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Released
  
January 1957

2 Trumpets(1956)
  
Farmer's Market(1956)

Release date
  
1956

Label
  
Prestige Records

Length
  
42:00

Artists
  
Art Farmer, Donald Byrd

Producer
  
Bob Weinstock

Genre
  
Jazz

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Recorded
  
August 3, 1956Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey

2 Trumpets(1956)
  
The Young Bloods(1956)

Similar
  
Art Farmer albums, Jazz albums

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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.

Contents

Reception

In a contemporaneous review, Billboard was positive, commenting that it is a "very enjoyable LP for the modern jazz customer". In his review for Allmusic, Ron Wynn 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) – 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

    • Songs

    1The Third7:42
    2Contour7:38
    3When Your Lover Has Gone5:13

    References

    2 Trumpets Wikipedia
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