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2 Trumpets

FieldValue
name2 Trumpets
typeAlbum
artistArt Farmer and Donald Byrd
cover2 Trumpets.jpg
releasedJanuary 1957
recordedAugust 3, 1956
studioVan Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey
genreJazz
length42:00
labelPrestige
PRLP 7062
producerBob Weinstock
chronologyArt Farmer
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next_year1956
misc{{Extra chronology
artistDonald Byrd
typeAlbum
prev_titleByrd Blows on Beacon Hill
prev_year1956
title2 Trumpets
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PRLP 7062

2 Trumpets is an album by trumpeters Art Farmer and Donald Byrd, recorded in 1956 and released on the Prestige label. They are joined by Jackie McLean in the front line for the uptempo pieces but have a ballad quartet track apiece.

Reception

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In a contemporaneous review, Billboard was positive, commenting that it is a "very enjoyable LP for the modern jazz customer". In Ron Wynn's review for Allmusic, he stated: "This nice date puts two top trumpets together". The Penguin Guide to Jazz gave it two-and-a-half stars out of four, describing it as "capable but routine".

Track listing

  1. "The Third" (Donald Byrd) – 7:42
  2. "Contour" (Kenny Drew) – 7:38
  3. "When Your Lover Has Gone" (Einar Aaron Swan) – 5:13
  4. "Dig" (Miles Davis) – 14:29
  5. "'Round Midnight" (Thelonious Monk, Cootie Williams, Bernie Hanighen) – 6:38

Personnel

  • Art Farmer – trumpet (tracks 1–4)
  • Donald Byrd – trumpet (tracks 1, 2, 4 & 5)
  • Jackie McLean – alto saxophone (tracks 1, 2 & 4)
  • Barry Harris – piano
  • Doug Watkins – bass
  • Art Taylor – drums

References

References

  1. [https://books.google.com/books?id=VCAEAAAAMBAJ&dq=two+trumpets+7062&pg=PA78 ''Billboard'' Jan 26, 1957]
  2. [http://www.jazzdisco.org/prestige-records/catalog-7000-series/#prlp-7062 Prestige Records discography] accessed September 3, 2012
  3. Cook, Richard and Morton, Brian (2008) The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.) ''Penguin'', p. 469.
  4. "Reviews and rating of new jazz albums" (January 26, 1957) ''Billboard'', p. 78.
  5. Wynn, Ron [http://www.allmusic.com/album/two-trumpets-mw0000263245 Allmusic Review] accessed September 3, 2012.
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