Arthur Stewart Farmer (August 21| 1928 – October 4| 1999) was an American jazz trumpeter and flugelhorn player. He also played flumpet| a trumpet–flugelhorn combination specially designed for him. He and his identical twin brother| double bassist Addison Farmer| started playing professionally while in high school. Art gained greater attention after the release of a recording of his composition \"Farmer's Market\" in 1952. He subsequently moved from Los Angeles to New York| where he performed and recorded with musicians such as Horace Silver| Sonny Rollins| and Gigi Gryce and became known principally as a bebop player. As Farmer's reputation grew| he expanded from bebop into more experimental forms through working with composers such as George Russell and Teddy Charles. He went on to join Gerry Mulligan's quartet and| with Benny Golson| to co-found the Jazztet. Continuing to develop his own sound| Farmer switched from trumpet to the warmer flugelhorn in the early 1960s| and he helped to establish the flugelhorn as a soloist's instrument in jazz. He settled in Europe in 1968 and continued to tour internationally until his death. Farmer recorded more than 50 albums under his own name| a dozen with the Jazztet| and dozens more with other leaders. His playing is known for its individuality – most noticeably| its lyricism| warmth of tone and sensitivity.
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