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THE SWINGER COMPLETE 1958 SEXTET SESSIONS

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2 CD set. Harry "Sweets" Edison was widely recognized as a master of the muted blues trumpet sound, both when he was with Basie's band during the swing era, and from 1953 on, as a freelance on many of the jazz and pop recordings that emanated from Hollywood. In the fall of 1958, Sweets moved back to New York to start a third phase in his career. He put together the swinging sextet showcased in these recordings produced by Verve's Norman Granz. The group featured tenorist Jimmy Forrest, who contributed with his great taste and tonal strength, and a first class rhythm section, blessedly boosted by Freddie Green's punching guitar, pianist Jimmy Jones, a crisp toned and flexible delight, the tasteful Joe Benjamin on bass, and the controlling force of Charlie Persip on drums. This was the kind of straightforward, utterly groovy small group jazz with consistently clear thinking and strong voices. Trumpeter Buck Clayton joined the second date, playing back to back with Sweets, and guitarist Steve Jordan replaced Green in most of the tracks. Harry Edison "the swinger," playing standards or originals or just the blues, glows in these warm sessions with incandescence. He neatly swings through standards and a few of his own tunes. On the last three tracks of CD 2, coming from a Roulette session, the contribution of the sidemen can easily be overlooked, for it is the Edison personality, open or muted, that lends the tunes its character.

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Pussy Willow

The Very Thought Of You

Nasty

The Strollers

Sunday

Love Is Here To Stay

Fair Ground

Ill Wind

Impressario

Short Coat

Baby, Won't You Please Come Home?

How Am I To Know?

Blues In The Closet

Memories For The Count

Come With Me

Critics' Delight

Medley: All Depends On You - Charmaine - How Long Has This Been Going On? - Makin' Whoopee

Oh! How I Hate To Get Up In The Afternoon

Memories For The Count

Come With Me

Indiana

Pussy Willow

Sweetenings

Collective Personnel: Jimmy Forrest, Jimmy Jones, Freddie Green, Joe Benjamin, Charlie Persip, Buck Clayton, Kenny Drew, Steve Jordan, John Simmons, Eddie Costa

Label:	FRESH SOUND
Number:	547
Item Code:	64023
Format:	2-CD
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Dates:	(1958)
Price:	$26.00

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