Art Farmer Quintet featuring Gigi Gryce
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| Released | 1956 | |||
| Recorded | October 21, 1955 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 34:30 | |||
| Label | Prestige P 7017 | |||
| Producer | Bob Weinstock | |||
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Art Farmer Quintet featuring Gigi Gryce (also released as Evening in Casablanca) is an album by trumpeter Art Farmer's Quintet featuring saxophonist Gigi Gryce. It was recorded in 1955 and released on the Prestige label.[1]
Reception[edit]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [3] |
In his review for Allmusic, Stephen Cook calls the album "a set that qualifies as one of Farmer's best. A must for every jazz collection".[2] The Penguin Guide to Jazz is similarly positive, giving it a maximum four-star rating. It comments on the strengths of Gryce's compositions, mentioning "Evening in Casablanca" and "Satellite" for their "unusual structures" and "Nica's Tempo" for being "constructed more from key centres than from chords, [it] might be his masterpiece".[3]
Track listing[edit]
All compositions by Gigi Gryce except where noted.
- "Forecast" (Duke Jordan) — 4:48
- "Evening in Casablanca" — 5:20
- "Nica's Tempo" — 7:50
- "Satellite" — 4:21
- "Sans Souci" — 6:39
- "Shabozz" — 5:32
Personnel[edit]
- Art Farmer — trumpet
- Gigi Gryce — alto saxophone
- Duke Jordan — piano
- Addison Farmer — bass
- Philly Joe Jones — drums
References[edit]
- ^ Prestige Records discography accessed August 31, 2012
- ^ a b Cook, S. Allmusic Review accessed June 18, 2012
- ^ a b Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 469. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.