Mirage (Art Farmer album)

Mirage
Studio album by Art Farmer Quintet
Released	1982
Recorded	September 18–19, 1982
Studio	Vanguard Studios, NYC
Genre	Jazz
Length	41:28
Label	Soul Note SN 1046
Producer	Giovanni Bonandrini
Art Farmer chronology
Manhattan (1981) Mirage (1982) Warm Valley (1982)

Mirage is an album by American flugelhornist Art Farmer's Quintet featuring performances, recorded in 1982 and released on the Soul Note label.^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[4]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[3]

The AllMusic review stated: "Mirage marked a reunion for Art Farmer and Clifford Jordan, who had known each other for decades but only recorded together on occasion at the time of these 1982 sessions".^[2]

Track listing

1. "Barbados" (Charlie Parker) - 5:07
2. "Passos" (Fritz Pauer) - 7:13
3. "My Kinda Love" (Louis Alter, Jo Trent) - 8:24
4. "Mirage" (Fred Hersch) - 8:12
5. "Cherokee Sketches" (Pauer) - 6:38
6. "Smiling Billy" (Jimmy Heath) - 5:54

Personnel

• Art Farmer - flugelhorn
• Clifford Jordan - tenor saxophone
• Fred Hersch - piano
• Ray Drummond - bass
• Akira Tana - drums

References

1. Art Farmer discography Archived 2012-01-15 at the Wayback Machine accessed June 14, 2012
2. Dryden, K. AllMusic Review accessed June 14, 2012
3. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 76. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
4. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 471. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.