Blame It on My Youth (Art Farmer album)

Blame It on My Youth is an album by Art Farmer's Quintet recorded in New York in 1988 and originally released on the Contemporary label.[1]

Blame It on My Youth
Studio album by
Art Farmer Quintet
Released1988
RecordedFebruary 4 & 8, 1988
New York City
GenreJazz
Length47:32
LabelContemporary
C-14042
ProducerHelen Keane
Art Farmer chronology
Something to Live For: The Music of Billy Strayhorn
(1987)
Blame It on My Youth
(1988)
Ph.D.
(1989)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz    [3]

Scott Yanow of AllMusic called it "one of the better Art Farmer recordings of the 1980s, which is saying a great deal, for the flugelhornist is among the most consistent of all jazz musicians... It's an enjoyable and very successful outing".[2] In addition to a maximum four-star rating, The Penguin Guide to Jazz awarded the album a "Crown" signifying a recording that the authors "feel a special admiration or affection for".[3][4]

Track listing

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  1. "Blame It on My Youth" (Edward Heyman, Oscar Levant) - 7:05
  2. "Fairy Tale Countryside" (Fritz Pauer) - 9:46
  3. "The Smile of the Snake" (Donald Brown) - 6:01
  4. "Third Avenue" (Clifford Jordan) - 8:16
  5. "Summer Serenade" (Benny Carter) - 6:16
  6. "Progress Report" (James Williams) - 4:32
  7. "I'll Be Around" (Alec Wilder) - 5:04

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Art Farmer discography accessed July 30, 2014
  2. ^ a b Yanow, S., AllMusic Review accessed July 29, 2014
  3. ^ a b Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008) [1992]. "Art Farmer". The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). New York: Penguin. p. 471. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  4. ^ Penguin Guide to Jazz: Crown Albums List, accessed March 5, 2014