Modern Art

Art Farmer, Art Farmer And Benny Golson | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 18, 1991)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Blue Note Records
• ASIN: B000005HDO
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #163,859 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Personnel: Art Farmer (trumpet), Benny Golson (tenor saxophone), Bill Evans (piano).

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29 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Don't Sell The Farm, Buy This!, July 13, 2000

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Michael B. Richman (Portland, Maine USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Modern Art (Audio CD)

Originally released by United Artists, and reissued on CD by Blue Note/Capitol, "Modern Art" is one of the classic Art Farmer albums. It also is an early look at the Jazztet, as future partner Benny Golson joins him on this recording. But it is Bill Evans who often steals the show. With his precise and concise piano solos it's too bad he didn't end up holding down the bench for the Jazztet. While the album boasts one original composition each from Farmer and Golson, it's the standards that shine here, particularly "Darn That Dream" and "The Touch of Your Lips." This is an essential purchase.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Farmer quintet album, February 13, 2007

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Bomojaz (South Central PA, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Modern Art (Audio CD)

This is top-of-the-line Art Farmer, one of his best albums ever. Recorded in 1958 for United Artists, everything clicks to perfection: the tune selection is an excellent mix of exciting originals and standards, the tempos are varied, and the playing by the quintet is brilliant. Everyone seems juiced to play. Particularly impressive is tenor man Benny Golson whose Coltrane hat is very much in evidence; the notes come pouring out of his horn on many of the tunes - especially noteworthy on THE TOUCH OF YOUR LIPS. He can be both powerful and pretty. Junior Mance's JUBILATION is churchy for sure, but not fire and brimstone: it's very mellow instead. Pianist Bill Evans plays well throughout, taking perhaps his best and most introspective solo on I LOVE YOU. Farmer is a delight, whether playing beautifully muted (LIKE SOMEONE IN LOVE) or tempestuously afire (COLD BREEZE). This album will delight listeners no matter how many times it's heard.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What higher recommendation?, February 11, 2007

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Stan Dunn (Buffalo, NY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Modern Art (Audio CD)

In early 1965 I was working as a disc jockey at San Francisco's legendary jazz radio station KJAZ FM. I got a call from a listener who identified himself as pianist Bill Evans. He called to request a song from "Modern Art" saying it was his favorite recording session. At first I doubted it was really Bill Evans but later I was able to confirm it was indeed him. Evans went on to make many more historic recordings, but in '65 "Modern Art" was at the top of his personal list!