Complete Argo/Mercury Art Farmer/Benny Golson/

[Victor Christensen]

I would like to know, what records are in this Mosaic set, because I might buy it, but I already have four CD's with the Jazztet, and I don't have so much money anymore (I'm retired and only have a small pension). Thanks before hand.

Vic

[jazzbo]

Happy Holidays Vic old friend!

Not many of us have money any longer!

Here's the discographic information from the website, and note the large number of great albums!

(A) MEET THE JAZZTET: Art Farmer (tp), Curtis Fuller (tb), Benny Golson (ts), McCoy Tyner (p), Addison Farmer (b), Lex Humphries (d).

Nola Penthouse Studios, February 6, 9 & 10, 1960

10017 Mox Nix

10018 Blues March

10019 Killer Joe

10020 I Remember Clifford

10021 Park Avenue Petite

10022 Avalon

10023 Easy Living

10024 It’s All Right With Me

10025 Serenata

10026 It Ain’t Necessarily So

All titles issued on Argo LP 664

-1 spoken introduction by Benny Golson. _____________________________________________________

(B) THE JAZZTET – BIG CITY SOUNDS: Art Farmer (tp), Tom McIntosh (tb), Benny Golson (ts), Cedar Walton (p), Tommy Williams (b), Albert “Tootie” Heath (d).

Nola Penthouse Studios, NYC, September 16, 19 & 20, 1960

10430 The Cool One

10431 My Funny Valentine

10432 Hi-Fly

10433 Con Alma

10434 Five Spot After Dark

10435 Blues On Down

10436 Wonder Why

10437 Bean Bag

10438 Lament

All titles issued on Argo LP 672 _____________________________________

© THE ART FARMER QUARTET – ART: Art Farmer (tp), Tommy Flanagan (p), Tommy Williams (b), Albert “Tootie” Heath (d).

Nola Penthouse Studios, NYC, September 21,22 & 23, 1960

10439 I’m A Fool To Want You

10440 Out Of The Past

10441 That Old Devil Called Love

10442 The Best Thing For You Is Me

10443 So Beats My Heart For You

10444 Goodbye, Old Girl

10445 Younger Than Springtime

10446 Who Cares?

All titles issued on Argo LP 678 ___________________________________________

(D) BENNY GOLSON – TAKE A NUMBER FROM 1 TO 10: Benny Golson (ts).

Nola Penthouse Studios, NYC, December 13, 1960

10575 You’re My Thrill

add Tommy Williams (b):

10576 My Heart Belongs To Daddy

add Albert “Tootie” Heath (d):

10577 The Best Thing For You Is Me

add Cedar Walton (p):

10578 Impromptune

Freddie Hubbard (tp), Benny Golson (ts), Cedar Walton (p), Tommy Williams (b), Albert “Tootie” Heath (d).

Nola Penthouse Studios, NYC, December 14, 1960

10579 Little Karin

add Curtis Fuller (tb):

10580 Swing It

add Sahib Shihab (bari):

10581 I Fall In Love Too Easily

Nick Travis (tp),Bill Elton (tb), Willie Ruff (Frh), Benny Golson, Hal McKusick (ts), Sol Schlinger (bari), Tommy Williams (b), Albert “Tootie” Heath (d).

Nola Penthouse Studios, NYC, April 11, 1961

10582 Out Of This World

add Bernie Glow (tp):

10583 The Touch

add Art Famer (tp):

10584 Time

all titles issued on Argo LP 681. ___________________________________________

(E) THE JAZZTET & JOHN LEWIS: Art Farmer (tp), Tom McIntosh (tb), Benny Golson (ts), Cedar Walton (p), Tommy Williams (b), Albert “Tootie” Heath (d), John Lewis (arr).

Nola Penthouse Studios, NYC, December 20-21, 1960 & January 9, 1961

10626 Django

10627 Milano

10628 Bel

10629 Two Degrees East, Three Degrees West

10630 New York 19

10631 Odds Against Tomorrow

All titles issued on Argo LP 684 __________________________________________

(F) THE JAZZTET AT BIRDHOUSE: Art Farmer (tp, flh), Tom McIntosh (tb), Benny Golson (ts), Cedar Walton (p), Tommy Williams (b), Albert “Tootie” Heath (d).

Live at Birdhouse, Chicago, May 15, 1961

11208 Junction

11209 Farmer’s Market

11210 Darn That Dream

11211 Shutterbug

11212 ‘Round Midnight

11213 A November Afternoon

all titles issued on Argo LP 688 _________________________________________

(G) THE ART FARMER QUARTET - PERCEPTION: Art Farmer (flh), Harold Mabern (p), Tommy Williams (b), Roy McCurdy (d).

Nola Penthouse Studios, NYC, October 25, 26 & 27, 1961

11423 Blue Room

11424 Tonk

11425 Change Partners

11426 Nobody’s Heart

11427 Punsu

11428 The Day After

11429 Lullaby Of The Leaves

11430 Kayin’

All titles issued on Argo LP 738 ________________________________________

(H) THE JAZZTET-HERE AND NOW: Art Farmer (tp,flh), Grachan Moncur III (tb), Benny Golson (ts), Harold Mabern (p), Herbie Lewis (b), Roy McCurdy (d).

