Discography updates as of July 29, 2020
Most of the following additions come from the database of a major European collector. The session date (yyyy-mm-dd) is followed by a brief description. While perusing this list (and the sessions), you will find the names of many iconic modern jazz figures including bassist Ray Brown, saxophonists Stan Getz, Lee Konitz, Jackie McLean and Clifford Jordan, pianists Monty Alexander, Horace Silver and Cedar Walton and organist Jimmy Smith. Several of the entries are appearances by the Jazztet, the sextet that Farmer co-led with Benny Golson.
Part 1 (1948-1957):
- 1957-02-02 Horace Silver Quintet live in Philadelphia
- 1957-05-04 Horace Silver Quintet live in Pennsauken, New Jersey
- 1957-07-06 Horace Silver Quintet live at Newport Jazz festival
Part 2 (1958-1965):
- No additions
Part 3 (1966-1980):
- 1966-03-16 Art Farmer – Jimmy Heath Quintet live in New York
- 1972-08-25 Soul Brothers Sextet live at Chateauvallon
- 1972-10-19 Jimmy Smith Jam Session in Warsaw
- 1972-10-24 Jimmy Smith Jam Session live in Paris
- 1973-07-06 Live All Star Jam Session in New York
- 1977-04-17 Art Farmer – Jackie McLean Quintet live in Tokyo
- 1977-04-22 Art Farmer – Jackie McLean Quintet live in Osaka
- 1978-01-22 Art Farmer Quartet live in New York
Part 4 (1981-1999):
- 1981-07-?? Stan Getz Quartet with guests live (Art Farmer, Lee Konitz)
- 1981-07-13 Art Farmer-Lee Konitz Quintet live in Nice
- 1981-07-15 Jam session at the Nice Jazz Festival
- 1981-07-18 Five trumpet jam at the Nice Jazz Festival
- 1982-06-15 Jazztet live in Nice
- 1982-07-16 Jazztet live in Austria
- 1983-03-23 The Jazztet live in Bassano
- 1986-08-15 Monty Alexander Trio and guests live in Marciac
- 1986-08-30 The Jazztet live in Chicago
- 1989-08-05 Bouncin’ with Bud: The Music of Bud Powell (Lincoln Center)
- 1991-07-06 Art Farmer Quartet live in Amsterdam
- 1991-07-13 The Jazztet live in Lugano
- 1991-11-27 Art Farmer Quintet live in New York
- 1992-02-20 Art Farmer Quartet live in Laren
- 1992-02-29 Art Farmer and Red Holloway live in Vienna
- 1992-03-27,28 Art Farmer Quintet with Clifford Jordan live (more tracks added)
- 1993-10-13 Art Farmer Quartet live in Zagreb (Jazzette BPCD 032) – This is an excellent album with Art in top form late in his career. The supporting European trio is outstanding. This rare Croatian CD is now available by streaming or download from Amazon, Apple Music and Spotify.
- 1996-04-13 Ray Brown Trio with guest Art Farmer live in Paris
- 1996-04-24 Ray Brown Trio and guests live in Vienna
- 1996-06-18 Cedar Walton Sextet live
- 1996-11-09 Jazztet and Jon Hendricks live in Germany
- 1997-08-26 Art Farmer Quintet live in St. Paul (with Don Braden and Mulgrew Miller)