2 Trumpets
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| Studio album by Art Farmer and Donald Byrd | |||||
| Released | January 1957[1] | ||||
| Recorded | August 3, 1956 Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey |
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| Genre | Jazz | ||||
| Length | 42:00 | ||||
| Label | Prestige PRLP 7062 |
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| Producer | Bob Weinstock | ||||
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2 Trumpets is an album by trumpeters Art Farmer and Donald Byrd, recorded in 1956 and released on the Prestige label.[2]
Reception
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| Allmusic |   [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz |  [4] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [5] |
In a contemporaneous review, Billboard was positive, commenting that it is a "very enjoyable LP for the modern jazz customer".[6] In his review for Allmusic, Ron Wynn stated "This nice date puts two top trumpets together".[3] The Penguin Guide to Jazz gave it two-and-a-half stars out of four, describing it as "capable but routine".[4]
Track listing
- "The Third" (Donald Byrd) – 7:42
- "Contour" (Kenny Drew) – 7:38
- "When Your Lover Has Gone" (Einar Aaron Swan) – 5:13
- "Dig" (Miles Davis) – 14:29
- "'Round Midnight" (Thelonious Monk) – 6:38
Personnel
- Art Farmer – trumpet (tracks 1–3 & 5)
- Donald Byrd – trumpet (tracks 1, 2, 4 & 5)
- Jackie McLean – alto saxophone (tracks 1, 2 & 5)
- Barry Harris – piano
- Doug Watkins – bass
- Art Taylor – drums
References
- ↑ Billboard Jan 26, 1957
- ↑ Prestige Records discography accessed September 3, 2012
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Wynn, Ron Allmusic Review accessed September 3, 2012.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Cook, Richard and Morton, Brian (2008) The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.) Penguin, p. 469.
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- ↑ "Reviews and rating of new jazz albums" (January 26, 1957) Billboard, p. 78.
