Pres and Sweets | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1955 | |||
Recorded | November 1, 1955 Radio Recorders, Hollywood, CA | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 47:19 CD reissue with bonus tracks | |||
Label | Norgran MGN 1043 | |||
Producer | Norman Granz | |||
Harry Edison chronology | ||||
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Lester Young chronology | ||||
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Pres and Sweets is an album by American jazz saxophonist Lester Young and trumpeter Harry Edison recorded in 1955 and originally released on the Norgran label.[1][2]
Reception
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [3] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [4] |
Allmusic awarded the album 4½ stars stating "it is not surprising that the music is quite swinging. Young was in good form that day, obviously happy to be having a reunion with his fellow Count Basie alumnus".[3]
Track listing
- "Mean to Me" (Fred E. Ahlert, Roy Turk) - 7:14
- "Red Boy Blues" (Lester Young) - 5:11
- "Pennies from Heaven" (Arthur Johnston, Johnny Burke) - 5:14
- "That's All" (Alan Brandt, Bob Haymes) - 4:34
- "One O'Clock Jump" (Count Basie) - 5:17
- "She's Funny That Way" (Neil Moret, Richard A. Whiting) - 8:22
- "It's the Talk of the Town" (Jerry Livingston, Al J. Neiburg, Marty Symes) - 5:37 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "I Found a New Baby" (Jack Palmer, Spencer Williams) - 5:50 Bonus track on CD reissue
Personnel
References
- ↑ Edwards, D. & Callahan, M. Norgran Label Discography, accessed November 24, 2015
- ↑ Norgran Records Catalog: 1000 series accessed November 24, 2015
- 1 2 Collar, Matt. Sweets – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
- ↑ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1536. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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