Brass Shout
1959 studio album by Art Farmer
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Studio album by Art Farmer | ||||
Released | 1959 | |||
Recorded | May 14, 1959 | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 33:26 | |||
Label | United Artists UAL 4047 | |||
Producer | Tom Wilson | |||
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Brass Shout is an album by trumpeter Art Farmer, featuring a brass ensemble arranged and conducted by Benny Golson. Recorded in 1959, the album was originally released on the United Artists label.[2]
Recording
The album was recorded in Nola Studies in New York City.[3]
Reception
The Allmusic review stated: "Golson's well-crafted arrangements back Farmer's superb solos with flair".[1] The Penguin Guide to Jazz commented: "the arrangements are fairly laid-back and use the ensemble rather sparingly, leaving lots of space for the featured horns".[4]
Track listing
All compositions by Benny Golson, except as indicated
- "Nica's Dream" (Horace Silver) – 5:55
- "Autumn Leaves" (Joseph Kosma, Jacques Prévert, Johnny Mercer) – 5:08
- "Moanin'" (Bobby Timmons) – 5:47
- "April in Paris" (Vernon Duke, E. Y. Harburg) – 4:00
- "Five Spot After Dark" – 4:52
- "Stella by Starlight" (Victor Young, Ned Washington) – 3:50
- "Minor Vamp" – 3:54
Personnel
Musicians
The following played on most tracks:
- Art Farmer, Lee Morgan, Ernie Royal – trumpet
- Julius Watkins – French horn
- Jimmy Cleveland, Curtis Fuller – trombone
- James Haughton – baritone horn
- Don Butterfield – tuba
- Percy Heath – bass
- Philly Joe Jones – drums
- Benny Golson – arranger and conductor
The following replacements or additions played on the stated tracks:
- Wayne Andre – trombone on track 4, replacing Cleveland; and on tracks 1, 2, 6, replacing Haughton
- Bob Northern – French horn on track 4, replacing Watkins
- Bobby Timmons – piano on track 3
- Elvin Jones – drums on tracks 1, 2, 6, replacing Philly Joe Jones
Production
- Tom Wilson – production
- Lew Merritt – recording engineering
- Hugh Bell – photography
References
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- When Farmer Met Gryce (1955)
- Art Farmer Quintet featuring Gigi Gryce (1955)
- The Art Farmer Septet (1956)
- Farmer's Market (1956)
- 2 Trumpets (1957)
- Three Trumpets (1957)
- Last Night When We Were Young (1958)
- Portrait of Art Farmer (1958)
- Modern Art (1958)
- Brass Shout (1959)
- The Aztec Suite (1959)
- Art (1961)
- Early Art (1962)
- Listen to Art Farmer and the Orchestra (1963)
- Interaction (1963)
- Perception (1964)
- To Sweden with Love (1964)
- The Many Faces of Art Farmer (1964)
- Sing Me Softly of the Blues (1965)
- New York Jazz Sextet: Group Therapy (1966)
- Baroque Sketches (1966)
- The Art Farmer Quintet Plays the Great Jazz Hits (1967)
- Homecoming (1971)
- Gentle Eyes (1972)
- Yesterday's Thoughts (1976)
- To Duke with Love (1976)
- On the Road (1976)
- The Summer Knows (1977)
- Crawl Space (1977)
- Something You Got (1977)
- Big Blues (1979)
- Yama (1979)
- Manhattan (1982)
- Mirage (1982)
- Warm Valley (1983)
- You Make Me Smile (1985)
- Something to Live For: The Music of Billy Strayhorn (1987)
- Azure (1987)
- Blame It on My Youth (1988)
- Ph.D. (1989)
- The Time and the Place (2007)
- Live at the Half-Note (1964)
- The Time and the Place: The Lost Concert (1966)
- Art Farmer Quintet at Boomers (1976)
- Central Avenue Reunion (1989)