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On the Road is an album by Art Farmer recorded in Los Angeles in 1976 and originally released on the Contemporary label.[1]

On the Road
Studio album by Art Farmer
Released	1976
Recorded	July 26 & 28 and August 16, 1976 Los Angeles, CA
Genre	Jazz
Length	40:48
Label	Contemporary S 7636
Producer	John Koenig and Lester Koenig
Art Farmer chronology
Art Farmer Quintet at Boomers (1976) On the Road (1976) Crawl Space (1977)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[4]

Scott Yanow of Allmusic states, "Everyone plays up to par on this spirited straight-ahead set".[2]

Track listing

1. "Downwind" (Hampton Hawes) - 7:30
2. "My Funny Valentine" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 6:57
3. "Namely You" (Gene DePaul, Johnny Mercer) - 6:51
4. "What Am I Here For?" (Duke Ellington, Frankie Laine) - 6:46
5. "I Can't Get Started" (Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin) - 7:30
6. "Will You Still Be Mine?" (Tom Adair, Matt Dennis) - 5:39

Personnel

• Art Farmer - flugelhorn
• Art Pepper - alto saxophone (tracks 1, 3, 4 & 6)
• Hampton Hawes - piano
• Ray Brown - bass (tracks 1 & 3–6)
• Steve Ellington (tracks 1, 3 & 5), Shelly Manne (tracks 4 & 6) - drums

References

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