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The late Harry "Sweets" Edison was one of the acknowledged masters of swing trumpet; this reissue combines the original LPs The Swinger and Mr. Swing into a two-CD set with the addition of the previously unreleased "How Am I to Know?" and an Edison original, "Blues in the Closet" (no relation to the Oscar Pettiford piece with the same name). Edison and tenor saxophonist Jimmy Forrest work well together, inspiring one another with lyrical lines on the ballads like "The Very Thought of You," and Edison's easygoing blues "Pussy Willow," but also heat up the session with their playing on an up-tempo Basie-like blues in "Nasty." Edison switches to open horn during most of the second CD. Forrest's vibrato-filled solo on "Ill Wind," and Edison's memorable rendition of "Baby, Won't You Please Come Home?," including both open and muted trumpet solos, are second-half highlights. Pianist Jimmy Jones, bassist Joe Benjamin, drummer Charlie Persip, and rhythm guitarist Freddie Greene make up the capable rhythm section. This reissue is a part of the Verve Elite limited-edition series with only 6,500 copies pressed.
© Ken Dryden /TiVo
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Harry "Sweets" Edison, MainArtist - Harry Edison, Participant, ComposerLyricist - Norman Granz, Producer
℗ 1958 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Ray Noble, ComposerLyricist - Harry "Sweets" Edison, MainArtist - Harry Edison, Participant - Norman Granz, Producer
℗ 1958 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Harry "Sweets" Edison, MainArtist - Harry Edison, Participant, ComposerLyricist - Norman Granz, Producer
℗ 1958 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Harry "Sweets" Edison, MainArtist - Harry Edison, Participant, ComposerLyricist - Norman Granz, Producer
℗ 1958 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Chester Conn, ComposerLyricist - Ned Miller, ComposerLyricist - Jule Styne, ComposerLyricist - Harry "Sweets" Edison, MainArtist - Harry Edison, Participant - Benny Krueger, ComposerLyricist - Norman Granz, Producer
℗ 1958 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Harry "Sweets" Edison, MainArtist - Harry Edison, Participant, ComposerLyricist - Norman Granz, Producer
℗ 1958 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Harry "Sweets" Edison, MainArtist - Gordon Jenkins, ComposerLyricist - Harry Edison, Participant - Norman Granz, Producer
℗ 1958 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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George Gershwin, Composer - Ira Gershwin, Author - Harry "Sweets" Edison, MainArtist - Harry Edison, Participant - Norman Granz, Producer
℗ 1958 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Harry "Sweets" Edison, MainArtist - Harry Edison, Participant, ComposerLyricist - Norman Granz, Producer
℗ 1958 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Clarence Williams, ComposerLyricist - Harry "Sweets" Edison, MainArtist - Harry Edison, Participant - Charles Warfield , ComposerLyricist - Norman Granz, Producer
℗ 1958 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Harry "Sweets" Edison, MainArtist - Harry Edison, Participant, ComposerLyricist - Norman Granz, Producer
℗ 1958 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Harry "Sweets" Edison, MainArtist - Harry Edison, Participant - Norman Granz, Producer - Harold Arien, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1958 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Harry "Sweets" Edison, MainArtist - Harry Edison, Participant, ComposerLyricist - Norman Granz, Producer
℗ 1958 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
The late Harry "Sweets" Edison was one of the acknowledged masters of swing trumpet; this reissue combines the original LPs The Swinger and Mr. Swing into a two-CD set with the addition of the previously unreleased "How Am I to Know?" and an Edison original, "Blues in the Closet" (no relation to the Oscar Pettiford piece with the same name). Edison and tenor saxophonist Jimmy Forrest work well together, inspiring one another with lyrical lines on the ballads like "The Very Thought of You," and Edison's easygoing blues "Pussy Willow," but also heat up the session with their playing on an up-tempo Basie-like blues in "Nasty." Edison switches to open horn during most of the second CD. Forrest's vibrato-filled solo on "Ill Wind," and Edison's memorable rendition of "Baby, Won't You Please Come Home?," including both open and muted trumpet solos, are second-half highlights. Pianist Jimmy Jones, bassist Joe Benjamin, drummer Charlie Persip, and rhythm guitarist Freddie Greene make up the capable rhythm section. This reissue is a part of the Verve Elite limited-edition series with only 6,500 copies pressed.
© Ken Dryden /TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 01:33:14
- Main artists: Harry "Sweets" Edison
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Verve Reissues
- Genre: Jazz
© 2004 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 1999 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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