Sweetenings

Sweetenings is an album by trumpeter Harry "Sweets" Edison featuring tracks recorded in 1958 which was originally released on the Roulette label.^[1][2][3]

Sweetenings
Studio album by Harry "Sweets" Edison
Released	1958
Recorded	November 12–14, 1958
Studio	New York City, NY
Genre	Jazz
Length	32:46
Label	Roulette SR 52023
Producer	Teddy Reig
Harry "Sweets" Edison chronology
Harry Edison Swings Buck Clayton (1958) Sweetenings (1958) Patented by Edison (1960)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]

AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars and its review by Ken Dryden states, "Harry "Sweets" Edison added something special to any date in which he took part, but these 1958 sessions he led for Roulette are especially enjoyable".^[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Harry "Sweets" Edison except as indicated

1. "Centerpiece" - 3:25
2. "Candy" (Alex Kramer, Mack David, Joan Whitney) - 2:30
3. "Jive at Five" (Count Basie, Edison) - 2:48
4. "Imagination" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) - 2:33
5. "Louisiana" (J. C. Johnson, Andy Razaf) - 2:27
6. "Harriet" - 3:10
7. "It Happened in Monterey" (Billy Rose, Mabel Wayne) - 2:02
8. "If I Had You" (Jimmy Campbell, Reg Connelly, Ted Shapiro) - 3:14
9. "Paradise" (Nacio Herb Brown, Gordon Clifford) - 2:20
10. "(Back Home Again in) Indiana" (Ballard MacDonald, James F. Hanley) - 1:46
11. "Pussy Willow" - 3:58
12. "Sweetenings" - 2:33

Personnel

• Harry "Sweets" Edison - trumpet
• Jimmy Forrest - tenor saxophone
• Kenny Drew Jimmy Jones - piano
• Joe Benjamin, John Simmons - bass
• Charlie Persip - drums

References

1. Edwards, D. & Callahan, M. Roulette Album Discography, Part 3, accessed November 6, 2015
2. Harry "Sweets" Edison discography, accessed November 6, 2015
3. Gallagher, B. Enciclopedia del Jazz: Harry Sweets Edison, accessed July 30, 2019
4. Dryden, Ken. Sweetenings – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved November 6, 2015.