Just Friends is an album by saxophonist Zoot Sims (credited on the original release as John Haley Sims) with trumpeter Harry Sweets Edison recorded in late 1978 but not released by the Pablo label until 1980.[1][2][3][4]
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| Released | 1980 | |||
| Recorded | December 18 & 20, 1978 | |||
| Studio | Group IV Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 40:42 | |||
| Label | Pablo 2310 841 | |||
| Producer | Norman Granz | |||
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| Harry Sweets Edison chronology | ||||
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Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [5] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [6] |
AllMusic reviewer Scott Yanow stated "Although from different generations, tenor-saxophonist Zoot Sims and trumpeter Harry 'Sweets' Edison both always liked to swing, making their successful collaboration on this CD reissue not much of a surprise ... The results are predictable but colorful and inventive within the boundaries of the idiom".[5]
Track listing
edit- "Nature Boy" (eden ahbez) – 5:38
- "How Deep Is the Ocean?" (Irving Berlin) – 6:52
- "My Heart Belongs to Daddy" (Cole Porter) – 5:02
- "I Understand" (Mabel Wayne, Kim Gannon) – 3:12
- "Just Friends" (John Klenner, Sam M. Lewis) – 5:11
- "Blue Skies" (Berlin) – 6:18
- "Until Tonight (Mauve)" (Victor Young, Edward Heyman) – 4:47
- "A Little Tutu" (Harry Sweets Edison) – 3:42
Personnel
edit- John Haley Sims – tenor saxophone
- Harry Sweets Edison – trumpet
- Roger Kellaway – piano
- John Heard – bass
- Jimmie Smith – drums
References
edit- ^ Edwards, D. & Callahan, M. Both Sides Now: Pablo Album Discography Preview accessed May 27, 2019
- ^ Jazzdisco: Pablo Records Catalog: 2310-800 series. Retrieved May 27, 2019
- ^ Jazzdisco: Zoot Sims Catalog accessed May 27, 2019
- ^ Enciclopedia del Jazz: Harry Sweet Edison discography accessed May 27, 2019
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Zoot Sims: Just Friends – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1304. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.