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Crawl Space is an album by American flugelhornist Art Farmer featuring performances recorded in 1977 and released on the CTI label.

Reception.

AllMusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars and stated:”Some of the finer CTI recordings of the late ’70s were those led by flugelhornist Art Farmer. Although the emphasis was generally on obscure material (in this case Farmer plays one original, two songs by Dave Grusin and one piece by pianist Fritz Pauer) and often featured musicians who did not normally play together, the results were generally quite rewarding. For this CTI LP (long out-of-print), the focus is almost entirely on Farmer who is joined by keyboardist Grusin, guitarist Eric Gale, flutist Jeremy Steig, either Will Lee or George Mraz on bass and drummer Steve Gadd. The moody music holds one’s interest throughout.”

The Bay State Banner noted that, “on ‘Petite Bell’ Steig gets really funky, Farmer gets very mellow and Gadd drives them both, making this a very beautiful tune.”

Track listing:
“Crawl Space” (Dave Grusin) – 8:52
“Siddhartha” (Fritz Pauer) – 7:36
“Chanson” (Grusin) – 8:36
“Petite Belle” (Art Farmer) – 9:41
Recorded at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey in January 1977

Personnel:
Art Farmer – flugelhorn
Jeremy Steig – flute
David Grusin – keyboards, arranger (tracks 1 & 3)
Eric Gale – guitar
Will Lee – electric bass, gong
George Mraz – bass (track 2)
Steve Gadd – drums
Fritz Pauer – arranger (tracks 2 & 4)
Bob James – conductor, producer

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Released: 1977
Recorded: January 1977
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs
Length: 34:45
Label CTI
CTI 7073
Producer: Creed Taylor