http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5793&rws=%2Fart-farmer%2Ftop-tracks.rssLook on the back of any jazz record from the '50s onward and the odds are pretty good that Art Farmer is on it. In 1945, Farmer blazed a trail the minute he set foot in Los Angeles: he improvised like a demon yet still managed to be melodic on trumpet and flugelhorn. Farmer's playing enlivened the bands of Benny Carter, Lionel Hampton, and Quincy Jones. In New York, he worked with Horace Silver, Gerry Mulligan, and Benny Golsen, among countless others. He led his own groups from the early '60s on and released dozens of superb solo albums, but continued to drop in on friends' sessions. His sound was so appealing that even during the dark '70s, he had major label deals. What was his secret? Whatever it was, Farmer carried it to the grave in 1999 but we can still search for the answers in his music. - Nick DedinaHard Bopen720Sun, 29 Nov 2009 02:31:32 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5793&rws=%2Fart-farmer%2Ftop-tracks.rss Look on the back of any jazz record from the '50s onward and the odds are pretty good that Art Farmer is on it. In 1945, Farmer blazed a trail the minute he set foot in Los Angeles: he improvised like a demon yet still managed to be melodic on trumpet and flugelhorn. Farmer's playing enlivened the bands of Benny Carter, Lionel Hampton, and Quincy Jones. In New York, he worked with Horace Silver, Gerry Mulligan, and Benny Golsen, among countless others. He led his own groups from the early '60s on and released dozens of superb solo albums, but continued to drop in on friends' sessions. His sound was so appealing that even during the dark '70s, he had major label deals. What was his secret? Whatever it was, Farmer carried it to the grave in 1999 but we can still search for the answers in his music. - Nick Dedina http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1967492&variant=play&rws=%2Fart-farmer%2Ftop-tracks.rss Cool/West Coast Jazz Wed, 1 Jan 1997 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Art Farmer on Rhapsody Online 1967492 tra.1967492 Art Farmer art.5793 0.99 Live At Stanford Jazz Workshop alb.210315 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/9/9/5/385992_170x170.jpg 1997-01-01 00:00:00.0 1997-01-01 00:00:00.0 true If You Could See Me Now tra.1967492 327000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1967492&variant=play&rws=%2Fart-farmer%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1967492&variant=data&rws=%2Fart-farmer%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28734842&variant=play&rws=%2Fart-farmer%2Ftop-tracks.rss Hard Bop Thu, 31 Dec 1987 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Art Farmer on Rhapsody Online 28734842 tra.28734842 Art Farmer art.5793 0.99 You Make Me Smile alb.28716918 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/2/5/6/1706522_170x170.jpg 1987-12-31 00:00:00.0 1987-12-31 00:00:00.0 true Have You Met Miss Jones? tra.28734842 289000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28734842&variant=play&rws=%2Fart-farmer%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28734842&variant=data&rws=%2Fart-farmer%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.769418&variant=play&rws=%2Fart-farmer%2Ftop-tracks.rss Hard Bop Wed, 1 Jan 1958 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Art Farmer on Rhapsody Online 769418 tra.769418 Art Farmer art.5793 0.99 Modern Art alb.109280 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/8/3/9/399387_170x170.jpg 1991-06-22 00:00:00.0 1958-01-01 00:00:00.0 true The Touch Of Your Lips tra.769418 295000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.769418&variant=play&rws=%2Fart-farmer%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.769418&variant=data&rws=%2Fart-farmer%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.769420&variant=play&rws=%2Fart-farmer%2Ftop-tracks.rss Hard Bop Wed, 1 Jan 1958 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Art Farmer on Rhapsody Online 769420 tra.769420 Art Farmer art.5793 0.99 Modern Art alb.109280 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/8/3/9/399387_170x170.jpg 1991-06-22 00:00:00.0 1958-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Like Someone In Love tra.769420 357000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.769420&variant=play&rws=%2Fart-farmer%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.769420&variant=data&rws=%2Fart-farmer%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.769417&variant=play&rws=%2Fart-farmer%2Ftop-tracks.rss