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Pres & Sweets
| Recorded | 1955 |
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| Label | Verve Records |
| Released | 1955 |
| Personnel | 6 credited players |
| Discogs | master 448350 |
The record
Harry Edison's trumpet needles and grins against Young's soft-edged tenor while Peterson, Ellis, Brown, and Rich keep the pulse loose underneath. Granz's pairing works because neither horn tries to outtalk the other.
Session personnel
- Ray Brown — bass
- Buddy Rich — drums
- Herb Ellis — guitar
- Oscar Peterson — piano
- Lester Young — saxophone
- Harry Edison — trumpet
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 16 pressings on file.
| 1956 | Norgran Records · MG N-1043 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file |
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| 1957 | Verve Records · MGV-8134 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Reissue · deep groove |
| 1960 | Verve Records · MG V-8134 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Reissue · deep groove |
| 1971 | Verve Records · MV 1144 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono, Gatefold · gatefold |
| 1974 | Verve Records · MV 2528 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono |
| 1976 | Verve Records · 2352 158 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | Verve Records — MONO |
| 1981 | Verve Records · UCV2528 — Cassette, Mono, Reissue |
| 1990 | Verve Records · POJJ-1501 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Mono |
| 1990 | Verve Records · POJJ 1501 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Mono |
| 1991 | Verve Records · 849 391-2 — CD, Album, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1991 | Verve Records · 849 391-2 — CD, Album, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered |
| 1991 | Verve Records · POCJ-2061 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono |
| 1999 | Verve Records · 559 660-2 — CD, Album, Reissue |
Follow the players
Ray Brown also plays on
Buddy Rich also plays on
Herb Ellis also plays on