# Simply Sweets

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1978 studio album by Harry Edison and Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis

Simply Sweets Studio album by Harry Edison and Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis Released 1978 Recorded September 22, 1977 Studio Group IV Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA Genre Jazz Length 45:31 Label Pablo 2310 806 Producer Norman Granz Harry Edison chronology Edison's Lights (1976) Simply Sweets (1978) Just Friends (1980) Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis chronology Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis 4 – Montreux '77 (1977) Simply Sweets (1978) The Heavy Hitter (1979)

***Simply Sweets*** is an album by trumpeter [Harry Edison](/source/Harry_Edison) with saxophonist [Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis](/source/Eddie_%22Lockjaw%22_Davis), recorded in 1977 and released by the [Pablo](/source/Pablo_Records) label the following year.[1][2][3]

## Reception

Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating AllMusic [4] The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings [5]

The *[Bay State Banner](/source/Bay_State_Banner)* wrote that "the bright comps and nifty solos of pianist Dolo Coker spice up the session, but the rhythm section work is very basic—sort of all let's wrap this up and pick up the union check-caliber."[6]

[AllMusic](/source/AllMusic) reviewer Scott Yanow stated: "Trumpeter Harry "Sweets" Edison and tenor saxophonist Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis always made a potent pair. They both possessed immediately identifiable sounds, were veterans of Count Basie's Orchestra and never had any difficulty swinging. The repertoire of this Edison album is not too creative ... However, the playing of the principals holds one's interest throughout".[4]

## Track listing

All compositions by Harry Edison except where noted

1. "Dirty Butt Blues" – 6:36

1. "[Feelings](/source/Feelings_(Morris_Albert_song))" ([Morris Albert](/source/Morris_Albert)) – 5:21

1. "One for the Count" – 5:27

1. "My Ideal" ([Richard A. Whiting](/source/Richard_A._Whiting), [Leo Robin](/source/Leo_Robin), Newell Chase) – 5:42

1. "Simply Sweets" – 4:24

1. "Opus Funk" – 6:52

1. "Lax" – 3:19

1. "Miz Kitty's Blues" – 7:50

## Personnel

- [Harry Edison](/source/Harry_Edison) – trumpet

- [Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis](/source/Eddie_%22Lockjaw%22_Davis) – tenor saxophone

- [Dolo Coker](/source/Dolo_Coker) – piano

- Harvey Newmark – bass

- [Jimmie Smith](/source/Jimmie_Smith_(musician)) – drums

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Edwards, D. & Callahan, M. [Both Sides Now: Pablo Album Discography Preview](https://www.bsnpubs.com/new/pablo.pdf) accessed May 27, 2019

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [Jazzdisco: Pablo Records Catalog: 2310-800 series](https://www.jazzdisco.org/pablo-records/catalog-2310-800-series/#2310-806). Retrieved May 27, 2019

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [Enciclopedia del Jazz: Harry Sweet Edison discography](https://enciclopediadeljazz.wordpress.com/2015/07/02/harry-sweet-edison-discography/) accessed May 27, 2019

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Allmusic_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Allmusic_4-1) Yanow, Scott. [Harry Edison: *Edison's Lights* – Review](https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000119246) at [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic_(identifier)). Retrieved May 27, 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Penguin_5-0)** [Cook, Richard](/source/Richard_Cook_(journalist)); [Morton, Brian](/source/Brian_Morton_(Scottish_writer)) (2008). *[The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings](/source/The_Penguin_Guide_to_Jazz)* (9th ed.). [Penguin](/source/Penguin_Books). p. 417. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-141-03401-0](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-141-03401-0).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Wynn, Ron (August 10, 1978). "Improvisations". *Bay State Banner*. No. 44. p. 17.

v t e Harry Edison Studio albums Buddy and Sweets (1955) Pres and Sweets (1955) Sweets (1956) Gee, Baby Ain't I Good to You (1957) Jazz Giants '58 (1958) Going for Myself (1958) The Swinger (1958) Mr. Swing (1958) Harry Edison Swings Buck Clayton (1958) Sweetenings (1958) Patented by Edison (1960) Together (1961) Jawbreakers (1962) Wanted to Do One Together (1962) "Sweets" for the Sweet (1964) Sweets for the Sweet Taste of Love (1964) When Lights are Low (1966) The Trumpet Kings Meet Joe Turner (1974) Oscar Peterson and Harry Edison (1974) Oscar Peterson and the Trumpet Kings – Jousts (1974) Edison's Lights (1976) Simply Sweets (1978) Just Friends (1978) Oscar Peterson + Harry Edison + Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson (1986) w For My Pals (1988)

v t e Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis Studio albums Cookbook (1958) Jaws (1958) Cookbook, Vol. 2 (1958) Cookbook Volume 3 (1958) Smokin' (1958) Very Saxy (1959) Jaws in Orbit (1959) Bacalao (1959) With Shirley Scott (1960) Misty (1960) Afro-Jaws (1960) Battle Stations (1960) Trane Whistle (1960) Tough Tenors (1960) Griff & Lock (1960) The Midnight Show (1961) Lookin' at Monk! (1961) Blues Up & Down (1961) Tough Tenor Favorites (1962) Jawbreakers (1962) Goin' to the Meeting (1962) I Only Have Eyes for You (1962) Trackin' (1962) Lock, the Fox (1966) The Fox & the Hounds (1967) Love Calls (1968) Tough Tenors Again 'n' Again (1970) Live albums The Battle of Birdland (1954) The First Set (1961) The Tenor Scene (1961) The Late Show (1961) The Tenor Giants Featuring Oscar Peterson (1975) Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis 4 – Montreux '77 (1977) Jazz at the Philharmonic – Yoyogi National Stadium, Tokyo 1983: Return to Happiness (1983)

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