Hard Bop Wed, 1 Jan 1958 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Art Farmer on Rhapsody Online 769417 tra.769417 Art Farmer art.5793 0.99 Modern Art alb.109280 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/8/3/9/399387_170x170.jpg 1991-06-22 00:00:00.0 1958-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Fair Weather tra.769417 344000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.769417&variant=play&rws=%2Fart-farmer%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.769417&variant=data&rws=%2Fart-farmer%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.426619&variant=play&rws=%2Fart-farmer%2Ftop-tracks.rss Hard Bop Wed, 1 Jan 1958 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Art Farmer on Rhapsody Online 426619 tra.426619 Art Farmer art.5793 0.99 Modern Art alb.109280 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/8/3/9/399387_170x170.jpg 1991-06-22 00:00:00.0 1958-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Darn That Dream tra.426619 239000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.426619&variant=play&rws=%2Fart-farmer%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.426619&variant=data&rws=%2Fart-farmer%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.29487165&variant=play&rws=%2Fart-farmer%2Ftop-tracks.rss Hard Bop Sun, 2 Aug 2009 06:10:41 -0700 Top Tracks by Art Farmer on Rhapsody Online 29487165 tra.29487165 Art Farmer art.5793 0.99 The Bill Evans & Benny Golson Sessions alb.29484844 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/4/0/2/1762045_170x170.jpg 2009-07-14 00:00:00.0 null true Cold Breeze tra.29487165 233000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.29487165&variant=play&rws=%2Fart-farmer%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.29487165&variant=data&rws=%2Fart-farmer%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.769422&variant=play&rws=%2Fart-farmer%2Ftop-tracks.rss Hard Bop Wed, 1 Jan 1958 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Art Farmer on Rhapsody Online 769422 tra.769422 Art Farmer art.5793 0.99 Modern Art alb.109280 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/8/3/9/399387_170x170.jpg 1991-06-22 00:00:00.0 1958-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Cold Breeze tra.769422 233000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.769422&variant=play&rws=%2Fart-farmer%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.769422&variant=data&rws=%2Fart-farmer%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1967493&variant=play&rws=%2Fart-farmer%2Ftop-tracks.rss Hard Bop Wed, 1 Jan 1997 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Art Farmer on Rhapsody Online 1967493 tra.1967493 Art Farmer art.5793 0.99 Live At Stanford Jazz Workshop alb.210315 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/9/9/5/385992_170x170.jpg 1997-01-01 00:00:00.0 1997-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Blue Bossa tra.1967493 613000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1967493&variant=play&rws=%2Fart-farmer%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1967493&variant=data&rws=%2Fart-farmer%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2137101&variant=play&rws=%2Fart-farmer%2Ftop-tracks.rss Hard Bop Tue, 24 Jul 2001 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Art Farmer on Rhapsody Online 2137101 tra.2137101 Art Farmer art.5793 0.99 Artistry alb.248150 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/2/1/5/1865128_170x170.jpg 2007-01-02 00:00:00.0 2001-07-24 00:00:00.0 true Sad To Say tra.2137101 334000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2137101&variant=play&rws=%2Fart-farmer%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2137101&variant=data&rws=%2Fart-farmer%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2028367&variant=play&rws=%2Fart-farmer%2Ftop-tracks.rss Hard Bop Fri, 1 Jan 1960 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Art Farmer on Rhapsody Online 2028367 tra.2028367 Art Farmer art.5793 0.99 Meet The Jazztet alb.303320 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/6/0/0/1110062_170x170.jpg 1990-06-26 00:00:00.0 1960-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Killer Joe tra.2028367 298000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2028367&variant=play&rws=%2Fart-farmer%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2028367&variant=data&rws=%2Fart-farmer%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2137091&variant=play&rws=%2Fart-farmer%2Ftop-tracks.rss