Back to the City

Back to the City is a live album by the Art Farmer/Benny Golson Jazztet featuring Curtis Fuller recorded at the Sweet Basil Jazz Club in New York in 1986 and originally released on the Contemporary label.[1] The cover photograph was taken at Madison Square Park, Manhattan, New York City.[2]

Back to the City
Live album by Art Farmer/Benny Golson Jazztet featuring Curtis Fuller
Released	1986
Recorded	February 21 & 22, 1986
Venue	Sweet Basil Jazz Club, New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	45:05
Label	Contemporary C 14020
Producer	Helen Keane
The Jazztet chronology
Nostalgia (1983) Back to the City (1986) Real Time (1986)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]
Penguin Guide to Jazz	[4]

Scott Yanow of Allmusic calls the album "Timeless hard bop music".[3]The Penguin Guide to Jazz awarded the album ​3 ¹⁄₂ stars, saying it "features some lesser known items from the band's book, including a rare outing for Farmer as a composer".[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Benny Golson except as indicated

1. "Back to the City" - 7:55
2. "From Dream to Dream" - 6:49
3. "Write Soon" (Art Farmer) - 9:44
4. "Vas Simeon" - 7:31
5. "Speak Low" (Ogden Nash, Kurt Weill) - 6:07
6. "Without Delay/Time Speaks" - 6:59

Personnel

• Art Farmer - flugelhorn
• Benny Golson - tenor saxophone
• Curtis Fuller - trombone
• Mickey Tucker - piano
• Ray Drummond - bass
• Marvin "Smitty" Smith - drums

References

1. Art Farmer discography accessed July 31, 2014
2. http://www.musicalmaps.com.au/search/label/backtothecity
3. Yanow, S., Allmusic Review accessed July 31, 2014
4. Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008) [1992]. "Art Farmer". The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (8th ed.). London: Penguin. pp. 432. ISBN 978-0-141-02327-4.