When Farmer Met Gryce

When Farmer Met Gryce is an album by trumpeter Art Farmer and saxophonist Gigi Gryce, featuring performances recorded in 1954 and 1955 and released on the Prestige label.[3][4]

When Farmer Met Gryce
Studio album by Art Farmer and Gigi Gryce
Released	1955
Recorded	May 19, 1954 and May 26, 1955 Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey
Genre	Jazz
Length	41:46
Label	Prestige P 7085
Producer	Bob Weinstock
Art Farmer chronology
Early Art (1954) When Farmer Met Gryce (1955) Art Farmer Quintet featuring Gigi Gryce (1955)
Gigi Gryce chronology
When Farmer Met Gryce (1954-55) Nica's Tempo (1955)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[2]

Reception

The AllMusic review stated that "all eight numbers will easily be enjoyed by straight-ahead jazz fans."[1] The Penguin Guide to Jazz gave it a 3½-star review, preferring the co-leaders' later album, Art Farmer Quintet featuring Gigi Gryce.[5]

Track listing

All compositions by Gigi Gryce except as indicated

1. "A Night at Tony's" – 5:06
2. "Blue Concept" – 4:56
3. "Stupendous-Lee" (Art Farmer) – 5:47
4. "Deltitnu" – 4:18
5. "Social Call" – 6:04
6. "Capri" – 5:01
7. "Blue Lights" – 5:19
8. "The Infant's Song" (Farmer) – 5:15

• Recorded at Van Gelder Studio in Hackensack, New Jersey on May 19, 1954 (tracks 1–4) and May 26, 1955 (tracks 5–8)

Personnel

• Art Farmer – trumpet
• Gigi Gryce – alto saxophone
• Horace Silver (tracks 1–4), Freddie Redd (tracks 5–8) – piano
• Percy Heath (tracks 1–4), Addison Farmer (tracks 5–8) – bass
• Kenny Clarke (tracks 1–4), Art Taylor (tracks 5-8) – drums

References

1. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed June 14, 2012
2. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 90. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
3. Art Farmer discography accessed June 14, 2012
4. Rosenthal, the late David H. (September 9, 1993). Hard Bop: Jazz and Black Music 1955-1965. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199879748 – via Google Books.
5. Cook, Richard & Morton, Brian (2008) The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings, p. 469. Penguin.