The Meaning of Art explained

The Meaning of Art
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Art Farmer
Cover:	The Meaning of Art.jpg
Released:	1995
Recorded:	May 9–10, 1995
Studio:	Manhattan Beach Recording, NYC
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	50:02
Label:	Arabesque
Producer:	Helen Keane
Chronology:	Art Farmer
Prev Title:	The Company I Keep
Prev Year:	1994
Next Title:	Silk Road
Next Year:	1997

The Meaning of Art is an album by trumpeter Art Farmer which was recorded in 1995 and released on the Arabesque label.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Reception

The AllMusic review by Michael G. Nastos said "This is jazz that is relatively cliché and quote-free; not groundbreaking, but a consistent, professional effort. The release is a testimony to Farmer's endurance as one of the truly great jazz musicians of the late 1900s. Recommended".

Track listing

1. "On the Plane" (Slide Hampton) – 5:17
2. "Just the Way You Look Tonight" (Jerome Kern, Dorothy Fields) – 7:04
3. "Lift Your Spirit High" (Hampton) – 5:18
4. "One Day, Forever" (Benny Golson) – 6:30
5. "Free Verse" (Geoff Keezer) – 10:35
6. "Home" (Fritz Pauer) – 7:48
7. "Johnny One Note" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 7:36

Personnel

• Art Farmer – flumpet, arranger
• Slide Hampton – trombone, arranger
• Ron Blake – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
• Geoff Keezer – piano, arranger
• Kenny Davis – double bass
• 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/aj0118-the-meaning-of-art/ Arabesque Records: album entry