When Farmer Met Gryce

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]

When Farmer Met Gryce
Studio album by
Art Farmer and Gigi Gryce
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]

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

  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

References
  1. 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. 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.
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