Art Farmer, Benny Golson, Jazztet - The Complete Argo-Mercury Sessions [2004] (7 x CDs)

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ART FARMER, BENNY GOLSON, JAZZTET.

Art Farmer, Benny Golson, Jazztet - The Complete Argo-Mercury Sessions [2004] (7 x CDs)

The Jazztet was one of the best small groups playing hard bop during the early '60s, jointly led by Art Farmer and Benny Golson. This boxed set not only includes all six albums that they recorded for Argo and Mercury, but also features three sessions apiece led separately by Farmer and Golson. Farmer was in the process of making a switch from trumpet to flügelhorn during this time frame, while Golson's solid tenor sax was overshadowed somewhat by his impressive contributions as a composer and arranger, a primary reason the group is remembered. Their first session alone featured three of Golson's most lasting compositions, "I Remember Clifford" (showcasing Farmer's heartfelt solo), the exciting hard bop anthem "Blues March," and the funky, sauntering "Killer Joe." The Jazztet struggled financially and had quite a turnover among its sidemen during its two years in existence. Pianists included McCoy Tyner, Cedar Walton, and Harold Mabern; among the trombonists were Curtis Fuller, Tom McIntosh, and Grachan Moncur III. Bassists included Addison Farmer, Tommy Williams, and Herbie Lewis; the drummers were Lex Humphries, Albert Tootie Heath, and Roy McCurdy. Regardless of the edition of the group, their performances are consistently tightly knit, with numerous brilliant solos. The individually led dates are also noteworthy. Tommy Flanagan was the anchor to Farmer's rhythm section on the quartet session Art, highlighted by his moving interpretation of "I'm a Fool to Want You." Perception is the first record date in which Farmer played flügelhorn on every selection. Harold Mabern is the pianist on this quartet session, which includes Tom McIntosh's mournful ballad "The Day After." Farmer chose Oliver Nelson to arrange his big-band date Listen to Art Farmer and the Orchestra, which also features the leader exclusively on flügelhorn. Nelson's best chart is his adventurous scoring of John Coltrane's lush ballad "Naima." Benny Golson's individual record dates merit equal praise. In the seemingly trite concept behind the making of Take a Number From 1 to 10 (featuring Golson unaccompanied, then in a duo setting, trio, then all the way up to a tentet), it turned out to be one of his most memorable releases, with Farmer joining him only on the tentet arrangement of "Time." The quartet session Turning Point borrowed Miles Davis' rhythm section (Wynton Kelly, Paul Chambers, and Jimmy Cobb), with the group sounding at its most inspired during "Three Little Words." Golson's Free is another quartet session, with Flanagan, Ron Carter, and Art Taylor in tow. Golson's driving attack is the heart of "Just in Time," which he had previously recorded with the Jazztet. Although a few of the individual albums which make up this boxed set were reissued on CD, compilations omitted some tracks, and few of the reissues remained available for long. Mosaic has done its usual standard-setting job of putting together this limited-edition boxed set, with lots of session photographs and detailed liner notes by the very knowledgeable Bob Blumenthal, though no previously issued tracks were uncovered. Hard bop fans are advised not to tarry, even though Mosaic planned to issue 10,000 copies of this essential collection of the works of Art Farmer, Benny Golson, and the Jazztet. (AMG review by Ken Dryden)

