Exploring vintage jazz vinyl with a focus on label and pressing details, discographical information and critical musings on the music found within the grooves.
Art is a subdued and laid back album featuring a quartet made up of a two members of Farmer’s famed Jazztet as well as the great Tommy Flanagan for this solo outing that rewards repeated listening and - like Farmer himself - certainly deseves more widespread recognition as one of the better hard bop albums of the early-1960s.
Read MoreRoy Haynes steps out of his usual role as a master sideman to lead an exciting and adventurous session that features the outsized talents of Roland Kirk. It's an under-appreciated gem of a record from jazz's golden age that also showcases the playing of Tommy Flanagan and Henry Grimes.
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