(Bop/Hard Bop) Art Farmer Quintet with Gigi Gryce - Satellite - 1955, MP3, 320 kbps

The success of Art Farmer and Gigi Gryce's "When Farmer Met Gryce" allowed the folks at the Prestige label to follow-up with "The Art Farmer Quintet." The alto-saxophonist again joins the trumpeter on this October 21, 1955 session once more to glowing results. Farmer's brother Addison also makes an encore performance as the recording's bassist, and is additionally joined by pianist Duke Jordan and drummer Philly Joe Jones in fine form. The original compositions -- five penned by Gryce and Jordan's "Forecast" -- are again stellar. Those who enjoyed "meeting" Gryce earlier will certainly enjoy this reunion.

Art Farmer (trumpet)
Gigi Gryce (alto sax)
Duke Jordan (piano)
Addison Farmer (bass)
Philly Joe Jones (drums)

Recorded at the Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey on October 21, 1955. Originally released on Prestige (7017).