Arthur Stewart "Art" Farmer (August 21, 1928 – October 4, 1999) was an American jazz trumpeter and flugelhorn player. He also played flumpet, a trumpet–flugelhorn combination specially designed for him. He and his identical twin brother, double bassist Addison Farmer, started playing professionally while in high school. Art gained greater attention after the release of a recording of his composition "Farmer's Market" in 1952. He subsequently moved from Los Angeles to New York, where he performed and recorded with musicians such as Horace Silver, Sonny Rollins, and Gigi Gryce and became known principally as a bebop player.
As Farmer's reputation grew, he expanded from bebop into more experimental forms through working with composers such as George Russell and Teddy Charles. He went on to join Gerry Mulligan's quartet and, with Benny Golson, to co-found the Jazztet. Continuing to develop his own sound, Farmer switched from trumpet to the warmer flugelhorn in the early 1960s, and he helped to establish the flugelhorn as a soloist's instrument in jazz. He settled in Europe in 1968 and continued to tour internationally until his death. Farmer recorded more than 50 albums under his own name, a dozen with the Jazztet, and dozens more with other leaders. His playing is known for its individuality – most noticeably, its lyricism, warmth of tone and sensitivity.
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ALBUMS
- Etudes released: 2013
- Art Farmer Vol.2 Seven Classic Albums released: 2013
- The Meaning of Art released: 2009
- Brass Shout / Aztec Suite released: 2008
- Art Farmer and the Jazz Giants released: 2006
- The Summer Knows released: 2005
- A Sleeping Bee released: 2004
- Modern Art released: 2004
- The Complete Argo / Mercury / Art Farmer / Benny Golson / Jazztet Sessions released: 2004
- Interaction / Sing Me Softly of the Blues released: 1999
- In Europe released: 1998
- Art in Wroclaw released: 1998
- On the Road released: 1998
- Listen to Art Farmer and the Orchestra released: 1997
- Silk Road released: 1997
- Live At Stanford Jazz Workshop released: 1997
- Early Art released: 1996
- Out of the Past released: 1996
- The Company I Keep released: 1994
- Ambrosia released: 1994
- When Farmer Met Gryce released: 1994
- Gentle Eyes released: 1993
- Alabama Concerto released: 1991
- Portrait of Art Farmer released: 1991
- Farmer's Market released: 1991
- Ph.D. released: 1991
- The Best of Art Farmer released: 1990
- Foolish Memories released: 1989
- Azure released: 1987
- Something to Live For released: 1987
- Maiden Voyage released: 1983
- Yama released: 1979
- To Duke With Love released: 1978
- Big Blues released: 1978
- Live in Tokyo released: 1977
- Something You Got released: 1977
- Crawl Space released: 1977
- What Happens?... released: 1977
- Autophysiopsychic released: 1977
- Yesterday's Thoughts released: 1976
- Gentle Eyes released: 1972
- Homecoming released: 1971
- The Time and the Place released: 1967
- Baroque Sketches released: 1967
- Live At The Half-Note released: 1964
- Brass Shout released: 1959
- Modern Art released: 1958
- Earthy released: 1957
- 2 Trumpets released: 1956
- Soul Eyes: Live at the Blue Note released:
Alabama Concerto
Released 1991- The Henry John Story / Green, Green Rocky Road / Job's Red Wagon
- The Henry John Story (Return) / Green, Green Rocky Road (Return)
- Job's Red Wagon (Return)
- Trampin' / The Loop / Trampin' (Return)
- The Loop (Return)
- Little John Shoes
- Milord's Callin' / Little John Shoes (Return) / Milord's Callin' (Return)
- Blues for Christmas / Rufus Playboy / Grandma's Coffin / Blues for Christmas (Return)
Born: 1928-08-21
Died: 1999-10-04
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