| The Art Farmer Quintet Plays the Great Jazz Hits | |
| Type: | Album |
| Artist: | Art Farmer Quintet |
| Cover: | The_Art_Farmer_Quintet_Plays_the_Great_Jazz_Hits.jpg |
| Released: | 1967 |
| Recorded: | May 16, 23, & 25 and June 7, 1967 New York City |
| Genre: | Jazz |
| Label: | Columbia CL 2746/CS 9546 |
| Producer: | Teo Macero |
| Chronology: | Art Farmer |
| Prev Title: | The Time and the Place |
| Prev Year: | 1967 |
| Next Title: | Art Worker |
| Next Year: | 1968 |
The Art Farmer Quintet Plays the Great Jazz Hits is an album by Art Farmer's Quintet recorded in 1967 and originally released on the Columbia label.[1]
Scott Yanow of Allmusic states, "The quintet's concise interpretations (no performance is over six minutes) are melodic without being overly predictable. As usual Farmer's lyricism by itself is a good reason to search for this underrated album".[2]
Writing in Down Beat, Harvey Siders states "most tracks are played with the same inspiration one might find on a visit to the dentist," adding "that Farmer and Heath could rise above such a dismal format is a tribute to their instinct for swinging."