{"title":"Art Farmer","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"art-farmer-listen-to-art-farmer-and-the-orchestra-verve-vault-series-1lp","title":"Art Farmer: Listen To Art Farmer and the Orchestra (Verve Vault Series) 1LP","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"product_description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/verve\"\u003eVerve\u003c\/a\u003e, 1963\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eListen to Art Farmer and the Orchestra\u003c\/em\u003e, recorded in 1962 and released the following year on Mercury, stands as one of trumpeter\/flugelhornist Art Farmer’s most ambitious statements as a leader. The album places Farmer at the forefront of a large ensemble arranged and conducted by Oliver Nelson, whose writing gives the project a striking blend of sophistication and swing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe personnel bridges New York’s hard-bop scene with leading studio and jazz musicians, with Farmer featured as the principal solo voice against Nelson’s full complement of brass, reeds, and rhythm. Guitarists Jim Hall and Barry Galbraith, bassist George Duvivier, drummer Charlie Persip, and pianist Tommy Flanagan are among the players supporting Farmer. They appear alongside an expanded orchestral roster of trumpets, trombones, French horns, reeds, and percussion. Nelson’s orchestrations give him space to showcase his lyricism and poised tone, balancing tightly-arranged ensemble passages with luminous solo statements. This program draws on beloved standards — including “Street of Dreams,” and “Naima” — and the orchestral setting underscores why Farmer was regarded as one of the era’s most elegant and expressive horn players.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"accordion\"\u003e\u003cinput id=\"handle1\" name=\"collapse\" type=\"checkbox\"\u003e\n\u003ch5 class=\"handle\"\u003e\u003clabel for=\"handle1\"\u003eTracklist \u0026amp; Credits - 1LP\u003c\/label\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product_tracklist\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eTracklist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSide A\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStreet Of Dreams\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRain Check\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRue Prevail\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Sweetest Sounds (From \"No Strings\")\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSide B\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMy Romance (From \"Jumbo\")\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFly Me To The Moon\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNaima\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRuby\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product_credits\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Verve Vault series is always mastered from analog tapes and pressed on 180g vinyl at Optimal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n","brand":"Everything Jazz Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55139843899695,"sku":"00199957015059","price":37.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0767\/0362\/9615\/files\/2_59326373-9a49-40b3-a01f-9f798e9ab196.png?v=1773335923"}],"url":"https:\/\/castore.everythingjazz.com\/collections\/art-farmer.oembed","provider":"Everything Jazz Store CA","version":"1.0","type":"link"}