Pres and Sweets

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Pres and Sweets
Studio album by
Lester Young and Harry Edison
Released1956
RecordedNovember 1, 1955
Radio Recorders, Hollywood, CA
GenreJazz
Length47:19 CD reissue with bonus tracks
LabelNorgran
MGN 1043
ProducerNorman Granz
Harry Edison chronology
Buddy and Sweets
(1955) 		Pres and Sweets
(1956) 		Sweets
(1956)
Lester Young chronology
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(1954) 		Pres and Sweets
(1955) 		The Jazz Giants '56
(1956)

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

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStarHalf star[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz RecordingsStarStarStar[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

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  1. "Mean to Me" (Fred E. Ahlert, Roy Turk) - 7:14
  2. "Red Boy Blues" (Lester Young) - 5:11
  3. "Pennies from Heaven" (Arthur Johnston, Johnny Burke) - 5:14
  4. "That's All" (Alan Brandt, Bob Haymes) - 4:34
  5. "One O'Clock Jump" (Count Basie) - 5:17
  6. "She's Funny That Way" (Neil Moret, Richard A. Whiting) - 8:22
  7. "It's the Talk of the Town" (Jerry Livingston, Al J. Neiburg, Marty Symes) - 5:37 Bonus track on CD reissue
  8. "I Found a New Baby" (Jack Palmer, Spencer Williams) - 5:50 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Edwards, D. & Callahan, M. Norgran Label Discography, accessed November 24, 2015
  2. ^ Norgran Records Catalog: 1000 series accessed November 24, 2015
  3. ^ a b Collar, Matt. Sweets – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1536. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.