Among the most consistent of jazzmen, flugelhornist
Art Farmer sounds in fine form on this quintet outing with tenor-saxophonist
Clifford Jordan, pianist
Fred Hersch, bassist
Rufus Reid and drummer
Akira Tana. The material, other than the standards "Nostalgia" and "Have You Met Miss Jones?" is more obscure than usual, with an adaptation of a Scriabin classical prelude and numbers by
Rufus Reid,
Farmer ("Flashback") and
Benny Carter ("Souvenir"). Creative bop-based music with
Farmer's usual subtlety clearly in evidence. ~ Scott Yanow