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and Idrees Sulieman, recorded in 1957 and released on the New Jazz label.Prestige Records discography
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Reception

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of AllMusic reviewed the album, stating: "Three of the up-and-coming hard bop trumpeters of the 1950s are matched up on this jam session-flavored set. ...Although none of the songs caught on there are some fireworks during these performances".Yanow, S.
AllMusic Review
March 30, 2015

Track listing

# "Palm Court Alley" (Idrees Sulieman) – 7:48 # "Who's Who?" (Art Farmer) – 6:29 # "Diffusion of Beauty" (Hod O'Brien) – 7:01 # "Forty Quarters" (Sulieman) – 4:34 # "You Gotta Dig It to Dig It" (Donald Byrd) – 13:30

Personnel

, Idrees Sulieman – trumpet * Hod O'Brien – piano *

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*Teddy Charles – supervisor * Rudy Van Gelder – engineer

References

{{Authority control Art Farmer albums Donald Byrd albums Idrees Sulieman albums 1957 albums Prestige Records albums Albums recorded at Van Gelder Studio