The Meaning of Art is an album by trumpeter Art Farmer which was recorded in 1995 and released on the Arabesque label.Jazzlists: Arabesque Jazz discography, accessed May 14, 2018Noal Cohen and Michael Fitzgerald, Art Farmer discography: 1981-1999, accessed May 14, 2018Arabesque Records: album entry, accessed May 14, 2018
Reception
The AllMusic review by Michael G. Nastos said "This is jazz that is relatively cliché and quote-free; not groundbreaking, but a consistent, professional effort. The release is a testimony to Farmer's endurance as one of the truly great jazz musicians of the late 1900s. Recommended".
Track listing "On the Plane" (Slide Hampton) – 5:17 "Just the Way You Look Tonight" (Jerome Kern, Dorothy Fields) – 7:04 "Lift Your Spirit High" (Hampton) – 5:18 "One Day, Forever" (Benny Golson) – 6:30 "Free Verse" (Geoff Keezer) – 10:35 "Home" (Fritz Pauer) – 7:48 "Johnny One Note" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 7:36
Personnel Art Farmer – flumpet, arranger Slide Hampton – trombone, arranger Ron Blake – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone Geoff Keezer – piano, arranger Kenny Davis – double bass Carl Allen – drums Fritz Pauer – arranger
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