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Idrees Sulieman

real name Idrees Sulieman (né Leonard Graham)

Idrees Sulieman is credited on 755 releases across 165 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1950–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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Credits

165

Albums

8

Decades active

117

In collections

Biography

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Idrees Sulieman (born August 7, 1923, St. Petersburg, Florida, USA - died July 28, 2002, St. Petersburg, Florida, USA) was an American jazz trumpeter who played on Thelonious Monk's debut on, along with Danny Quebec West, Billy Smith, Gene Ramey and Art Blakey. Also played with such greats as Dexter Gordon and Miles Davis. He changed his name from after his conversion to Islam.
Photo: Mark Ladenson 1988

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Credited work

755 releases · 165 albums · active 1950–2025

  • Performance · 1,193
  • Other credits · 150

Studios: Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey · Lindström Studios, Cologne · WOR Studios · Apex Studios, New York

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