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Meet the Jazztet is an album by the Jazztet, led by trumpeter Art Farmer and saxophonist Benny Golson featuring performances recorded in 1960 and originally released on the Argo label.[1]
Reception[]
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In August 1960, the album was reported as having good sales, and a single from it, "Killer Joe", with "Mox Nix" on the B side, had reportedly sold over 40,000 copies.[2] Scott Yanow of Allmusic calls the album "a hard bop classic".[3]
Track listing[]
All compositions by Benny Golson except as indicated
- "Serenata" (Leroy Anderson, Mitchell Parish) - 3:30
- "It Ain't Necessarily So" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 4:26
- "Avalon" (Buddy DeSylva, Al Jolson, Vincent Rose) - 3:29
- "I Remember Clifford" - 3:10
- "Blues March" - 5:16
- "It's All Right With Me" (Cole Porter) - 3:53
- "Park Avenue Petite" - 3:41
- "Mox Nix" (Art Farmer) - 4:01
- "Easy Living" (Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin) - 3:33
- "Killer Joe" - 4:57
Personnel[]
- Art Farmer - trumpet
- Benny Golson - tenor saxophone
- Curtis Fuller - trombone
- McCoy Tyner - piano
- Addison Farmer - bass
- Lex Humphries - drums
References[]
- ↑ Art Farmer discography accessed June 15, 2012
- ↑ "The Jazztet Really Making Strides Now" (August 20, 1960) New York Amsterdam News, p. 14.
- ↑ Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed June 15, 2012