Hard Bop Tue, 24 Jul 2001 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Art Farmer on Rhapsody Online 2137091 tra.2137091 Art Farmer art.5793 0.99 Artistry alb.248150 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/2/1/5/1865128_170x170.jpg 2007-01-02 00:00:00.0 2001-07-24 00:00:00.0 true You Know I Care tra.2137091 405000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2137091&variant=play&rws=%2Fart-farmer%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2137091&variant=data&rws=%2Fart-farmer%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.769416&variant=play&rws=%2Fart-farmer%2Ftop-tracks.rss Hard Bop Wed, 1 Jan 1958 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Art Farmer on Rhapsody Online 769416 tra.769416 Art Farmer art.5793 0.99 Modern Art alb.109280 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/8/3/9/399387_170x170.jpg 1991-06-22 00:00:00.0 1958-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Mox Nix tra.769416 281000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.769416&variant=play&rws=%2Fart-farmer%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.769416&variant=data&rws=%2Fart-farmer%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.30615739&variant=play&rws=%2Fart-farmer%2Ftop-tracks.rss Hard Bop Tue, 1 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Art Farmer on Rhapsody Online 30615739 tra.30615739 Art Farmer art.5793 0.99 Jazz Progressions alb.30606046 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/4/7/1/1831740_170x170.jpg 2008-01-01 00:00:00.0 2008-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Up In Quincy's Room tra.30615739 243000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.30615739&variant=play&rws=%2Fart-farmer%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.30615739&variant=data&rws=%2Fart-farmer%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.29487168&variant=play&rws=%2Fart-farmer%2Ftop-tracks.rss Hard Bop Sun, 2 Aug 2009 06:10:41 -0700 Top Tracks by Art Farmer on Rhapsody Online 29487168 tra.29487168 Art Farmer art.5793 0.99 The Bill Evans & Benny Golson Sessions alb.29484844 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/4/0/2/1762045_170x170.jpg 2009-07-14 00:00:00.0 null true I Love You tra.29487168 421000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.29487168&variant=play&rws=%2Fart-farmer%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.29487168&variant=data&rws=%2Fart-farmer%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.29487171&variant=play&rws=%2Fart-farmer%2Ftop-tracks.rss Hard Bop Sun, 2 Aug 2009 06:10:41 -0700 Top Tracks by Art Farmer on Rhapsody Online 29487171 tra.29487171 Art Farmer art.5793 0.99 The Bill Evans & Benny Golson Sessions alb.29484844 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/4/0/2/1762045_170x170.jpg 2009-07-14 00:00:00.0 null true Like Someone In Love tra.29487171 357000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.29487171&variant=play&rws=%2Fart-farmer%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.29487171&variant=data&rws=%2Fart-farmer%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.769084&variant=play&rws=%2Fart-farmer%2Ftop-tracks.rss Hard Bop Thu, 1 May 1958 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Art Farmer on Rhapsody Online 769084 tra.769084 Art Farmer art.5793 0.99 Portrait Of Art Farmer alb.120191 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/5/2/8/1178259_170x170.jpg 2006-12-12 00:00:00.0 1958-05-01 00:00:00.0 true Back In The Cage tra.769084 304000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.769084&variant=play&rws=%2Fart-farmer%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.769084&variant=data&rws=%2Fart-farmer%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2065427&variant=play&rws=%2Fart-farmer%2Ftop-tracks.rss Hard Bop Fri, 1 Jan 1988 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Art Farmer on Rhapsody Online 2065427 tra.2065427 Art Farmer art.5793 0.0 Blame It On My Youth alb.219714 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/4/7/4/1164744_170x170.jpg 2006-12-05 00:00:00.0 1988-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Third Avenue tra.2065427 498000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2065427&variant=play&rws=%2Fart-farmer%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2065427&variant=data&rws=%2Fart-farmer%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1967495&variant=play&rws=%2Fart-farmer%2Ftop-tracks.rss