Art Farmer

 

Artist:  Art Farmer
Birth Name:  Arthur Stewart Farmer
Born:  August 21, 1928.  Council Bluffs, Iowa, USA
Died:  October 4, 1999 (Aged 71).  New York City, New York, USA
Genre:  Jazz, Bebop, Hard Bop, Cool Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Trumpet Jazz
Occupation:  Musician, Composer
Instruments: Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Flumpet

Art Farmer was an American Jazz Trumpeter.  He started playing professionally while in high school.  He recorded with musicians such as Horace Silver, Sonny Rollins, and Gigi Gryce and became known principally as a Bebop player.  He went on to join Gerry Mulligan's Quartet and, with Benny Golson, to co-found The Jazzet.  He recorded more than 50 albums under his own name, a dozen with The Jazztet, and dozens more with others.

Title:  Modern Art (Limited Edition) (2026)

Genre:  Jazz, Bebop, Hard Bop, Cool Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Trumpet Jazz

Label:  WaxTime

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side A:

 1.  Mox Nix (4:39)

 2.  Fair Weather (5:42)

 3.  Dam That Dream (3:57)

 4.  The Touch Of Your Lips (4:52)

 5.  The End Of A Love Affair (Bonus Track) (4:44)

Side B:

 1.  Jubilation (4:52)

 2.  Like Someone In Love (5:55)

 3.  I Love You (6:58)

 4.  Cold Breeze (3:53)

 5.  It Never Enetred My Mind (Bonus Track) (3:52)

Personnel:

Art Farmer:  Trumpet

Benny Golson:  Tenor Saxophone

Bill Evans:  Piano

Addison Farmer:  Bass

Dave Bailey:  Drums

Bonus Tracks:

Art Farmer:  Trumpet on Tracks:  A5, B5

Hal McKusick:  Clarinet, Alto Saxophone on Tracks:  A5, B5

Bill Evans:  Piano on Tracks:  A5, B5

Barry Galbraith:   Guitar on Track A5

Milt Hinton:  Bass on Track A5

Charlie Persip:  Drums on Track A5

Paul Chambers:  Bass on Track B5

Connie Kay:  Drums on Track B5

Modern Art is an album by Art Farmer, originally released in 1958 by United Artists, remastered and reissued on January 30, 2026 by WaxTime.  Limited Edition 2 Bonus Tracks, pressed on180 Gram Audiophile Vinyl.