The Company I Keep (subtitled Art Farmer Meets Tom Harrell) is an album by trumpeters Art Farmer and Tom Harrell which was recorded in 1994 and released on the Arabesque label.Jazzlists: Arabesque Jazz discography, accessed May 14, 2018Noal Cohen and Michael Fitzgerald, Art Farmer discography: 1981-1999, accessed May 14, 2018Arabesque Records: album entry, accessed May 14, 2018Klaus Gottwald, Tom Harrell discography, accessed May 14, 2018
Reception
The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow said "although few fireworks occur (the two brassmen mostly sound pretty complementary and mellow), the music is tasteful, enjoyable advanced hard bop".
Track listing "Sunshine in the Rain" (Tom Harrell) – 7:02 "Song of the Canopy" (Geoff Keezer) – 8:15 "Santana" (Fritz Pauer) – 10:37 "Beside Myself" (Harrell) – 5:29 "Beyond" (Kenny Davis) – 6:01 "T.G.T.T. (Too Good to Title)" (Duke Ellington) – 6:58 "Who Knows" (Davis) – 8:22 "Turn Out the Stars" (Bill Evans, Gene Lees) – 8:52
Personnel Art Farmer – flumpet Tom Harrell – trumpet, flugelhorn, arranger Ron Blake – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone Geoff Keezer – piano, arranger Kenny Davis – double bass, arranger Carl Allen – drums Fritz Pauer – arranger
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