The Swinger (album)

The Swinger
Studio album by
Harry Edison
Released1958
RecordedSeptember 18, 1958
StudioNew York City, NY
GenreJazz
Length37:04
LabelVerve
MG V-8295
ProducerNorman Granz
Harry Edison chronology
Going for Myself
(1957) 		The Swinger
(1958) 		Mr. Swing
(1958)

The Swinger is an album by trumpeter Harry Edison which was recorded in 1958 and released on the Verve label.[1][2][3]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[4]

The Allmusic review by Ron Wynn stated "Both torrid and mellow – this is striking Edison".[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Harry Edison except where noted.

  1. "Pussy Willow" – 7:30
  2. "The Very Thought of You" (Ray Noble) – 6:03
  3. "Nasty" – 4:53
  4. "The Strollers" – 6:52
  5. "Sunday" (Chester Conn, Jule Styne, Bennie Krueger, Ned Miller) – 6:53
  6. "Fair Ground" – 4:53

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Edwards, D. & Callahan, M. [www.bsnpubs.com/new/verve.pdf Verve Label Discography], accessed June 28, 2017
  2. ^ Verve Records Catalog, accessed June 28, 2017
  3. ^ Gallagher, B. Enciclopedia del Jazz: Harry Sweets Edison, accessed July 30, 2019
  4. ^ a b Wynn, Ron. The Swinger – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved June 28, 2017.