Big Blues is an album by American flugelhornist Art Farmer and guitarist Jim Hall, featuring performances recorded in 1978 and released on the CTI label.[1] It was produced by Creed Taylor.[2]

Reception

The AllMusic review stated: "Since Farmer and Hall have long had very complementary styles (both being lyrical, harmonically advanced and thoughtful in their improvisations), it is little surprise that this set is a complete success".[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
DownBeat[4]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[5]

Track listing

  1. "Whisper Not" (Benny Golson) - 8:44
  2. "A Child Is Born" (Thad Jones) - 7:40
  3. "Big Blues" (Jim Hall) - 7:23
  4. "Pavane for a Dead Princess" (Maurice Ravel) - 10:50

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Payne, D. CTI Records discography accessed February 27, 2012
  2. ^ "Billboard's Recommended LPs". Billboard. Vol. 91, no. 20. May 19, 1979. p. 99.
  3. ^ a b Yanow, S. AllMusic Review accessed February 27, 2012
  4. ^ Sandmel, Ben (February 1980). "Art Farmer: The Summer Knows / Art Farmer and Jim Hall: Big Blues". DownBeat. Vol. 47, no. 2. pp. 40, 43.
  5. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 76. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
No tags for this post.