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 | ||||
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| Live album by | ||||
| 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 | ||||
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Reception
edit| Review scores | |
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| 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
editAll compositions by Benny Golson except as indicated
- "Back to the City" - 7:55
- "From Dream to Dream" - 6:49
- "Write Soon" (Art Farmer) - 9:44
- "Vas Simeon" - 7:31
- "Speak Low" (Ogden Nash, Kurt Weill) - 6:07
- "Without Delay/Time Speaks" - 6:59
Personnel
edit- Art Farmer - flugelhorn
- Benny Golson - tenor saxophone
- Curtis Fuller - trombone
- Mickey Tucker - piano
- Ray Drummond - bass
- Marvin "Smitty" Smith - drums
References
edit- ^ Art Farmer discography accessed July 31, 2014
- ^ "Musical Maps".
- ^ a b Yanow, S., Allmusic Review accessed July 31, 2014
- ^ a b 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.