A&M Records was home to me in the '70s. Chuck, Brenda, Gil, Marsha, Rita Ross and family gave me my first intro to the music business and put me on the right track to my own family and an historic artistic career. Love to all. -- Ron Artis, Almo/Irving Music

Great site I just stumbled across, would appreciate my 'all access pass'. -- Jimmy Zisson, General Manager of A&M Records, New York

Thanks so much for all you do for all of us!!!! -- Monique Augusta

Thanks for making the site and I'll be checking in to see what's happenin'. -- Richard Cottrell

Thanks for doing such epic work on the site. Salut! -- Max Hutchinson

I just saw the A&M website, very impressive. -- Larry Weintraub, Vice President of A&R

You sure have a buzz going. I've had 3 emails from A&Mers today alone. Good luck! -- Andy French, Director, Artist Relations & Artist Development

This is a great site! Thanks for keeping the memories alive.... -- Jerimaya Grabher

The website is Great! It really took me back down memory lane. Keep up the good work and thank you! -- Janice Hague, International Promotions Manager, A&M Records GB

This is great to see all the names of all of the friends of such a very special place. Thank you! -- Leigh Jackson, Artist Development

Your site is being passed around and mentioned to all ex A&M employees. Your site is great and I'd love to be a part. Thanks for your time and good luck. -- Joe James, Technical Manager, A&M Studios

Thanks, this is a great site. -- Barbara West, Sr. Director of Business / Legal Affairs

Thanks for this site--best of luck with it! -- David Bradstreet

This is a great site! Thanks for keeping the memories alive.... -- Jerimaya Grabher

Congratulations Leslie on all the good work you do for the A&M community. -- Al Cafaro, President and CEO, A&M Records

You have made me feel like I have come home safely to family, exactly what the A&M spirit was all about. -- Babs Stock

Thanks the site is awesome! -- David Abrahams, Audio Librarian

What a fabulous site! It certainly brings back a lot of memories… -- David Browde, College Promotions

Your site is being passed around and mentioned to all ex A&M employees. Your site is great and I'd love to be a part. Thanks for your time and good luck. -- Joe James, Technical Manager, A&M Studios

Thanks for all the work you do for the website. -- Gary Mannon, A&M Studios

Congratulations on a great web site. Thanks for all your efforts in making this site. -- Bill Morgan, Director, Technical Engineering, A&M Studios

Fantastic Site! Great Work! -- Jean Pierre Guilbert, V.P. Promotion & Artist Development (A&M Canada)

Thanks so much Les. It's really an amazing site. -- Janette Rogers Sarabia, Director of Artist Relations

I've just discovered your web site. Holy smoke!!!!! -- Geoffrey B. Schulman, Director of A&R Administration, Los Angeles

Great site I just stumbled across, would appreciate my 'all access pass'. -- Jimmy Zisson, General Manager of A&M Records, New York

I love that you're keeping our history alive. -- Mary Ann Johnson, Artist Relations

I came across the site by co-incidence - congratulations! A great initiative and nicely done. -- Russ Curry, VP European Operations

...very fun to see this....Many thanks for your efforts....Best -- Juliea 'Jools' Clarke

I was just talking to Derek Alpert today...and we had a blast pawing around on this website together. I think it's so cool that you did this! -- Doreen Ringer-Ross

Your knowledge and research is both amazing, and from what I viewed, about 98% accurate. -- Randy Alpert (Capt. Badazz)

I'm so delighted to see it! Many of us have incredible memories and ongoing great comraderie from those years on The Lot....and I am so glad to see this happen now! -- Cheryl McEnaney, National Artist Development Manager

Wow, what an incredible site you've created! I can't believe you have not only the names of the Carpenters, but of even the real carpenters like the La Prell twins, etc. -- Jim McCrary, Photographer

Thanks for this ambitious and remarkable site. Just bouncing around inside the site the other day brought back so many really wonderful memories of the time and place and people when magic was possible and all lights were green. -- Corb Donohue, National Director of Public Relations

Thank you for sharing with us and for your dedication to A&M Records. It's so wonderful to have a connection to my past. -- Sherry Jones Levy, A&M NYC

Thanks so much Les. It's really an amazing site. -- Janette Rogers Sarabia, Director of Artist Relations

A friend forwarded the link to your site, it's amazing! -- Monique McGuffin, Graphics Coordinator

Thanks Les, I've spoken with more old friends from A&M in the last week than in the last decabe. All because of your site -- Alan Oken

I love that you're keeping our history alive. -- Mary Ann Johnson, Artist Relations

What a great site - Thank you for organizing it. You have continued the family spirit that Herb and Jerry worked so hard to create - and that is so hard to find otherwise. -- Sharon Steeley, Music Video Promotion

It is great to have a site for the A&M family. -- Mary (Sukkestad) Mack, Executive Secretary, International Dept.

