Back to the City is a live album by the Art Farmer/Benny Golson Jazztet featuring Curtis Fuller recorded at the Sweet Basil Jazz Club in New York in 1986 and originally released on the Contemporary label.Art Farmer discography accessed July 31, 2014 The cover photograph was taken at Madison Square Park, Manhattan, New York City.
Reception
Scott Yanow of Allmusic calls the album "Timeless hard bop music".Yanow, S., Allmusic Review accessed July 31, 2014The Penguin Guide to Jazz awarded the album stars, saying it "features some lesser known items from the band's book, including a rare outing for Farmer as a composer".
Track listing All compositions by Benny Golson except as indicated "Back to the City" - 7:55 "From Dream to Dream" - 6:49 "Write Soon" (Art Farmer) - 9:44 "Vas Simeon" - 7:31 "Speak Low" (Ogden Nash, Kurt Weill) - 6:07 "Without Delay/Time Speaks" - 6:59
Personnel Art Farmer - flugelhorn Benny Golson - tenor saxophone Curtis Fuller - trombone Mickey Tucker - piano Ray Drummond - bass Marvin "Smitty" Smith - drums
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