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1967 studio album by Art Farmer Quintet
The Art Farmer Quintet Plays the Great Jazz Hits is an album by Art Farmer 's Quintet recorded in 1967 and originally released on the Columbia label.[ 1]
Scott Yanow of Allmusic states, "The quintet's concise interpretations (no performance is over six minutes) are melodic without being overly predictable. As usual Farmer's lyricism by itself is a good reason to search for this underrated album".[ 2]
Writing in Down Beat , Harvey Siders states "most tracks are played with the same inspiration one might find on a visit to the dentist," adding "that Farmer and Heath could rise above such a dismal format is a tribute to their instinct for swinging."[ 4]
"Song for My Father" (Horace Silver ) - 4:36
"'Round Midnight " (Thelonious Monk ) - 5:30
"Sidewinder" (Lee Morgan ) - 3:58
"Moanin' " (Bobby Timmons ) - 4:49
"Watermelon Man " (Herbie Hancock ) - 3:55
"Mercy, Mercy, Mercy " (Joe Zawinul ) - 3:13
"I Remember Clifford " (Benny Golson ) - 5:41
"Take Five " (Paul Desmond ) - 3:37
"Gemini" (Jimmy Heath) - 5:28
"The 'In' Crowd " (Billy Page) - 4:11
Recorded in New York City on May 16 (tracks 1-3 & 5), May 23 (tracks 4 & 6), May 25 (tracks 7 & 9) and June 7 (tracks 8 & 10), 1967
^ Art Farmer discography accessed July 29, 2014
^ a b Allmusic Review accessed July 29, 2014
^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide . USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 76. ISBN 0-394-72643-X .
^ a b Siders, Harvey (May 16, 1968). "Record Reviews". DownBeat . Vol. 35, no. 10. p. 26.
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