Three Trumpets

Full performer name: Donald Byrd/Art Farmer/Idrees Sulieman.
Personnel: Donald Byrd, Art Farmer, Idrees Sulieman (trumpet); Hod O'Brien, Addison Farmer, Ed Thigpen.
Three of the up-and-coming hard bop trumpeters of the 1950s are matched up on this jam session-flavored set: Art Farmer, Donald Byrd, and Idrees Sulieman. With a fine rhythm section (comprised of pianist Hod O'Brien, bassist Addison Farmer, and drummer Ed Thigpen), the brassmen perform five originals (one apiece from Farmer, Byrd, and O'Brien, and two from Sulieman). Although none of the songs caught on ("Palm Court Alley" is actually a blues), there are some fireworks during these performances. ~ Scott Yanow