When Farmer Met Gryce

When Farmer Met Gryce
When Farmer Met Gryce
Studio album by Art Farmer and Gigi Gryce
Released	1955
Recorded	May 19, 1954 and May 26, 1955; Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey
Genre	Jazz
Length	41:46
Label	Prestige; P 7085
Producer	Bob Weinstock
Art Farmer chronology
Gigi Gryce chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	^[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	^[3]

When Farmer Met Gryce is an album by trumpeter Art Farmer and saxophonist Gigi Gryce, featuring performances recorded in 1954 and 1955 and released on the Prestige label.^[4]^[5]

Reception[]

The AllMusic review stated: "all eight numbers will easily be enjoyed by straight-ahead jazz fans."^[1] The Penguin Guide to Jazz gave it a 3½-star review, expressing a slight preference for the co-leaders' later album, Art Farmer Quintet featuring Gigi Gryce.^[3]

Track listing[]

All compositions by Gigi Gryce, except as indicated

"A Night at Tony's" – 5:06
"Blue Concept" – 4:56
"Stupendous-Lee" (Art Farmer) – 5:47
"Deltitnu" – 4:18
"Social Call" – 6:04
"Capri" – 5:01
"Blue Lights" – 5:19
"The Infant's Song" (Farmer) – 5:15

Recorded at Van Gelder Studio in Hackensack, New Jersey on May 19, 1954 (tracks 1–4) and May 26, 1955 (tracks 5–8)

Personnel[]

Art Farmer – trumpet
Gigi Gryce – alto saxophone
Horace Silver (tracks 1–4), Freddie Redd (tracks 5–8) – piano
Percy Heath (tracks 1–4), Addison Farmer (tracks 5–8) – bass
Kenny Clarke (tracks 1–4), Art Taylor (tracks 5-8) – drums

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed June 14, 2012
^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 90. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 469. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
^ Art Farmer discography accessed June 14, 2012
^ Rosenthal, the late David H. (September 9, 1993). Hard Bop: Jazz and Black Music 1955-1965. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199879748 – via Google Books.

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[Allmusic-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed June 14, 2012

[RSJRG-2] Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 90. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.

[Penguin-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 469. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

[Art_Farmer_discography-4] Art Farmer discography accessed June 14, 2012

[5] Rosenthal, the late David H. (September 9, 1993). Hard Bop: Jazz and Black Music 1955-1965. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199879748 – via Google Books.

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Studio albums	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 albums	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)
Related	Discography The Jazztet

show v t Gigi Gryce
Studio albums	When Farmer Met Gryce (1954) Nica's Tempo (1955) Jazz Lab (1957) Gigi Gryce and the Jazz Lab Quintet (1957) New Formulas from the Jazz Lab (1957) Jazz Lab (1957) Modern Jazz Perspective (1957) Gigi Gryce (1958) Saying Somethin'! (1960) The Hap'nin's (1960) The Rat Race Blues (1960) Reminiscin' (1960) Doin' the Gigi (2011)
Live albums	At Newport (1957)

show v t Horace Silver
Years indicated are for the recording(s), not first release.
Blue Note albums	New Faces New Sounds (Introducing the Horace Silver Trio) (1952)/Horace Silver Trio and Art Blakey-Sabu (1952–53) Horace Silver and the Jazz Messengers (1954–55) 6 Pieces of Silver (1956–58) The Stylings of Silver (1957) Further Explorations (1958) Live at Newport '58 (1958) Finger Poppin' (1959) Blowin' the Blues Away (1959) Horace-Scope (1960) Doin' the Thing (1961) The Tokyo Blues (1962) Silver's Serenade (1963) Song for My Father (1963–64) The Cape Verdean Blues (1965) The Jody Grind (1966) Serenade to a Soul Sister (1968) You Gotta Take a Little Love (1969) That Healin' Feelin', The United States of Mind, Phase 1 (1970) Total Response, The United States of Mind, Phase 2 (1970–71) All, The United States of Mind, Phase 3 (1972) The United States of Mind (compilation of the 3 'Phase' albums, 1970–72) In Pursuit of the 27th Man (1972) Silver 'n Brass (1975) Silver 'n Wood (1975–76) Silver 'n Voices (1976) Silver 'n Percussion (1977) Silver 'n Strings Play the Music of the Spheres (1978–79)
Albums released on other labels	Silver's Blue (1956) Live 1964 (1964) Guides to Growing Up (1981) Spiritualizing the Senses (1983) There's No Need to Struggle (1983) The Continuity of Spirit (1985) Music to Ease Your Disease (1988) It's Got to Be Funky (1993) Pencil Packin' Papa (1994) The Hardbop Grandpop (1996) A Prescription for the Blues (1997) Jazz Has a Sense of Humor (1998)
Art Blakey/The Jazz Messengers	A Night at Birdland Vol. 1 (1954) A Night at Birdland Vol. 2 (1954) A Night at Birdland Vol. 3 (1954) At the Cafe Bohemia, Vol. 1 (1955) At the Cafe Bohemia, Vol. 2 (1955) The Jazz Messengers (1956) The Cool Voice of Rita Reys (1956) Originally (1956)
With others	Introducing Nat Adderley (1955) Love and Peace: A Tribute to Horace Silver (Dee Dee Bridgewater, 1994) Byrd's Eye View (Donald Byrd, 1955) Whims of Chambers (Paul Chambers, 1956) Bohemia After Dark (Kenny Clarke, 1955) Al Cohn's Tones (Al Cohn, 1950) Miles Davis, Volume 3 (1954) Miles Davis Quartet/Blue Haze/Miles Davis Quintet/ Miles Davis All-Star Sextet/Walkin' (1953/54) Miles Davis with Sonny Rollins/Bags' Groove (1954) Quartet/Quintet/Sextet (Lou Donaldson, 1952) Afro-Cuban (Kenny Dorham, 1955) The Art Farmer Septet (1953–54) When Farmer Met Gryce (Art Farmer/Gigi Gryce, 1955) The Complete Roost Recordings (Stan Getz, 1950–51) Nica's Tempo (Gigi Gryce, 1955) Disorder at the Border (Coleman Hawkins, 1952) Milt Jackson Quartet (1955) Plenty, Plenty Soul (Milt Jackson, 1957) The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson Volume 2 (J.J. Johnson, 1955) Blowing in from Chicago (Clifford Jordan & John Gilmore, 1957) Hank Mobley Quartet (1955) Hank Mobley Sextet (1956) Hank Mobley and His All Stars (1957) Hank Mobley Quintet (1957) J. R. Monterose (1956) Lee Morgan Indeed! (1956) Lee Morgan Sextet (1956) Sonny Rollins, Vol. 2 (1957) Clark Terry (1955)
Selected singles	"Opus de Funk" (1953) "The Preacher"/"Doodlin'" (1955/54) "Señor Blues" (1956) "Sister Sadie" (1959) "Nica's Dream" (1960) "Song for My Father" (1964)
Discography