Swing Summit

by Buddy Tate, Harry "Sweets" Edison

Overview

Trumpeter Harry "Sweets" Edison was 74 at the time of this live set, but he still sounds in pretty good form. He is teamed with fellow Basie veterans Buddy Tate (who splits his time almost evenly between tenor and his rarely heard clarinet) and tenor saxophonist Frank Wess, while the rhythm section (pianist Hugh Lawson, bassist Ray Drummond, and drummer Bobby Durham) swings in a Basie vein. The sextet plays five veteran standards and two original blues (Edison's familiar "Centerpiece" and Tate's "Blue Creek") and, although not quite essential, this is an excellent late-period recording by Edison, Tate, and Wess. ~ Scott Yanow

Product Details

Release Date:	06/20/2006
Label:	Candid
UPC:	0708857905027
Rank:	235719

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Harry "Sweets" Edison   Primary Artist,Trumpet
Buddy Tate   Primary Artist,Sax (Tenor),Clarinet
The Harry "Sweets" Edison Orchestra   Trumpet
Ray Drummond   Bass
Hugh Lawson   Piano
Frank Wess   Sax (Tenor),Flute
Bobby Durham   Drums

Technical Credits

Buddy Tate   Composer,Performer
Harry "Sweets" Edison   Composer,Performer
Edward Heyman   Composer
Johnny Green   Composer
Mark Morganelli   Producer
Malcolm Addey   Engineer
Malcolm Walker   Design
Mitchell Seidel   Photography
Alan Bates   Executive Producer
Milt Jackson   Composer
Barry McRae   Liner Notes
Sam M. Lewis   Composer
John Klenner   Composer
Jon Hendricks   Composer
Ira Gershwin   Composer
George Gershwin   Composer
Bill Tennyson   Composer
Jesse Stone   Composer