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.

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".

Three Trumpets

Track listing

"Palm Court Alley" (Idrees Sulieman) – 7:48

"Who's Who?" (Art Farmer) – 6:29

"Diffusion of Beauty" (Hod O'Brien) – 7:01

"Forty Quarters" (Sulieman) – 4:34

"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

Art Farmer albums

Donald Byrd albums

Idrees Sulieman albums

1957 albums

Prestige Records albums

Albums recorded at Van Gelder Studio

Albums recorded in a home studio

Three Trumpets