JAZZTET (WITH ART FARMER & BENNY GOLSON) - Four Classic Albums (Meet The Jazztet / At Birdhouse / Here And Now / Another Git Together)

AVID Jazz continues with its Four Classic Albums series with a re-mastered 2CD release from The Jazztet (featuring Art Farmer & Benny Golson) complete with original artwork, liner notes and personnel details.“Meet The Jazztet”; “At Birdhouse”; “Here & Now” and “Another Git Together”.Here at AVID we are having a bit of an Art Farmer year, we’ve already released one set from the great horn man AMSC1438 which has been warmly welcomed, and here we come with another stunning release. This time Art joins up with the renowned tenor saxophonist Benny Golson for a series of classic albums under the band name The Jazztet. The Jazztet was formed in 1959 and ran until 1962 with Farmer and Golson at the helm frequently joined by a variety of great sideman along the way. Those featured on our four selections include McCoy Tyner, Curtis Fuller, Addison Farmer, Cedar Walton. Albert Heath, Grachan Moncur III, Harold Mabern and Herbie Lewis. Relative newcomer, trombonist Grachan Moncur III would