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4.0 out of 5 stars
Ray Brown:King Of Bass,
By Ahmed Chronwell (Washington DC) - See all my reviews
This review is from: On the Road (Audio CD)
Ray Brown has been putting the low end on jazz records since the late 30s probably. His sound is always heavy and well in tune with his fellow musicians. On this CD there's a pretty good group. Art Pepper plays very inspired sax and the legendary trumpeter Art Farmer switches to flugelhorn .This accents his lyrical talents and the magic is apparent on "Downwind" and"My Funny Valentine", a horn/piano duet with Hampton Hawes. I've been getting into bebop recently from the 70s and I see that there was more than fusion going down because this album does'nt sound like a session of vets from the 50s (though it is), it's forever modern music.
5.0 out of 5 stars
On Top Of His Game with Art Pepper,
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This review is from: On the Road [Vinyl] (Vinyl)
This LP on the Contemporary Label from 1976 features a logical but only one-time collaboration between flügelhornist Art Farmer and altoist Art Pepper. With pianist Hampton Hawes, bassist Ray Brown, and either Steve Ellington or Shelly Manne on drums completing the quintet, the five standards and Hawes' original "Downwind" were certainly in good hands.
A special highlight is a duet version of "My Funny Valentine" featuring Farmer and Hawes. Everyone plays up to par on this spirited straight-ahead set. Very highly recommended. Track Listing: Downwind My Funny Valentine Namely You What Am I Here For? I Can't Get Started Will You Still Be Mine The Sextet: Art Farmer - Fluglehorn Ray Brown - Bass Steve Ellington - Drums Hampton Hawes - Piano Shelly Manne - Drums Art Pepper - Alto Sax Liner Notes by Leonard Feather. Recorded 1976 on the Comtemporary Label and is catalog number S 7636 Review: Long before Chuck Mangione popularized the flugelhorn to jazz fans, Art Farmer had already perfected the instrument . And was considered until his death in 1999 as the one who set the standard for the fluglehorn and later invented the flumpet. Which was an instrument that combined the two horns into one. Art Farmer is the master of Cool on this album, but the big surprise for me is Art Pepper fantastic work - I really wasn't expecting such complexity and "reaching" by Pepper. This is definitely one of my best LP's I have in my rotation. |
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On the Road by Art Farmer (Audio CD - 2001)
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