This is an incomplete list, which will never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness as it excludes bootlegs, mix tapes and other minor records by independent labels.
Art Farmer was a jazz musician who played trumpet, flugelhorn and flumpet. His appearances on record date from 1948 to 1998 and include more than 60 albums under his own name and more than 70 as a sideman, in addition to a dozen with the Jazztet. His appearances on film are also listed on this page, including his two appearances in Hollywood productions.
Discography Years refer to the date of Farmer's appearance on the recording.
As leader Year recordedTitleLabelYear releasedNotes 1953–1954The Art Farmer Septet Prestige 1956Farmer's debut recordings as leader. With Jimmy Cleveland, Quincy Jones or Horace Silver, Monk Montgomery or Percy Heath1954Early Art Prestige 1962With two bands: first featuring Sonny Rollins (tenor sax) and Horace Silver (piano); second featuring Wynton Kelly (piano) 1954–1955When Farmer Met Gryce Prestige 1955With Gigi Gryce (alto sax) and two bands: first with Horace Silver (piano), Percy Heath (bass), Kenny Clarke (drums); second with Freddie Redd (piano) Addison Farmer (bass) Art Taylor (drums)1955Art Farmer Quintet featuring Gigi Gryce Prestige 1956With Gigi Gryce (alto sax) Duke Jordan (piano), Addison Farmer (bass), Philly Joe Jones (drums)19562 Trumpets Prestige 1957With Donald Byrd (trumpet), Jackie McLean (alto sax), Barry Harris (piano), Doug Watkins (bass), Art Taylor (drums)1956Farmer's Market Prestige 1958With Hank Mobley (tenor sax), Kenny Drew (piano), Addison Farmer (bass), Elvin Jones (drums)1957Three Trumpets Prestige 1957With Donald Byrd and Idrees Sulieman (trumpet), Hod O'Brien (piano), Addison Farmer (bass), Ed Thigpen (drums)1957Last Night When We Were Young ABC-Paramount 1958With the Quincy Jones orchestra; Jones also wrote the arrangements1958Portrait of Art Farmer Contemporary 1958With Hank Jones (piano), Addison Farmer (bass), Roy Haynes (drums)1958Modern Art United Artists 1958With Benny Golson (tenor sax), Bill Evans (piano), Addison Farmer (bass), Dave Bailey (drums)1959Brass Shout United Artists 1959With big band; arrangements by Benny Golson1959The Aztec Suite United Artists 1959With big band; arrangements by Chico O'Farrill1960Art Argo 1960With Tommy Flanagan (piano), Tommy Williams (bass), Albert Heath (drums)1961Perception Argo 1964With Harold Mabern (piano), Tommy Williams (bass), Roy McCurdy (drums)1962Listen to Art Farmer and the Orchestra Mercury 1963With big band; arrangements by Oliver Nelson1963Interaction Atlantic 1963With Jim Hall (guitar), Steve Swallow (bass), Walter Perkins (drums)1963Live at the Half-Note Atlantic 1964Personnel as on Interaction; in concert1964To Sweden with Love Atlantic 1964With Jim Hall (guitar), Steve Swallow (bass), Pete LaRoca (drums)1964The Many Faces of Art Farmer Scepter 1964With Charles McPherson (alto sax), Tommy Flanagan (piano), Steve Swallow (bass), Bobby Thomas (drums)1965Sing Me Softly of the Blues Atlantic 1965With Steve Kuhn (piano), Steve Swallow (bass), Pete LaRoca (drums) 1965–1966Group Therapy Scepter 1966Credited to the New York Jazz Sextet1966The Time and the Place: The Lost Concert Mosaic 2007With Jimmy Heath (tenor sax), Albert Dailey (piano), Walter Booker (bass), Mickey Roker (drums); in concert1966Baroque Sketches Columbia 1967With the Baroque Orchestra arranged by Benny Golson1967The Time and the Place Columbia 1967With Jimmy Heath (tenor sax), Cedar Walton (piano), Walter Booker (bass), Mickey Roker (drums); studio album with overdubbed applause1967The Art Farmer Quintet Plays the Great Jazz Hits Columbia 1967Personnel as on The Time and the Place (1967)1968Art Worker Lotus 1979With Ernie Royal (trumpet), Jimmy Cleveland (trombone), Oscar Estelle (alto, tenor, baritone saxes), Harold Mabern (piano), Jimmy Woode (bass), Roy McCurdy (drums)1968What Happens? Campi-Editore Recording 1968With Phil Woods (alto sax), Martial Solal (piano), Henri Texier (bass), Daniel Humair (drums)1970In Europe Enja 1998With Fritz Pauer (piano), Peter Marshall (bass), Erich Bachtragl (drums); in concert1970From Vienna with Art MPS 1970With Jimmy Heath (tenor sax), Fritz Pauer (piano), Jimmy Woode (bass), Erich Bachtragl (drums)1971Homecoming Mainstream 1971With Jimmy Heath (tenor sax), Cedar Walton (piano), Sam Jones (bass), Billy Higgins (drums), James Mtume (congas), Warren Smith (percussion)1972Gentle Eyes Mainstream 1972With big band; arrangements by Hans Salomon1974Talk to Me Pye 1975With the ORF [Austrian Broadcasting Corporation] Big Band1974A Sleeping Bee Grammofonverket 1974With Goran Strandberg (piano), Jan Schaffer (guitar), Red Mitchell (bass), Tony Inzalaco and Island Ostlund (drums; separately), Sabu Martinez (percussion)1975Yesterday's Thoughts East Wind 1976With Cedar Walton (piano), Sam Jones (bass), Billy Higgins (drums)1975To Duke with Love East Wind 1976With Cedar Walton (piano), Sam Jones (bass guitar), Billy Higgins (drums)1976The Summer Knows East Wind 1977Personnel as on To Duke with Love1976Art Farmer Quintet at Boomers East Wind 1976With Clifford Jordan (tenor sax), Cedar Walton (piano), Sam Jones (bass) Billy Higgins (drums); in concert1976On the Road Contemporary 1976With Art Pepper (alto sax), Hampton Hawes (piano), Ray Brown (bass), Steve Ellington and Shelly Manne (drums; separately)1977Crawl Space CTI 1977With Jeremy Steig (flute), David Grusin (keyboards), Eric Gale (guitar), Will Lee (bass, gong), George Mraz (bass), Steve Gadd (drums)1977Something You Got CTI 1977With the David Matthews orchestra, featuring Yusef Lateef (tenor sax)1977 Art Farmer Live in Tokyo CTI 1977With Jackie McLean (alto sax), Cedar Walton (piano), Sam Jones (bass), Billy Higgins (drums); in concert1978Big Blues CTI 1979With Jim Hall (guitar), Mike Mainieri (vibraphone), Mike Moore (bass), Steve Gadd (drums)1979Yama CTI 1979Featuring Joe Henderson (tenor sax)1981A Work of Art Concord 1982With Fred Hersch (piano), Bob Bodley (bass), Billy Hart(drums)1981Manhattan Soul Note 1982With Sahib Shihab (soprano and baritone saxes), Kenny Drew (piano), Mads Vinding (bass), Ed Thigpen (drums)1981Foolish Memories Bellaphon 1981With Harry Sokal (tenor sax), Fritz Pauer (piano), Heiri Känzig (bass), Joris Dudli (drums)1982Mirage Soul Note 1982With Clifford Jordan (tenor sax), Fred Hersch (piano), Ray Drummond (bass), Akira Tana (drums)1982Warm Valley Concord 1983With Fred Hersch (piano), Ray Drummond (bass), Akira Tana (drums)1983Ambrosia Denon 1984 With The Great Jazz Trio1983Maiden Voyage Denon 1984With strings, Masahiko Satoh (piano)1984You Make Me Smile Soul Note 1986With Clifford Jordan (tenor sax), Fred Hersch (piano) Rufus Reid (bass), Akira Tana (drums)1987Something to Live For: The Music of Billy Strayhorn Contemporary 1987With Clifford Jordan (tenor sax), James Williams (piano), Rufus Reid (bass), Marvin "Smitty" Smith (drums)1987Azure Soul Note 1987With Fritz Pauer (piano)1988Blame It on My Youth Contemporary 1988With Clifford Jordan (tenor and soprano sax), James Williams (piano), Rufus Reid (bass), Victor Lewis (drums)1989Ph.D. Contemporary 1989With Clifford Jordan (tenor sax), James Williams (piano), Kenny Burrell (guitar), Rufus Reid (bass), Marvin "Smitty" Smith (drums)1989Central Avenue Reunion Contemporary 1990With Frank Morgan (alto sax), Lou Levy (piano), Eric Von Essen (bass), Albert Heath (drums)1991Soul Eyes Enja 1992With Geoff Keezer (piano), Kenny Davis (bass), Lewis Nash (drums); in concert1994The Company I Keep Arabesque 1994With Tom Harrell (trumpet, flugelhorn), Ron Blake (soprano and tenor saxes), Geoff Keezer (piano), Kenny Davis (bass), Carl Allen (drums)1995The Meaning of Art Arabesque 1995With Slide Hampton (trombone), Ron Blake (soprano and tenor saxes), Geoff Keezer (piano), Kenny Davis (bass), Carl Allen (drums)1996Silk Road Arabesque 1997With Don Braden and Ron Blake (soprano and tenor saxes), Geoff Keezer (piano), Kenny Davis (bass), Carl Allen (drums)1996Live at Stanford Jazz Workshop Monarch 1997With Harold Land (tenor sax), Bill Bell (piano), Rufus Reid (bass), Albert Heath (drums); in concert1998Art Farmer Plays Standards PAO 2000With Jarek Smietana (guitar), Jacek Niedziela and Antoni Debski (bass; separately), Adam Czerwinski (drums)
