Art Farmer
Arthur Stewart Farmer (August 21, 1928 – October 4, 1999) was an American jazz trumpeter and flugelhorn player. He also played flumpet. He went on to join Gerry Mulligan's quartet and, with Benny Golson, to co-found the Jazztet.
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Arthur Stewart Farmer |
| Born | August 21, 1928 Council Bluffs, Iowa, U.S. |
| Died | October 4, 1999 (aged 71) New York City, New York |
| Genres | Jazz, bebop |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer |
| Instruments | Trumpet, flugelhorn, flumpet |
| Years active | 1940s–1999 |
| Associated acts | Benny Golson, Gigi Gryce, Jim Hall, The Jazztet, Clifford Jordan, Gerry Mulligan, Horace Silver |
| Website | artfarmer |
Farmer died of a heart attack on October 4, 1999 at home in Manhattan, aged 71.[1][2]
Art Farmer Media
Farmer in a 1958 DownBeat advertisement
References
- ↑ Heckman, Don & Thurber, Jon (October 7, 1999) "Art Farmer: Eloquent Jazz Master of the Trumpet and Fluegelhorn". Los Angeles Times.
- ↑ "Art Farmer". (October 7, 1999) The Denver Post Online.
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