| Back to the City | ||||
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| Live album by Art Farmer/Benny Golson Jazztet featuring Curtis Fuller | ||||
| 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 | |||
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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. The cover photograph was taken at Madison Square Park, Manhattan, New York City.
Reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   |
| Penguin Guide to Jazz |  |
Scott Yanow of Allmusic calls the album "Timeless hard bop music".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".
Track listing
All 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
- Art Farmer - flugelhorn
- Benny Golson - tenor saxophone
- Curtis Fuller - trombone
- Mickey Tucker - piano
- Ray Drummond - bass
- Marvin "Smitty" Smith - drums
References
- Art Farmer discography accessed July 31, 2014
- "Musical Maps".
- ^ Yanow, S., Allmusic Review accessed July 31, 2014
- ^ Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008) . "Art Farmer". The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (8th ed.). London: Penguin. pp. 432. ISBN 978-0-141-02327-4.
| The Jazztet | |
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| Live albums | |