With the Jazztet All feature Benny Golson (tenor sax)
Year recordedTitleLabelYear releasedNotes1960Meet the Jazztet Argo 1960With Curtis Fuller (trombone), McCoy Tyner (piano), Addison Farmer (bass), Lex Humphries (drums)1960Big City Sounds Argo 1960With Tom McIntosh (trombone), Cedar Walton (piano), Tommy Williams (bass), Albert Heath (drums) 1960–1961The Jazztet and John Lewis Argo 1961Personnel as on Big City Sounds; John Lewis (composer, arranger)1961The Jazztet at Birdhouse Argo 1961Personnel as on Big City Sounds; in concert1962Here and Now Mercury1 1962With Grachan Moncur III (trombone), Harold Mabern (piano), Herbie Lewis (bass), Roy McCurdy (drums)1962Another Git Together Mercury 1962Personnel as on Here and Now1982Voices All Eastworld 1983With Curtis Fuller, Cedar Walton, Buster Williams (bass), Albert Heath1982In Performance at the Playboy Jazz Festival Elektra/Musician 1984With Mike Wolff (piano), John B. Williams (bass), Roy McCurdy, Nancy Wilson (vocals); in concert; shared with various bands1983Moment to Moment Soul Note 1983With Curtis Fuller, Mickey Tucker (piano), Ray Drummond (bass), Albert Heath1983Nostalgia Baystate 1988With Curtis Fuller, Mickey Tucker, Rufus Reid (bass), Billy Hart (drums)1986Back to the City Contemporary 1986 With Curtis Fuller, Mickey Tucker, Ray Drummond, Marvin 'Smitty' Smith (drums); in concert1986Real Time Contemporary 1988 Personnel as on Back to the City; in concert
Albums as sideman Year recordedLeaderTitleLabel1949Black CaliforniaSavoy1953The Clifford Brown Big Band In ParisPrestige1953MemorialPrestige1953Jazz AbroadEmArcy1953European Concert 1953IAJRC1953The Complete Paris Collection, Vol. 3Jazz Legacy1955All Star SessionsPrestige1956The Happy BluesPrestige1956Jammin' with GenePrestige1956This Is How I Feel About JazzABC1956Johnny MathisColumbia1956The Teddy Charles TentetAtlantic1956The Oscar Pettiford Orchestra in Hi-FiABC-Paramount1956Word from BirdAtlantic1956Bennie Green with Art FarmerPrestige1956The Jazz WorkshopRCA Victor1956Gil's GuestsPrestige1956The Jazz WorkshopRCA Victor1956Earl Coleman ReturnsPrestige1957The Jazz Greats of Our Time, Vol. 1Coral1957FunkyPrestige1957EarthyPrestige1957Cleveland StyleEmArcy1957Eddie Costa QuintetInterlude1957Dial "S" for SonnyBlue Note1957Curtis Fuller Volume 3Blue Note1957Benny Golson's New York SceneContemporary1957The Oscar Pettiford Orchestra in Hi-Fi Volume TwoABC-Paramount1957Cliff CraftBlue Note1957Holiday for JazzDecca1957EarthyPrestige1957Three TrumpetsPrestige1957Coolin''' |New Jazz |- |1957 | |Modern Jazz Concert|Columbia |- |1957 | |The Stylings of Silver|Blue Note |- |1957 | |Hal McKusick Quintet|Coral |- |1957 | |Hank Mobley Quintet|Blue Note |- |1958? | |Oh, Captain!| |- |1958 | |The Music Man|Atlantic |- |1958 | |Mal/3: Sounds|Prestige |- |1958 | |The Soul of Ben Webster|Verve |- |1958 | |The Jazz Combo from I Want to Live!|United Artists |- |1958 | |Outskirts Of Town|Prestige |- |1958 | and Gerry Mulligan |Annie Ross Sings a Song with Mulligan!|World Pacific |- |1958 | |Further Explorations|Blue Note |- |1958 | |Cross Section – Saxes|Decca |- |1958 | |Cool Struttin'|Blue Note |- |1958 | |Alabama Concerto|Riverside |- |1958 | |Bags' Opus|United Artists |- |1958 | |Legrand Jazz|Columbia |- |1958 | |It's Magic|Riverside |- |1958 | |Porgy & Bess|RCA Camden |- |1958–59 | |What Is There to Say?|Columbia |- |1958–59 | |New York, N.Y.|Decca |- |1958-59 | |Jazz for Young Moderns|Bethlehem |- |1959 | |The Jazz Soul of Porgy & Bess|United Artists |- |1959 | |Something to Swing About|Kapp |- |1959 | |Rhythm Crazy|EmArcy |- |1959 | |The Great Wide World of Quincy Jones|Mercury |- |1960 | |The Subterraneans (Soundtrack)