Back to the City
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| Back to the City | ||||
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | 1986 | |||
| Recorded | February 21–22, 1986 | |||
| Venue | Sweet Basil Jazz Club, New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 45:05 | |||
| Label | Contemporary C 14020 | |||
| Producer | Helen Keane | |||
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Back to the City is a live album by the Art Farmer/Benny Golson Jazztet featuring Curtis Fuller recorded at the Sweet Basil Jazz Club in New York in 1986 and originally released on the Contemporary label.[1] The cover photograph was taken at Madison Square Park, Manhattan, New York City.[2]
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
| Penguin Guide to Jazz |  [4] |
Scott Yanow of Allmusic calls the album "Timeless hard bop music".[3]The Penguin Guide to Jazz awarded the album 3+1⁄2 stars, saying it "features some lesser known items from the band's book, including a rare outing for Farmer as a composer".[4]
