Art Farmer discography
Year recorded Title Label Notes
1953-54 The Art Farmer Septet Prestige Farmer 's debut recordings as leader . With Jimmy Cleveland , Quincy Jones or Horace Silver , Monk Montgomery or Percy Heath
1954 Early Art Prestige With two bands : first featuring Sonny Rollins ( tenor sax ) and Horace Silver ( piano ) ; second featuring Wynton Kelly ( piano )
1954-55 When Farmer Met Gryce Prestige With Gigi Gryce ( alto sax ) and two bands : first with Horace Silver ( piano ) , Percy Heath ( bass ) , Kenny Clarke ( drums ) ; second with Freddie Redd ( piano ) Addison Farmer ( bass ) Art Taylor ( drums )
1955 Art Farmer Quintet featuring Gigi Gryce Prestige With Gigi Gryce ( alto sax ) Duke Jordan ( piano ) , Addison Farmer ( bass ) , Philly Joe Jones ( drums )
1956 2 Trumpets Prestige With Donald Byrd ( trumpet ) , Jackie McLean ( alto sax ) , Barry Harris ( piano ) , Doug Watkins ( bass ) , Art Taylor ( drums )
1956 Farmer 's Market Prestige With Hank Mobley ( tenor sax ) , Kenny Drew ( piano ) , Addison Farmer ( bass ) , Elvin Jones ( drums )
1957 Three Trumpets Prestige With Donald Byrd and Idrees Sulieman ( trumpet ) , Hod O'Brien ( piano ) , Addison Farmer ( bass ) , Ed Thigpen ( drums )
1957 Last Night When We Were Young ABC-Paramount With the Quincy Jones orchestra ; Jones also wrote the arrangements
1958 Portrait of Art Farmer Contemporary With Hank Jones ( piano ) , Addison Farmer ( bass ) , Roy Haynes ( drums )
1958 Modern Art United Artists With Benny Golson ( tenor sax ) , Bill Evans ( piano ) , Addison Farmer ( bass ) , Dave Bailey ( drums )
1959 Brass Shout United Artists With big band ; arrangements by Benny Golson
1959 The Aztec Suite United Artists With big band ; arrangements by Chico O'Farrill
1960 Art Argo With Tommy Flanagan ( piano ) , Tommy Williams ( bass ) , Albert Heath ( drums )
1961 Perception Argo With Harold Mabern ( piano ) , Tommy Williams ( bass ) , Roy McCurdy ( drums )
1962 Listen to Art Farmer and the Orchestra Mercury With big band ; arrangements by Oliver Nelson
1963 Interaction Atlantic With Jim Hall ( guitar ) , Steve Swallow ( bass ) , Walter Perkins ( drums )
1963 Live at the Half-Note Atlantic Personnel as on Interaction ; in concert
1964 To Sweden with Love Atlantic With Jim Hall ( guitar ) , Steve Swallow ( bass ) , Pete LaRoca ( drums )
1964 The Many Faces of Art Farmer Scepter With Charles McPherson ( alto sax ) , Tommy Flanagan ( piano ) , Steve Swallow ( bass ) , Bobby Thomas ( drums )
1965 Sing Me Softly of the Blues Atlantic With Steve Kuhn ( piano ) , Steve Swallow ( bass ) , Pete LaRoca ( drums )
Discography -- As leader
Art Farmer was a jazz musician who played trumpet, flugelhorn and flumpet. His appearances on record date from 1948 to 1998 and include more than 60 albums under his own name and more than 70 as a sideman, in addition to a dozen with the Jazztet. His appearances on film are also listed on this page, including his two appearances in Hollywood productions.