Yama (album)

1979 studio album by Art Farmer with Joe Henderson

Yama

Studio album by

Art Farmer with Joe Henderson

Released| 1979
Recorded| April 1979
Studio| Power Station, New York City
Genre| Jazz
Length| 33:01
Label| CTI (Japan)
CTI 7087
Producer| Creed Taylor
Art Farmer chronology
| Big Blues
(1978)  | Yama
(1979)  | A Work of Art
(1982)

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Yama is an album by American flugelhornist Art Farmer with saxophonist Joe Henderson featuring performances recorded in 1979 and originally released on the Japanese CTI label.[1]

## Reception

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The AllMusic review calls it "A decent but largely forgettable effort".[2]

Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide| [3]

## Track listing

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1. "Dulzura" (Clare Fischer) - 4:09
2. "Stop (Think Again)" (Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb) - 6:48
3. "Young and Fine" (Joe Zawinul) - 6:43
4. "Lotus Blossom" (Don Grolnick) - 8:23
5. "Blue Montreux" (Mike Mainieri) - 6:58

* Recorded at Power Station in New York City in April 1979

## Personnel

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* Art Farmer \- flugelhorn
* Joe Henderson \- tenor saxophone
* Don Grolnick, Warren Bernhardt, Fred Hersch \- keyboards
* Mike Mainieri \- synthesizer, vibraphone, arranger
* David Spinozza, John Tropea \- guitar
* Eddie Gómez \- bass
* Will Lee \- electric bass
* Steve Gadd \- drums
* Sammy Figueroa \- percussion
* Suzanne Ciani \- synthesizer programming

## References

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1. ^ Payne, D. CTI Records discography accessed February 28, 2012
2. ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed February 28, 2012
3. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 76\. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.

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Art Farmer

Studio albums|

* When Farmer Met Gryce (1955)
* Art Farmer Quintet featuring Gigi Gryce (1955)
* The Art Farmer Septet (1956)
* Farmer's Market (1956)
* 2 Trumpets (1957)
* Three Trumpets (1957)
* Last Night When We Were Young (1958)
* Portrait of Art Farmer (1958)
* Modern Art (1958)
* Brass Shout (1959)
* The Aztec Suite (1959)
* Art (1961)
* Early Art (1962)
* Listen to Art Farmer and the Orchestra (1963)
* Interaction  (1963)
* Perception (1964)
* To Sweden with Love (1964)
* The Many Faces of Art Farmer (1964)
* Sing Me Softly of the Blues (1965)
* New York Jazz Sextet: Group Therapy (1966)
* Baroque Sketches (1966)
* The Art Farmer Quintet Plays the Great Jazz Hits (1967)
* Homecoming (1971)
* Gentle Eyes (1972)
* Yesterday's Thoughts (1976)
* To Duke with Love (1976)
* On the Road (1976)
* The Summer Knows (1977)
* Crawl Space (1977)
* Something You Got (1977)
* Big Blues (1979)
* Yama (1979)
* Manhattan (1982)
* Mirage (1982)
* Warm Valley (1983)
* You Make Me Smile (1985)
* Something to Live For: The Music of Billy Strayhorn (1987)
* Azure (1987)
* Blame It on My Youth (1988)
* Ph.D.  (1989)
* The Time and the Place (2007)

Live albums|

* Live at the Half-Note (1964)
* The Time and the Place: The Lost Concert (1966)
* Art Farmer Quintet at Boomers (1976)
* Central Avenue Reunion (1989)

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