Tuesday, June 9, 2020

Art Farmer – To Duke with Love (East Wind/Inner City, 1975)

Art Farmer (flgn); Cedar Walton (p); Sam Jones (b); Billy Higgins (d)

Recorded on March 5, 1975


Tributes to Ellington are a dime-a-dozen, but this one is special.  Farmer's meditations on Duke are immaculate. 

With Walton, Jones, and Higgins, it's hard to imagine a more sympathetic rhythm team.











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