Buddy and Sweets
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{{Infobox album
| name = Buddy and Sweets
| type = studio
| artist = Harry "Sweets" Edison, Buddy Rich
| cover = BuddyAndSweets.jpg
| border = yes
| alt =
| released = 1955
| recorded = September 1, 1955 Los Angeles
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Jazz
| length = 38:28
| label = Norgran
| producer = Norman Granz
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| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = Harry "Sweets" Edison
| type = studio
| prev_title =
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| title = Buddy & Sweets
| year = 1955
| next_title = Pres and Sweets
| next_year = 1955
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{{Extra chronology
| artist = Buddy Rich
| type = studio
| prev_title = Sing and Swing with Buddy Rich
| prev_year = 1955
| title = Buddy & Sweets
| year = 1955
| next_title = The Lester Young Buddy Rich Trio
| next_year = 1955
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{{music ratings
|rev1 = The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings
|rev1score = {{Rating|3|4}}{{cite book |last1=Cook |first1=Richard |authorlink1=Richard Cook (journalist) |last2=Morton |first2=Brian |authorlink2=Brian Morton (Scottish writer) |title=The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |year=2008 |edition=9th |publisher=Penguin |isbn=978-0-141-03401-0 |page=1210}}
}}
Buddy and Sweets is a jazz album recorded in Los Angeles, California in September 1955 by Harry "Sweets" Edison and Buddy Rich.
Track listing
LP side A
- "Yellow Rose of Brooklyn" (Harry "Sweets" Edison) – 4:31
- "Easy Does It" (Sy Oliver, Trummy Young) – 8:16
- "All Sweets" (Edison) – 2:09
- "Nice Work If You Can Get It" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 4:04
LP side B
- "Barney's Bugle" (Buddy Rich) – 9:39
- "Now's the Time" (Charlie Parker) – 4:39
- "You're Getting to Be a Habit with Me" (Al Dubin, Harry Warren) – 5:10
Personnel
- Harry Sweets Edison – trumpet
- Buddy Rich – drums
- Jimmy Rowles – piano
- Barney Kessel – guitar
- John Simmons – bass
References / notes
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- Norgran MGN 1038, also re-issued as Verve MGV 8129
- Buddy and Sweets [http://www.jazzdisco.org/verve-records/norgran-records-catalog-1000-series/#mgn-1038 (Norgran MGN 1038) at jazzdisco.org]
- Buddy and Sweets at [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=buddy-and-sweets-r156073|pure_url=yes}} allmusic.com]
- Personnel and recording dates at [http://www.mosaicrecords.com/discography.asp?number=232-MD-CD&price=$119.00&copies=7%20CDs mosaicrecords.com]
External links
- Fitzpatrick, Craig, Stereotimes review of Buddy and Sweets, 2004 November ([http://www.stereotimes.com/mr112904a.shtml link])
{{Harry Edison}}
{{Buddy Rich}}
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Category:1955 collaborative albums
Category:Albums produced by Norman Granz
Category:Albums with cover art by David Stone Martin