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.[2]

2 Trumpets
Studio album by Art Farmer and Donald Byrd
Released	January 1957[1]
Recorded	August 3, 1956 Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey
Genre	Jazz
Length	42:00
Label	Prestige PRLP 7062
Producer	Bob Weinstock
Art Farmer chronology
Art Farmer Quintet featuring Gigi Gryce (1955) 2 Trumpets (1957) Farmer's Market (1956)
Donald Byrd chronology
Byrd Blows on Beacon Hill (1956) 2 Trumpets (1956) The Young Bloods (1956)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
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 Ron Wynn's review for Allmusic, he 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

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