Simply Sweets

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Simply Sweets
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Studio album by
Harry Edison and Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
Released1978
RecordedSeptember 22, 1977
StudioGroup IV Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA
GenreJazz
Length45:31
LabelPablo
2310 806
ProducerNorman Granz
Harry Edison chronology
Edison's Lights
(1976) 		Simply Sweets
(1978) 		Just Friends
(1980)
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis chronology
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis 4 – Montreux '77
(1977) 		Simply Sweets
(1978) 		The Heavy Hitter
(1979)

Simply Sweets is an album by trumpeter Harry Edison with saxophonist Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis recorded in 1977 and released by the Pablo label the following year.[1][2][3]

Reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4/5 stars[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings2.5/4 stars[5]

AllMusic reviewer Scott Yanow stated "Trumpeter Harry "Sweets" Edison and tenor saxophonist Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis always made a potent pair. They both possessed immediately identifiable sounds, were veterans of Count Basie's Orchestra and never had any difficulty swinging. The repertoire of this Edison album is not too creative ... However, the playing of the principals holds one's interest throughout".[4]

Track listing[]

All compositions by Harry Edison except where noted

  1. "Dirty Butt Blues" – 6:36
  2. "Feelings" (Morris Albert) – 5:21
  3. "One for the Count" – 5:27
  4. "My Ideal" (Richard A. Whiting, Leo Robin, Newell Chase) – 5:42
  5. "Simply Sweets" – 4:24
  6. "Opus Funk" – 6:52
  7. "Lax" – 3:19
  8. "Miz Kitty's Blues" – 7:50

Personnel[]

References[]

  1. ^ Edwards, D. & Callahan, M. Both Sides Now: Pablo Album Discography Preview accessed May 27, 2019
  2. ^ Jazzdisco: Pablo Records Catalog: 2310-800 series. Retrieved May 27, 2019
  3. ^ Enciclopedia del Jazz: Harry Sweet Edison discography accessed May 27, 2019
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b Yanow, Scott. Harry Edison: Edison's Lights – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
  5. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 417. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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