I'm always amazed every time I spend time on the site and imagine the enormous amount of work and time it has taken you to build this. It's a smorgasboard of history... -- Frann Altman

I have nothing but positive things to say about you and what you have done to help keep alive the spirit of A&M. -- Al Marks (Promotion, Artist Development)

Keep up the great work on the site. -- Don Rodgers, Promotion Manager, Mid-Western Region, Canada

This site is AMAZING! THANK YOU! As a fan...and as someone humbled and honored to be ON this list. Outstanding. -- Monte Warden

Thanks so much for keeping in touch and keeping so many of us in the loop! I couldn't agree more that A&M's biggest 'hit' is the legacy of warm comraderie and real friendship that our collective years there engendered. -- Cheryl McEnaney

Thanks for all your hard work in gathering this fantastic web resource of one of the greatest companies that ever existed. -- Jim McCrary, Photographer

Congratulations on your internet site. I would like to be included on your staff list as I worked for A&M in Toronto and London. -- France Tetreault-Thomson, Assistant A&R

I had such a good time at A&M, so it's nice to still feel part of it. Keep up the good work with the website. -- Alex Hutchinson, A&M Records, Ltd., Art Department

Thanks, Les! It's so wonderful that you are so involved with the website. I have such fantastic memories of my time spent at A&M. It was definitely a magical place. -- Stacie Surabian, A&M Sales

Your website is absolutely ACE ACE ACE!!! It is great to see real top work and dedication towards a label that meant so much to many. -- Jay Schatz / Chris Skane, A&R / A&M Associated Labels

Thank you so much for all of your help. It is a great site. Thank you for helping to keep these bands relevant. -- Andrea Bricklin (Bricklin)

Thanks for this ambitious and remarkable site. Just bouncing around inside the site the other day brought back so many really wonderful memories of the time and place and people when magic was possible and all lights were green. -- Corb Donohue, National Director of Public Relations

Thanks for putting together this great website about A&M Records. -- Clyde Kaplan, Engineer, A&M Studios

Pretty cool site. Nice to see that the history of the label - which was its greatest asset - has not been forgotten. -- Brandon Costas, Sales Coordinator

I was just talking to Derek Alpert today...and we had a blast pawing around on this website together. I think it's so cool that you did this! -- Doreen Ringer-Ross

The website is Great! It really took me back down memory lane. Keep up the good work and thank you! -- Janice Hague, International Promotions Manager, A&M Records GB

Great site....brings back a lot of memories. -- Aaron Jacoves, Director of A&R

Thanks for making the site and I'll be checking in to see what's happenin'. -- Richard Cottrell

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Wow, what an incredible site you've created! I can't believe you have not only the names of the Carpenters, but of even the real carpenters like the La Prell twins, etc. -- Jim McCrary, Photographer

I love the website! -- Jewell Kumjian, A&M Studios Concierge

Great site...thanks Leslie. -- J. B. Brenner

Clyde Kaplan, Engineer, A&M Studios -- Thanks for putting together this great website about A&M Records.

Glad to know that you have set up this site. What a neat way to stay in touch. Great job! -- Xander Smith (Other Star People)

Thanks Leslie for doing this. It's great to have this resource. You're awesome for keeping it going. -- Carmen DeVida

Your website is absolutely ACE ACE ACE!!! It is great to see real top work and dedication towards a label that meant so much to many. -- Jay Schatz / Chris Skane, A&R / A&M Associated Labels

Going through this site reminded me of what I loved about working for A&M. -- Colin Sowa

Fantastic Site! Great Work! -- Jean Pierre Guilbert, V.P. Promotion & Artist Development (A&M Canada)

It's good to see someone reminding us of the special organization A&M was -- John Hawkins (Edenstreet)

