Art Farmer
Trumpet Solo on
Soulville

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Art Farmer follows Hank Mobley with just under half a chorus of trumpet on "Soulville" at approximately 118 BPM, his brief statement distilling his ideas into a concise, emotionally resonant contribution. The 44-bar AABA form in B-flat minor provides a soulful backdrop, and Farmer's warm tone captures the composition's intimate, blues-infused character. As the second of three soloists, his short solo bridges Mobley's tenor saxophone and Silver's concluding piano feature, each of the three statements contributing a different emotional shade to this ballad-tempo performance.

Art Farmer was 28 to 29 years old at the time.