The Company I Keep Explained

The Company I Keep
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Art Farmer with Tom Harrell
Cover:	The Company I Keep.jpg
Released:	1994
Recorded:	January 11–12, 1994
Studio:	Hip Pocket Recording Studios, NYC
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	61:15
Label:	Arabesque
Producer:	Helen Keane
Chronology:	Art Farmer
Prev Title:	Live at Sweet Basil
Prev Year:	1994
Next Title:	The Meaning of Art
Next Year:	1995

The Company I Keep (subtitled Art Farmer Meets Tom Harrell) is an album by trumpeters Art Farmer and Tom Harrell which was recorded in 1994 and released on the Arabesque label.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Reception

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow said "although few fireworks occur (the two brassmen mostly sound pretty complementary and mellow), the music is tasteful, enjoyable advanced hard bop".

Track listing

1. "Sunshine in the Rain" (Tom Harrell) – 7:02
2. "Song of the Canopy" (Geoff Keezer) – 8:15
3. "Santana" (Fritz Pauer) – 10:37
4. "Beside Myself" (Harrell) – 5:29
5. "Beyond" (Kenny Davis) – 6:01
6. "T.G.T.T. (Too Good to Title)" (Duke Ellington) – 6:58
7. "Who Knows" (Davis) – 8:22
8. "Turn Out the Stars" (Bill Evans, Gene Lees) – 8:52

Personnel

• Art Farmer – flumpet
• Tom Harrell – trumpet, flugelhorn, arranger
• Ron Blake – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
• Geoff Keezer – piano, arranger
• Kenny Davis – double bass, arranger
• Carl Allen – drums
• Fritz Pauer – arranger

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzlists.com/SJ_Label_Arabesque.htm Jazzlists: Arabesque Jazz discography
2. Noal Cohen and Michael Fitzgerald, Art Farmer discography: 1981-1999, accessed May 14, 2018
3. http://www.arabesquerecords.com/aj0112-the-company-i-keep-art-farmer-meets-tom-harrell/ Arabesque Records: album entry
4. Klaus Gottwald, Tom Harrell discography, accessed May 14, 2018