| On the Road | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1976 | |||
| Recorded | July 26 & 28 and August 16, 1976 Los Angeles, CA | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 40:48 | |||
| Label | Contemporary S 7636 | |||
| Producer | John Koenig and Lester Koenig | |||
| Art Farmer chronology | ||||
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On the Road is an album by Art Farmer recorded in Los Angeles in 1976 and originally released on the Contemporary label.[1]
Reception[edit]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [4] |
Scott Yanow of Allmusic states, "Everyone plays up to par on this spirited straight-ahead set".[2]
Track listing[edit]
- "Downwind" (Hampton Hawes) - 7:30
- "My Funny Valentine" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 6:57
- "Namely You" (Gene DePaul, Johnny Mercer) - 6:51
- "What Am I Here For?" (Duke Ellington, Frankie Laine) - 6:46
- "I Can't Get Started" (Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin) - 7:30
- "Will You Still Be Mine?" (Tom Adair, Matt Dennis) - 5:39
Personnel[edit]
- Art Farmer - flugelhorn
- Art Pepper - alto saxophone (tracks 1, 3, 4 & 6)
- Hampton Hawes - piano
- Ray Brown - bass (tracks 1 & 3–6)
- Steve Ellington (tracks 1, 3 & 5), Shelly Manne (tracks 4 & 6) - drums
References[edit]
- ^ Art Farmer discography accessed July 29, 2014
- ^ a b Yanow, S., Allmusic Review accessed July 29, 2014
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 76. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 470. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.