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The Lyricists - Benny Golson, Gigi Gryce, Art Farmer (1953 - 1962)
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"Musicians of a gentler, more lyrical bent ... found in hard bop a more congenial climate than bebop had offered: for instance, trumpeter
Art Farmer
flugelhorn1928 - 1999
Benny Golson
saxophone, tenor1929 - 2024
Gigi Gryce
saxophone1927 - 1983
Horace Silver
piano1928 - 2014
Jackie McLean
saxophone, alto1932 - 2006
Jimmy Heath
saxophone, tenor1926 - 2020
Rosenthal describes Art Farmer, Benny Golson and Gigi Gryce as "The Lyricists."
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" data-original-title="" title="">Clifford Brown Sextet "Hymn of the Orient" from Memorial Album (Blue Note) 7:04Clifford Brown
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- Art Farmer Quintet "Evening in Casablanca" from Art Farmer Quintet Featuring Gigi Gryce (Prestige) 12:55
- Art Farmer Quintet "Nica's Tempo" from Art Farmer Quintet Featuring Gigi Gryce (Prestige) 18:15
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- The Jazztet "Whisper Not" from Here and Now (Mercury) 50:49
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