The Art Farmer Quintet Plays the Great Jazz Hits | ||||
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Studio album by Art Farmer Quintet | ||||
Released | 1967 | |||
Recorded | May 16, 23, & 25 and June 7, 1967 New York City | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Label | Columbia CL 2746/CS 9546 | |||
Producer | Teo Macero | |||
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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]
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [2] |
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [3] |
DownBeat | [4] |
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]