Listen to Art Farmer and the Orchestra
# Listen to Art Farmer and the Orchestra

Professional ratings :

| Review scores ||
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| Source | Rating |
| Down Beat (Original LP release) | |
| Allmusic | |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | |

Listen to Art Farmer and the Orchestra is an album by trumpeter Art Farmer featuring performances recorded in 1962 and originally released on the Mercury label.

## Reception

The Allmusic review stated "Oliver Nelson's arrangements provide great backdrops for the leader, as do the mix of dependable studio musicians and outstanding jazzmen assembled for the three sessions".

## Track listing

* "Street of Dreams" (Sam M. Lewis, Victor Young) - 4:18
* "Rain Check" (Billy Strayhorn) - 3:40
* "Rue Prevail" (Art Farmer) - 4:08
* "The Sweetest Sounds" (Richard Rodgers) - 4:38
* "My Romance" (Lorenz Hart, Rodgers) - 4:57
* "Fly Me to the Moon" (Bart Howard) - 2:53
* "Naima" (John Coltrane) - 5:21
* "Ruby" (Mitchell Parish, Heinz Roemheld) - 4:38
* Recorded at Webster Hall in New York City on August 10 (track 5), September 5 (tracks 1-3) and September 20 (tracks 4 & 6-8), 1962

## Personnel

* Art Farmer - flugelhorn
* Ray Copeland, Rolf Ericson, Bernie Glow, Ernie Royal, Paul Serrano, Clark Terry, Snooky Young - trumpet
* Jimmy Cleveland, Urbie Green, Tommy Mitchell - trombone
* Paul Faulise, Tony Studd - bass trombone
* Ray Alonge, Jim Buffington, Bob Northern - French horn
* Danny Bank, Ray Beckenstein, Phil Bodner, Walt Levinsky, Romeo Penque, Stan Webb, Phil Woods - reeds
* Tommy Flanagan - piano
* Barry Galbraith, Jim Hall - guitar
* George Duvivier - bass
* Charlie Persip - drums
* Ray Barretto, Willie Rodriguez - percussion
* Oliver Nelson - arranger, conductor
