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Portrait of Art Farmer is an album by trumpeter Art Farmer featuring performances recorded in 1958 and released on the Contemporary label. It was recorded when Farmer was adjusting to moving from Horace Silver’s band, where he received a high level of rhythmic and harmonic support from the rhythm section, to Gerry Mulligan’s quartet, where there was no piano and only light backing.

“An excellent outing.” (Scott Yanow, AllMusic).

Track listing:
“Back in the Cage” (Art Farmer) – 5:04
“Stablemates” (Benny Golson) – 4:32
“The Very Thought of You” (Ray Noble) – 5:41
“And Now…” – 6:07
“Nita” (George Russell) – 4:28
“By Myself” (Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz) – 6:15
“Too Late Now” (Burton Lane, Alan Jay Lerner) – 5:55
“Earth” – 4:10
“The Folks Who Live On the Hill” (Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern) – 4:35

Personnel:
Art Farmer – trumpet
Hank Jones – piano
Addison Farmer – bass
Roy Haynes – drums

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Released: 1958
Recorded: April 19 and May 1, 1958
New York City
Length: 46:47 (reissue)
Label: Contemporary
S 7027
Producer: Nat Hentoff