Idrees Sulieman | Bird's Grass

Bird's Grass is a studio album by trumpeter Idrees Sulieman recorded in 1976 but not released on the SteepleChase label until 1985.^[1][2]

Bird's Grass Review

 

by Scott Yanow

Prior to 1976, the talented bop-oriented trumpeter Idrees Sulieman had only led one record date (back in 1964). On this superior set, Sulieman is teamed in Copenhagen with tenor saxophonist Per Goldschmidt, pianist Horace Parlan, bassist Niels Pedersen, and drummer Kenny Clarke. They perform a pair of straight-ahead originals, Michel Legrand's "The Summer Knows," and a pair of bop standards ("Wee" and "Billie's Bounce"). Excellent music with plenty of colorful solos.  Allmusic 

Idrees Sulieman   |   Bird's Grass

1. "Wee" (Denzil Best) – 4:57
2. "The Summer Knows" (Alan and Marilyn Bergman, Michel Legrand) – 6:27
3. "Billie's Bounce" (Charlie Parker) – 12:35
4. "Loneliness Is a Mutual Feeling" take 1 (Per Goldschmidt) – 10:36 Bonus track on CD reissue
5. "All Your Words" (Sulieman) – 10:14
6. "Loneliness Is a Mutual Feeling" (Goldschmidt) – 11:07

• Idrees Sulieman – trumpet, flugelhorn
• Per Goldschmidt – tenor saxophone
• Horace Parlan – piano
• Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen – bass
• Kenny Clarke – drums