Art Farmer Art Farmer in Wroclaw Hand-Numbered Limited Edition DMM 180g 45rpm Import 2LP (Clear Vinyl)

This material was recorded in Radio Wroclaw Studios in 1997, during one of Art Farmer's Polish tours. There are no cuts or editing on any step of production. Pure live recording.

First time released on CD in 1998 by the prestigious label EmArcy. On October 26, 2024 it premiered in a renewed sound form on vinyl. And in a special edition: On two 180g, 45rpm discs, available in a transparent ("Crystal Clear") version, numbered from 001-400, as well as a classic black version, numbered from 401-1,000.

The album was recorded analogue, on a multi-track tape recorder, but the master was created on DAT tape (16 bits, 44.1 kHz). Then, after years, remastered by Piotr Lukaszewski at Custom34 studio in Gdansk, Poland, using Studer A80 and A827 tape machines. Direct Metal Masters (DMM) for the LPs were cut at Pauler Acoustics in Northeim, Germany by Günter Pauler.

Art Farmer (August 21, 1928–October 4, 1999) was an American jazz trumpeter and flugelhorn player. He also played the flumpet, a combination of trumpet and flugelhorn specially designed for him. His early fascinations, while living in Los Angeles, were bebop and the big bands of the swing era. In the following years, he recorded for Blue Note Records, was part of Horace Silver's band, and toured Europe between 1965 and 1966. The recording from Wroclaw is one of the last he made.

The lineup assembled for this recording includes Piotr Baron on tenor saxophone, Kuba Stankiewicz on piano, Harvie S on double bass, and Adam Czerwinski sits behind the drum kit. The album is a hard bop blowing session that mixes ballads and blues, but as usual, Art Farmer generously gives everyone on board plenty of room to stretch out for extensive solos.

This is an excellent album. Musically – a revelation. Sonically – stunning. The album receives our 'BIG RED BUTTON' award, intended for reference recordings.

Every song spread across the pair of 45 rpm LPs is absolute ear candy...Very highly recommended!