Hard Bop Wed, 1 Jan 1997 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Art Farmer on Rhapsody Online 1967495 tra.1967495 Art Farmer art.5793 0.99 Live At Stanford Jazz Workshop alb.210315 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/9/9/5/385992_170x170.jpg 1997-01-01 00:00:00.0 1997-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Born To Be Blue tra.1967495 397000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1967495&variant=play&rws=%2Fart-farmer%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1967495&variant=data&rws=%2Fart-farmer%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1585246&variant=play&rws=%2Fart-farmer%2Ftop-tracks.rss Hard Bop Tue, 1 Jan 1957 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Art Farmer on Rhapsody Online 1585246 tra.1585246 Art Farmer art.5793 0.99 Jazz For Lovers alb.89037 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/4/5/6/1656547_170x170.jpg 2006-10-10 00:00:00.0 1957-01-01 00:00:00.0 true When Your Lover Has Gone tra.1585246 311000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1585246&variant=play&rws=%2Fart-farmer%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1585246&variant=data&rws=%2Fart-farmer%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2028364&variant=play&rws=%2Fart-farmer%2Ftop-tracks.rss Hard Bop Fri, 1 Jan 1960 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Art Farmer on Rhapsody Online 2028364 tra.2028364 Art Farmer art.5793 0.99 Meet The Jazztet alb.303320 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/6/0/0/1110062_170x170.jpg 1990-06-26 00:00:00.0 1960-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Park Avenue Petite tra.2028364 224000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2028364&variant=play&rws=%2Fart-farmer%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2028364&variant=data&rws=%2Fart-farmer%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2116087&variant=play&rws=%2Fart-farmer%2Ftop-tracks.rss Hard Bop Fri, 1 Jan 1999 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Art Farmer on Rhapsody Online 2116087 tra.2116087 Art Farmer art.5793 0.0 Jazz Moods: Jazz & The Sunday Times alb.126530 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/6/5/6/1656562_170x170.jpg 2006-07-25 00:00:00.0 1999-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Warm Valley tra.2116087 472000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2116087&variant=play&rws=%2Fart-farmer%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2116087&variant=data&rws=%2Fart-farmer%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2137093&variant=play&rws=%2Fart-farmer%2Ftop-tracks.rss Hard Bop Tue, 24 Jul 2001 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Art Farmer on Rhapsody Online 2137093 tra.2137093 Art Farmer art.5793 0.99 Artistry alb.248150 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/2/1/5/1865128_170x170.jpg 2007-01-02 00:00:00.0 2001-07-24 00:00:00.0 true Change Partners tra.2137093 349000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2137093&variant=play&rws=%2Fart-farmer%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2137093&variant=data&rws=%2Fart-farmer%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2065428&variant=play&rws=%2Fart-farmer%2Ftop-tracks.rss Hard Bop Fri, 1 Jan 1988 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Art Farmer on Rhapsody Online 2065428 tra.2065428 Art Farmer art.5793 0.99 Blame It On My Youth alb.219714 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/4/7/4/1164744_170x170.jpg 2006-12-05 00:00:00.0 1988-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Summer Serenade tra.2065428 378000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2065428&variant=play&rws=%2Fart-farmer%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2065428&variant=data&rws=%2Fart-farmer%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.769282&variant=play&rws=%2Fart-farmer%2Ftop-tracks.rss Hard Bop Wed, 20 Dec 2006 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Art Farmer on Rhapsody Online 769282 tra.769282 Art Farmer art.5793 0.99 To Sweden with Love alb.110216 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/1/5/1/1741518_170x170.jpg 2009-07-14 00:00:00.0 2006-12-20 00:00:00.0 true Va Da Du? :: Was It You? tra.769282 321000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.769282&variant=play&rws=%2Fart-farmer%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.769282&variant=data&rws=%2Fart-farmer%2Ftop-tracks.rss