Early Art

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Early Art is an album by trumpeter Art Farmer featuring two sessions recorded in 1954 which was originally released on LP on the New Jazz label in the early 1960s.^[1]

Early Art
Studio album by Art Farmer
Released	1962
Recorded	January 20 & November 9, 1954
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey
Genre	Jazz
Length	41:52
Label	New Jazz NJLP 8258
Producer	Bob Weinstock
Art Farmer chronology
The Art Farmer Septet (1953) Early Art (1962) When Farmer Met Gryce (1955)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Down Beat (Original Lp release)	[2]
Allmusic	[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[4]

In his review for Allmusic, Scott Yanow said "the music is quite enjoyable and a must for 1950s bop collectors".^[3]

Track listing

The programming differs from what is listed, with "Soft Shoe" (which should have been the opener) actually appearing fifth and the songs listed as appearing second through fifth moving up to first through fourth.^[3] All compositions by Art Farmer except as indicated

1. "Confab in Tempo" - 3:54
2. "I'll Take Romance" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Ben Oakland) - 4:57
3. "Wisteria" - 4:32
4. "Autumn Nocturne" (Kim Gannon, Josef Myrow) - 4:05
5. "Soft Shoe" - 4:59
6. "I've Never Been in Love Before" (Frank Loesser) - 3:49
7. "I'll Walk Alone" (Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn) - 3:55
8. "Gone With the Wind" (Herbert Magidson, Allie Wrubel) - 4:07
9. "Alone Together" (Arthur Schwartz, Howard Dietz) - 3:59
10. "Pre Amp" - 3:35

• Recorded at Van Gelder Studio in Hackensack, New Jersey on January 20 (tracks 1–3, 5) and November 9 (tracks 4, 6–10), 1954

Personnel

• Art Farmer – trumpet
• Sonny Rollins – tenor saxophone (tracks 1–2, 5)
• Horace Silver (tracks 1–3, 5), Wynton Kelly (tracks 4, 6–10) – piano
• Percy Heath (tracks 1–3, 5), Addison Farmer (tracks 4, 6–10) – bass
• Kenny Clarke (tracks 1–3, 5), Herbie Lovelle (tracks 4, 6–10) – drums