
RUBY
"THINKIN' OF YOU...ART!" this ones for me and Here's too ya...brassmeister of soul.

http://www.enjarecords.com/ART_FARMER.htm

http://www.trumpetjazz.com
and click on the trumpet musicans and enjoy...but be warned, one could spend a lifetime reading and listening to the great links shown on the outstanding website just for trumpet geeks and all that jazz.

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