Art Farmer | Crawl Space

AllMusic Review by Scott Yanow

Some of the finer CTI recordings of the late '70s were those led by flugelhornist Art Farmer. Although the emphasis was generally on obscure material (in this case Farmer plays one original, two songs by Dave Grusin and one piece by pianist Fritz Pauer) and often featured musicians who did not normally play together, the results were generally quite rewarding. For this CTI LP (long out-of-print), the focus is almost entirely on Farmer who is joined by keyboardist Grusin, guitarist Eric Gale, flutist Jeremy Steig, either Will Lee or George Mraz on bass and drummer Steve Gadd. The moody music holds one's interest throughout.

Track listing

1. "Crawl Space" (Dave Grusin) - 8:52
2. "Siddhartha" (Fritz Pauer) - 7:36
3. "Chanson" (Grusin) - 8:36
4. "Petite Belle" (Art Farmer) - 9:41

• Recorded at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey in January 1977

Personnel

• Art Farmer - flugelhorn
• Jeremy Steig - flute
• David Grusin - keyboards, arranger (tracks 1 & 3)
• Eric Gale - guitar
• Will Lee - electric bass, gong
• George Mraz - bass (track 2)
• Steve Gadd - drums
• Fritz Pauer - arranger (tracks 2 & 4)
• Bob James - conductor, producer
• Creed Taylor - producer

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