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Track lists

CD01

01 Art Farmer, Benny Golson, Jazztet - Serenata 3:32

02 Art Farmer, Benny Golson, Jazztet - It Ain't Necessarily So 4:29

03 Art Farmer, Benny Golson, Jazztet - Avalon 3:31

04 Art Farmer, Benny Golson, Jazztet - I Remember Clifford 3:12

05 Art Farmer, Benny Golson, Jazztet - Blues March 5:19

06 Art Farmer, Benny Golson, Jazztet - It's All Right With Me 3:56

07 Art Farmer, Benny Golson, Jazztet - Park Avenue Petite 3:43

08 Art Farmer, Benny Golson, Jazztet - Mox Nix 4:05

09 Art Farmer, Benny Golson, Jazztet - Easy Living 3:36

10 Art Farmer, Benny Golson, Jazztet - Killer Joe 5:00

11 Art Farmer, Benny Golson, Jazztet - The Cool One 3:04

12 Art Farmer, Benny Golson, Jazztet - Blues On Down 6:05

13 Art Farmer, Benny Golson, Jazztet - Hi-Fly 5:52

14 Art Farmer, Benny Golson, Jazztet - My Funny Valentine 4:35

CD02

01 Art Farmer, Benny Golson, Jazztet - Wonder Why 5:55

02 Art Farmer, Benny Golson, Jazztet - Con Alma 5:03

03 Art Farmer, Benny Golson, Jazztet - Lament 3:33

04 Art Farmer, Benny Golson, Jazztet - Bean Bag 4:55

05 Art Farmer, Benny Golson, Jazztet - Five Spot After Dark 3:20

06 Art Farmer, Benny Golson, Jazztet - Bel 4:08

07 Art Farmer, Benny Golson, Jazztet - Milano 4:51

08 Art Farmer, Benny Golson, Jazztet - Django 4:52

09 Art Farmer, Benny Golson, Jazztet - New York 19 7:07

10 Art Farmer, Benny Golson, Jazztet - Two Degrees East, Three Degrees West 8:39

11 Art Farmer, Benny Golson, Jazztet - Odds Against Tomorrow 11:30

CD03

01 Art Farmer, Benny Golson, Jazztet - Junction 5:52

02 Art Farmer, Benny Golson, Jazztet - Farmer's Market 8:36

03 Art Farmer, Benny Golson, Jazztet - Darn That Dream 4:26

04 Art Farmer, Benny Golson, Jazztet - Shutterbug 4:49

05 Art Farmer, Benny Golson, Jazztet - 'round Midnight 10:13

06 Art Farmer, Benny Golson, Jazztet - A November Afternoon 6:16

07 Art Farmer, Benny Golson, Jazztet - Tonk 6:52

08 Art Farmer, Benny Golson, Jazztet - Rue Prevail 4:27

09 Art Farmer, Benny Golson, Jazztet - Richie's Dilemma 5:14

10 Art Farmer, Benny Golson, Jazztet - Whisper Not 5:22

11 Art Farmer, Benny Golson, Jazztet - Tonk (45 Take) 3:04

CD04

01 Art Farmer, Benny Golson, Jazztet - Just In Time 5:25

02 Art Farmer, Benny Golson, Jazztet - Ruby, My Dear 5:13

03 Art Farmer, Benny Golson, Jazztet - In Love In Vain 7:18

04 Art Farmer, Benny Golson, Jazztet - Sonny's Back 4:06

05 Art Farmer, Benny Golson, Jazztet - Sonny's Back (45 Take) 2:51

06 Art Farmer, Benny Golson, Jazztet - Space Station 5:16

07 Art Farmer, Benny Golson, Jazztet - Domino 7:06

08 Art Farmer, Benny Golson, Jazztet - Another Git Together 6:17

09 Art Farmer, Benny Golson, Jazztet - Along Came Betty 5:31

10 Art Farmer, Benny Golson, Jazztet - This Nearly Was Mine 6:29

11 Art Farmer, Benny Golson, Jazztet - Reggie 4:32

12 Art Farmer, Benny Golson, Jazztet - Another Git Together (45 Take) 2:57

CD05

01 Art Farmer, Benny Golson, Jazztet - So Beats My Heart For You 4:44

02 Art Farmer, Benny Golson, Jazztet - Goodbye, Old Girl 4:33

03 Art Farmer, Benny Golson, Jazztet - Who Cares? 5:28

04 Art Farmer, Benny Golson, Jazztet - Out Of The Past 5:20

05 Art Farmer, Benny Golson, Jazztet - Younger Than Springtime 5:41

06 Art Farmer, Benny Golson, Jazztet - The Best Thing For You Is Me 4:16

07 Art Farmer, Benny Golson, Jazztet - I'm A Fool To Want You 5:33

08 Art Farmer, Benny Golson, Jazztet - That Ole Devil Called Love 4:18

09 Art Farmer, Benny Golson, Jazztet - Punsu 5:12

10 Art Farmer, Benny Golson, Jazztet - The Day After 2:25

11 Art Farmer, Benny Golson, Jazztet - Lullaby Of The Leaves 4:18

12 Art Farmer, Benny Golson, Jazztet - Kayin' 3:57

13 Art Farmer, Benny Golson, Jazztet - Tonk 4:36

14 Art Farmer, Benny Golson, Jazztet - Blue Room 3:58

15 Art Farmer, Benny Golson, Jazztet - Change Partners 5:22

16 Art Farmer, Benny Golson, Jazztet - Nobody's Heart 4:04

CD06

01 Art Farmer, Benny Golson, Jazztet - How Am I To Know? 3:49

02 Art Farmer, Benny Golson, Jazztet - The Masquerade Is Over 4:40

03 Art Farmer, Benny Golson, Jazztet - Dear Kathy 4:49

04 Art Farmer, Benny Golson, Jazztet - Three Little Words 4:41

05 Art Farmer, Benny Golson, Jazztet - Turning Point 3:59

06 Art Farmer, Benny Golson, Jazztet - Stella By Starlight 4:54

07 Art Farmer, Benny Golson, Jazztet - Alone Together 7:32

08 Art Farmer, Benny Golson, Jazztet - Sock Cha 7:03

09 Art Farmer, Benny Golson, Jazztet - Mad About The Boy 7:19

10 Art Farmer, Benny Golson, Jazztet - Just By Myself 5:49

11 Art Farmer, Benny Golson, Jazztet - Shades Of Stein 4:32

12 Art Farmer, Benny Golson, Jazztet - My Romance 7:30

13 Art Farmer, Benny Golson, Jazztet - Just In Time 5:59

CD07

01 Art Farmer, Benny Golson, Jazztet - You're My Thrill 1:37

02 Art Farmer, Benny Golson, Jazztet - My Heart Belongs To Daddy 4:14

03 Art Farmer, Benny Golson, Jazztet - The Best Thing For You Is Me 2:50

04 Art Farmer, Benny Golson, Jazztet - Impromtune 3:06

05 Art Farmer, Benny Golson, Jazztet - Little Karin 3:39

06 Art Farmer, Benny Golson, Jazztet - Swing It 4:29

07 Art Farmer, Benny Golson, Jazztet - I Fall In Love Too Easily 4:49

08 Art Farmer, Benny Golson, Jazztet - Out Of This World 3:51

09 Art Farmer, Benny Golson, Jazztet - The Touch 5:18

10 Art Farmer, Benny Golson, Jazztet - Time 3:37

11 Art Farmer, Benny Golson, Jazztet - Street Of Dreams 4:21

12 Art Farmer, Benny Golson, Jazztet - Rain Check 3:42

13 Art Farmer, Benny Golson, Jazztet - Rue Prevail 4:09

14 Art Farmer, Benny Golson, Jazztet - The Sweetest Sounds 4:39

15 Art Farmer, Benny Golson, Jazztet - My Romance 4:57

16 Art Farmer, Benny Golson, Jazztet - Fly Me To The Moon 2:54

17 Art Farmer, Benny Golson, Jazztet - Naima 5:24

18 Art Farmer, Benny Golson, Jazztet - Ruby 4:40

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