Three Trumpets

1957 studio album by Art Farmer, Donald Byrd and Idrees Sulieman

Three Trumpets is an album by the Prestige All Stars nominally led by trumpeters Art Farmer, Donald Byrd and Idrees Sulieman, recorded in 1957 and released on the New Jazz label.^[1]

Reception

Scott Yanow of AllMusic reviewed the album, stating: "Three of the up-and-coming hard bop trumpeters of the 1950s are matched up on this jam session-flavored set. ...Although none of the songs caught on there are some fireworks during these performances".^[3]

Track listing

1. "Palm Court Alley" (Idrees Sulieman) – 7:48
2. "Who's Who?" (Art Farmer) – 6:29
3. "Diffusion of Beauty" (Hod O'Brien) – 7:01
4. "Forty Quarters" (Sulieman) – 4:34
5. "You Gotta Dig It to Dig It" (Donald Byrd) – 13:30

Personnel

• Art Farmer, Donald Byrd, Idrees Sulieman – trumpet
• Hod O'Brien – piano
• Addison Farmer – bass
• Ed Thigpen – drums
• Teddy Charles – supervisor
• Rudy Van Gelder – engineer

References

1. Prestige Records discography accessed March 30, 2015
2. Down Beat: January 23, 1958 Vol. 25, No. 2
3. Yanow, S., AllMusic Review, March 30, 2015