Something to Live For: The Music of Billy Strayhorn | ||||
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Released | 1987 | |||
Recorded | January 14–15, 1987 New York City | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 38:42 | |||
Label | Contemporary C 14029 | |||
Producer | Helen Keane | |||
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Something to Live For: The Music of Billy Strayhorn is an album by Art Farmer recorded in New York in 1987 and originally released on the Contemporary label.[1]
Reception
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The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Scott Yanow of Allmusic said "This very logical set is a real gem... Farmer brings the right combination of sensitivity, swing, respect for the melody, and creativity to these renditions and the results are quite memorable".[2]
Track listing
All compositions by Billy Strayhorn except as indicated
- "Isfahan" (Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn) - 7:25
- "Blood Count" - 6:08
- "Johnny Come Lately" - 5:39
- "Something to Live For" (Ellington, Strayhorn) - 6:07
- "Upper Manhattan Medical Group" - 7:07
- "Rain Check" - 6:44
- "Day Dream" (Ellington, Strayhorn, John La Touche) - 5:12 Bonus track on CD
Personnel
- Art Farmer - flugelhorn, trumpet
- Clifford Jordan - tenor saxophone
- James Williams - piano
- Rufus Reid - bass
- Marvin "Smitty" Smith - drums
References
- ^ Art Farmer discography accessed July 30, 2014
- ^ a b Yanow, S., Allmusic Review accessed July 30, 2014
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 471. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.