Art Farmer (1928-99) was one of a number of great trumpeters who emerged in jazz during the 1950s. By the time he switched exclusively to flugelhorn in the early sixties, he had already become known for what journalist Leonard Feather described as “a style of rare lyricism” and a player whose “solos invariably show[ed] a…
Art Farmer with Joe Henderson – “Yama” (1979/1982) – Update
This post is meant to amend and update one written in 2022. Many listeners – in the U.S. in particular – have noticed that Yama‘s track line-up and song timings are all askew. Indeed, one of the responses to my original post even complained that “None of the track times match what’s on the label”…