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Sing Me Softly of the Blues
Studio album by
Art Farmer
Released1965
RecordedMarch 12, 16 & 30, 1965
New York City
GenreJazz
Length34:50
LabelAtlantic
SD 1442
ProducerArif Mardin
Art Farmer chronology
The Many Faces of Art Farmer
(1964) 		Sing Me Softly of the Blues
(1965) 		New York Jazz Sextet: Group Therapy
(1965)

Sing Me Softly of the Blues is an album by Art Farmer's Quartet recorded in 1965, and released on the Atlantic label.[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review awarded the album 3 stars.[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[4]
Record Mirror[5]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[3]

Track listing

  1. "Sing Me Softly of the Blues" (Carla Bley) - 6:44
  2. "Ad Infinitum" (Bley) - 6:21
  3. "Petite Belle" (Traditional) - 4:08
  4. "Tears" (Pete LaRoca) - 5:45
  5. "I Waited for You" (Walter Gil Fuller) - 5:55
  6. "One for Majid" (LaRoca) - 5:57

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Art Farmer discography accessed June 21, 2012
  2. ^ a b Allmusic Review accessed August 16, 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. 470. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  5. ^ Jones, Peter; Jopling, Norman (30 April 1966). "Art Farmer Quartet: Sing Me Softly Of The Blues" (PDF). Record Mirror. No. 268. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
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