Lester Young / Harry Edison – Pres and Sweets

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Pres and Sweets is an album by American jazz saxophonist Lester Young and trumpeter Harry Edison recorded in 1955 and originally released on the Norgran label.

Track listing:
“Mean to Me” (Fred E. Ahlert, Roy Turk) – 7:14
“Red Boy Blues” (Lester Young) – 5:11
“Pennies from Heaven” (Arthur Johnston, Johnny Burke) – 5:14
“That’s All” (Alan Brandt, Bob Haymes) – 4:34
“One O’Clock Jump” (Count Basie) – 5:17
“She’s Funny That Way” (Neil Moret, Richard A. Whiting) – 8:22
“It’s the Talk of the Town” (Jerry Livingston, Al J. Neiburg, Marty Symes) – 5:37 Bonus track on CD reissue
“I Found a New Baby” (Jack Palmer, Spencer Williams) – 5:50 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel:
Lester Young – tenor saxophone
Harry Edison – trumpet
Oscar Peterson – piano
Herb Ellis – guitar
Ray Brown – bass
Buddy Rich – drums

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Released: 1956
Recorded: November 1, 1955
Radio Recorders, Hollywood, CA
Length: 47:19 CD reissue with bonus tracks
Label: Norgran
MGN 1043
Producer: Norman Granz