Nola Penthouse Studios, NYC, February 28, 1962

23789 (PB7405) Just In Time

23790 (PB7406) Rue Prevail

23791 (PB7407) Ruby My Dear

23792 (PB7408) In Love In Vain (omit tb)

Nola Penthouse Studios, NYC, March 2, 1962

23793 (PB7409) Sonny’s Back

23793 (6252-5) Sonny’s Back (45 take) Mercury 71942

23974 (PB7410) Whisper Not

23975 (PB7411) Richie’s Dilemma

23976 (PB7412) Tonk

23796 (6251-6) Tonk (45 take) Mercury 71942

Al titles except the 45 takes of Sonny’s Back and Tonk issued on Mercury SR 60698 ______________________________

(I) THE JAZZTET – ANOTHER GIT TOGETHER: Art Farmer (tp,flh), Grachan Moncur III (tb), Benny Golson (ts), Harold Mabern (p), Herbie Lewis (b), Roy McCurdy (d).

Nola Penthouse Studios, NYC, May 28, 1962

26806 (PB 8162) Reggie

25545 (PB 8213) Another Git Together (45 take) Mercury 72029

25547 (PB 8215) This Nearly Was Mine

Nola Penthouse Studios, NYC, June 21,1962

25556 (PB 8223) Domino

25563 (PB 8224) Another Git Together

25564 (PB 8225) Space Station

25565 (PB 8226) Along Came Betty

All titles except the 45 take of Another Git Together issued on Mercury SR 60737

NOTE: The 45 version of Space Station on Mercury 72029 was given the master numbers 26160 (PB 8251), but is edited from the master take. _______________________________________________________________

(J) LISTEN TO ART FARMER AND THE ORCHESTRA: Art Farmer (flh) with (collective personnel) Ray Copeland, Rolf Ericson, Bernie Glow, Ernie Royal, Paul Serrano, Clark Terry, Snooky Young (tp), Jimmy Cleveland, Urbie Green, Tommy Mitchell (tb), Paul Faulise, Tony Studd (b tb), Ray Alonge, Jimmy Buffington. Bob Northern (Frh), Danny Bank, Ray Beckenstein, Phil Bodner, Walt Levinsky, Romeo Penque, Stan Webb, Phil Woods (reeds), Tommy Flanagan (p), Barry Galbraith, Jim Hall (g), George Duvivier (b), Charlie Persip (d), Ray Barretto, Willie Rodriguez (perc), Oliver Nelson (arr, cond).

Webster Hall, NYC, August 10, 1962

26306 (PB 8048/PS 4008) My Romance

Webster Hall, NYC, September 5, 1962

22159 (PB 8940/PS 1898) Rue Prevail

22160 (PB 8941/PS 1899) Raincheck

22161 (PB 8942/PS 1900) Street Of Dreams

Webster Hall, NYC, September 20, 1962

22230 (PB 5121/PS 1930) Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words)

22231 (PB 5122/PS 1931) Naima

22232 (PB 5123/PS 1932) Ruby

22269 (PB 5145/PS 1954) The Sweetest Sounds

all titles issued on Mercury SR 60766 ______________________________

(K) THE BENNY GOLSON QUARTET – TURNING POINT: Benny Golson (ts), Wynton Kelly (p), Paul Chambers (b), Jimmy Cobb (d).

NYC, October 30 & 31, November 1, 1962

22471 (PB 5293) Alone Together

22472 (PB 5294) Turning Point

22473 (PB 5295) Three Little Words

22474 (PB 5296) The Masquerade Is Over

22475 (PB 5297) Stella By Starlight

22476 (PB 5298) How Am I To Know?

22477 (PB 5299) Dear Kathy

all titles issued on Mercury SR 20801 _______________________________________________________

(L) THE BENNY GOLSON QUARTET - FREE: Benny Golson (ts), Tommy Flanagan (p), Ron Carter (b), Arthur Taylor (d).

The Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December 26, 1962

12081 My Romance

12082 Just By Myself

12083 Mad About The Boy

12084 Just In Time

12085 Sock Cha

12086 Shades Of Stein

all titles issued on Argo LP 716

Original sessions produced by Hal Mooney (J), Esmond Edwards (L), Kay Norton and Jack Tracy (all others).

Recording engineer: Ron Malo (F), Ray Hall (J), unknown (K), Rudy Van Gelder (L) and Tommy Nola (all others)

Produced for release by Michael Cuscuna

Tape transfers of Mercury sessions: Ellen Fitton

Tape transfers of Argo sessions: Peter Doell

Mastered using 24-bit resolution by Malcolm Addey at the Malcolm Addey Studio, New York City

All other selections are stereo.

All tracks courtesy of The Verve Music Group.

This compilation (p)2004 Universal Music Enterprises, a Division of UMG Recordings Inc., Santa Monica, CA 90404-U.S.A. Manufactured by Universal Music Enterprises. Warning: All rights reserved. Unauthorized duplication is a violation of applicable laws.

Printed in the U.S.A. (B0002403-02)

©2004 Mosaic Records L.L.C., 35 Melrose Place, Stamford, CT 06902. All rights reserved.

Phone: 203-327-7111/Fax 203-323-3526/e-mail: info@mosaicrecords.com. Web site: www.mosaicrecords.com.

PRODUCER’S NOTE:

There are occasional instances of peak distortion and of drop out, most notably on disc one, tracks 4 and 8, disc three, track 4 and disc 4, track 6, which are the result of damage to the original tape.

This set encompasses the Argo and Mercury sessions by Art Farmer and Benny Golson separately and as co-leaders of The Jazztet. In terms of repertoire and sidemen, they are all one inter-related body of work. For musical compatibility, we have programmed the set by group. The first four discs cover the original Jazztet’s entire output. Disc five contains both of Art Farmer’s quartet sessions for Argo. Disc six contains Benny Golson’s quartet sessions, made within eight weeks of each other, but for different labels. The final disc is given over to two very different ensemble albums.

[jazzkrow]

Vic:

Just sent you a PM.

Jeff