Description:
This release contains all of the 16 studio recordings from Art Farmer and Hal McKusick's outstanding yet highly underrated quintet as well as three bonus tracks of the group augmented to a sextet. Farmer and Mckusick are th only constants of the band's three studio sessions, with thr rhythm section changing completely from date to date. There are many things about this recording that will stick in your mind...The wonderful mood on Alone Together, the charm of line of Pon Su; the capture of the humor inherent in the selection, Makin' Whoopee, and who can forget Art Farmer's solo entrance on Gone With The Wind or the sparkling interplay of the horns on Old Devil Moon...And this is the heart of the matter...interplay...It is the special attraction of the set; this swingingly relaxed, converstional feel evident throughout that adds charm and a little extra freedom for expression. |
 Down And Dirty
Alone Together
Criss Cross
Gone With The Wind
Pon Su
Makin' Whoopee
Isn't It Romantic?
For Art's Sake
Old Devil Moon
When Your Lover Has Gone
This Time The Dream's On Me
Just Leave It Alone
The Blues Train
It Never Entered My Mind
Yesterdays
Sing Song
You're My Thrill
Stratusphunk
The End Of A Love Affair |
Personnel: Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Berman, Earl Swope, Benny Harris, Don Lamond, Al Cohn, Johnny Mandel, Buddy DeFranco, more |
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