Monday, May 23, 2016

Remembering Art Farmer

Okay, you consider yourself a jazz fan. Answer me this:  When discussing flugelhorn players, who comes to your mind?  Clark Terry?  Freddy Hubbard?  Roy Hargrove?  Chuck Mangione?  Those cats are all worthy, but in my book Art Farmer is tops in that category.  Aside from eventually playing the flugelhorn exclusively, he also invented and played a hybrid instrument that he dubbed a "flumpet."  Art died in 1999, and you can read about him (and his flumpet) right here.  Luckily for you, I found this gorgeous performance of "Petite Belle," which makes my case.  Jim Hall on guitar, Steve Swallow on bass, and Pet LaRocca on drums.

1 comment:

L. Weiler said...

Gorgeous indeed, Tom. Thanks for sharing that .