Meet the Jazztet

by The Art Farmer-Benny Golson Jazztet, Art Farmer, Benny Golson

Overview

One of the top hard bop contingents of the '50s and '60s, the Art Farmer and Benny Golson co-led group known as the Jazztet featured some of the best original charts and soloing of the entire era. While the group was only in existence between 1959-1962, its excellent reputation could rest on this stunning disc alone. Cut in 1960, the ten-track date features four of Golson's classic originals ("I Remember Clifford," "Blues March," "Park Avenue Petite," and "Killer Joe") and one very fetching Farmer-penned cut ("Mox Nix"). The rest of the standards-heavy mix is given the golden touch by the sextet. And what a combo this is -- besides Farmer's svelte trumpet lines and Golson's frenetically vaporous tenor solos, one gets a chance to hear a young but already very accomplished McCoy Tyner, the tart and mercurial trombonist Curtis Fuller, and the streamlined rhythm tandem of Addison Farmer and Lex Humphries. An essential hard bop title. ~ Stephen Cook

Product Details

Release Date:	09/06/2024
Label:	Universal Japan
UPC:	4988031650097
Rank:	212876

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Art Farmer-Benny Golson Jazztet   Primary Artist
Art Farmer   Primary Artist,Trumpet
Benny Golson   Primary Artist,Sax (Tenor)
Benny Golson Jazztet   Primary Artist
Art Farmer & Benny Golson   Primary Artist
Curtis Fuller   Guest Artist,Trombone,Trumpet
McCoy Tyner   Guest Artist,Piano
Lex Humphries   Drums
Addison Farmer   Bass

Technical Credits

Ira Gershwin   Composer
DuBose Heyward   Composer
Mario Cisneros   Composer
Ralph Rainger   Composer
Art Farmer   Composer
Mitchell Parish   Composer
Al Jolson   Composer
Buddy DeSylva   Composer
Leroy Anderson   Composer
Vincent Rose   Composer
Leo Robin   Composer
Scott Yanow   Liner Notes
Doug Schwartz   Mastering
George Gershwin   Composer
Benny Golson   Composer
Dorothy Heyward   Composer
Cole Porter   Composer