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Viewing: Art Farmer - View all posts

WELCOME HOME BABY


PERSEVERANCE

 

And how can man die better

Than facing fearful odds, 

For the ashes of his fathers,

And the temples of his gods?

 

COOL

 

REMEMBERING ART FARMER

13 years ago this week A Celebration of the Musical Life of Art Farmer was held at Saint Peter's Church in New York City. It was a beautiful event at which few words were spoken, but much music was played…Read more

VALUE & RESPECT


"If you're good at something,
never do it for free!"
—The Joker

"Don't ask for what the next guy gets.
As for what you think you're worth."
—Art Farmer

"People don’t pay you as long as you’re
… Read more

WHAT TO DO


"Always do right.
This will gratify some people
and astonish the rest."
—Mark Twain

"Be careful of your actions.
You never know when
you're creating a memory."
—Rickie Lee Jones

"Just do your best.… Read more

UNSAID by Dana Gioia



So much of what we live goes on inside–

The diaries of grief, the tongue-tied aches

Of unacknowledged love are no less real
For having passed unsaid. What we conceal

Is always more than what we…Read more

FROM THE ARCHIVES

On This Day
August 5, 1996

Art Farmer Live At Stanford Jazz Workshop
Concert & Recording
Stanford, California





SOUND OF THE FLUGELHORN



In case you missed it, here's my recent radio interview,
discussing the Sound of the Flugelhorn with Blaise Lantana
on the Phoenix NPR affiliate KJZZ 91.5 FM.

THERE'S JUST NO PLEASING SOME FOLKS


"Art Farmer is real good, but he has to get his tone together."
—Miles Davis
Downbeat Magazine
November 2, 1955

HOLDING OUT FOR A HERO


"I’m no hero. I’m nice to people where it pays me to be nice.
I do it enough on the outside. Don’t expect me to do it in my own office."
—Sidney Falco

"Heroes in the real world… Read more

DON'T TRY


"When you try to make the changes, you lose momentum.
Don't try. Don't think. Just listen and play what you hear."
—Art Farmer

"Don't think you are, know you are!
Stop trying to hit me and hit… Read more

ON THIS DAY IN 2000


A PERSONAL VOICE — Art Farmer on the Jazz Life


"Enjoyment is not such a constant in music as some people think. It's not that I actually enjoy what I do every night, or every set, or every song. I enjoy the quest — but the attainment is a very…Read more

ART FARMER plays JUST FRIENDS

MY APPROACH TO JAZZ by Woody Shaw



In order for me to be consistent as a trumpet player, I try to practice every day, for at least two or three hours. Oh, I’ve been in certain grooves when I said: “Well, I don’t need to practice”,… Read more

THERE'S NO PLACE


"I don't have any great love for Chicago.
What the hell, a childhood around Douglas Park isn't very memorable.
I left Chicago a long time ago."
—Benny Goodman

"The desert is so pretty, especially at sunset.
… Read more

THE WAY FORWARD


"Exponential growth looks like nothing is happening.
Then suddenly you get this explosion at the end."
—Ray Kurzweil

"We are the facilitators of our own creative evolution."
—Bill Hicks

"Practice your long tones."
—Art Farmer

THE DOWN SIDE


"The code of the road is: if there is anything to eat, eat;
if there is a place to sit, sit; if there is a restroom, go."
—Jessica Savitch

"The one thing I regret was that my work… Read more

CONFIRMATION BIAS


"You're only as good as your last picture."
—Humphrey Bogart

"You're only as good as your last envelope."
—Silvio Dante

"You're only as good as your last rhythm section."
—Art Farmer

THE GREATEST

LIKE A SURGEON ~ Art Farmer plays "Softly"

THIS is a terrific example of my mentor's beautiful flugel sound and brilliant approach to improvisation. From the Creed Taylor film Rhythmstick -- Art Farmer, Romero Lubambo and Airto perform "Softly as in a Morning Sunrise," with an introduction by…Read more

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ART FARMER!

CONTRADISTINCTION

SOUL SIDES ~ Art Farmer

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