Your knowledge and research is both amazing, and from what I viewed, about 98% accurate. -- Randy Alpert (Capt. Badazz)

...very fun to see this....Many thanks for your efforts....Best -- Juliea 'Jools' Clarke

Wow Leslie!! Lots of great work here... Love what you did! -- Randy Alpert (Captain Badazz)

Kudos to you for recognizing possibly the ultimate artist/people friendly label. -- Ed Rivadavia, Northern Midwest Promotion Manager

Thank you Leslie. -- Al Cafaro, CEO, A&M Records

Thank you so much!! I love the A&M site. -- Toni Tennille

You're right about the specialness of A&M. It's so hard to explain, but it really was unique. A Camelot, if you will. Thanks for your efforts -- Richard Pachter, Promotions

Thanks for all your amazing work with keeping us all connected. -- Doria Leong

Congratulations on your internet site. I would like to be included on your staff list as I worked for A&M in Toronto and London. -- France Tetreault-Thomson, Assistant A&R

Going through this site reminded me of what I loved about working for A&M. -- Colin Sowa

Just a brief note to say thanks for ALL you do in keeping us A&M-ers consistently in the know. My years there were so wonderful and filled with fond memories. Thanks for keeping that alive. -- Miriam Heiman

Thank you so much!! I love the A&M site. -- Toni Tennille

Thanks so much for keeping in touch and keeping so many of us in the loop! I couldn't agree more that A&M's biggest 'hit' is the legacy of warm comraderie and real friendship that our collective years there engendered. -- Cheryl McEnaney

I am genuinely so happy to see this site--my daughter's picture is on the cover of one of those catalogs -- Rob Gold, Executive Director of Advertising and Merchandising, A&M Records

It's a pretty interesting looking site and I'll check it out further. -- Robin Kirby, Western Regional Sales/Marketing Director

This is a great web site on A&M. -- Gary Mannon, A&M Studios

I have enjoyed the A&M website you created and visit it often. -- Chuck Beeson, Art Director

I have nothing but positive things to say about you and what you have done to help keep alive the spirit of A&M. -- Al Marks (Promotion, Artist Development)

This is totally great. Brings back great memories of my years in Canada. -- Charly Prevost

It's a pretty interesting looking site and I'll check it out further. -- Robin Kirby, Western Regional Sales/Marketing Director

Clyde Kaplan, Engineer, A&M Studios -- Thanks for putting together this great website about A&M Records.

You sure have a buzz going. I've had 3 emails from A&Mers today alone. Good luck! -- Andy French, Director, Artist Relations & Artist Development

I love the website! -- Jewell Kumjian, A&M Studios Concierge

This is totally great. Brings back great memories of my years in Canada. -- Charly Prevost

Thanks for doing such epic work on the site. Salut! -- Max Hutchinson

What a great site, lots of memories. -- Paul McKenna

Art Farmer Quintet

Recording Years / Label

1986 - Original Jazz Classics

1988 - Contemporary Records

Name	Member Years	Instruments
Art Farmer	1986-1988	trumpet
Gigi Gryce		alto sax
Philly Joe Jones		drums
Duke Jordan		piano
Rufus Reid		bass
Victor Lewis		drums
James Williams		piano
Clifford Jordan		sax

Name	Birth	Death
Art Farmer	1928-08-21	1999-10-04
Gigi Gryce	1925-11-28	1983-03-14
Philly Joe Jones	1923-07-15	1985-08-30
Duke Jordan	1922-04-01	2006-08-08
Rufus Reid	1944-02-10
Victor Lewis	1950-05-20
James Williams	1951-03-08	2004-07-20
Clifford Jordan	1931-09-02	1993-03-27

Name	See associated acts
Art Farmer	Art Farmer & Benny Golson, Art Farmer & Donald Byrd, Art Farmer Quartet, Art Farmer Septet, Art Farmer/Benny Golson Jazztet, Art Farmer/Gigi Gryce, Prestige All Stars, Prestige Blues-Swingers, Art Farmer
Gigi Gryce	Art Farmer/Gigi Gryce, Thelonious Monk Septet, Gigi Gryce
James Williams	James Williams Quartet, James Williams Trio, Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers, Tal Farlow Quartet, James Williams
Clifford Jordan	John Jenkins, Clifford Jordan, Bobby Timmons, Lee Morgan Quintet, Clifford Jordan

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