Together (Joe Williams and Harry Edison album)

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Together

Studio album by

Joe Williams and Harry "Sweets" Edison

Released

1961

Recorded

January 31 and February 1 & 2, 1961

Studio

Los Angeles, CA

Roulette
R/SR 52069

Joe Williams chronology

Sentimental & Melancholy
(1961)

Together
(1961)

Have a Good Time with Joe Williams
(1962)

Harry "Sweets" Edison chronology

Patented by Edison
(1960)

Together
(1961)

Jawbreakers
(1962)

Together is an album by vocalist Joe Williams and trumpeter Harry "Sweets" Edison which was originally released on the Roulette label.^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]

AllMusic reviewer Scott Yanow stated "The Together set matches Williams and Edison with tenor saxophonist Jimmy Foster and a four-piece rhythm section that includes pianist Sir Charles Thompson. Among the highlights of the dozen standards are "I Don't Know Why", "Aren't You Glad You're You?", and "Lover Come Back to Me".^[2]

Track listing

"Winter Weather" (Ted Shapiro) – 1:52
"I Don't Know Why (I Just Do)" (Fred E. Ahlert, Roy Turk) – 2:30
"There's a Small Hotel" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 2:19
"Out of Nowhere" (Johnny Green, Edward Heyman) – 2:14
"Aren't You Glad You're You?" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) – 2:27
"Remember" (Irving Berlin) – 1:52
"Together" (Buddy DeSylva, Lew Brown) – 2:28
"Deep Purple" (Peter DeRose, Mitchell Parish) – 2:48
"Always" (Berlin) – 2:37
"Lover Came Back" (Victor Herbert, Frederika de Grasec, Harry B. Smith) – 4:05
"By the River Sainte Marie" (Edgar Leslie]], Harry Warren) – 1:57
"Alone Together" (Arthur Schwartz, Howard Dietz) – 2:30

Personnel

Joe Williams – vocals
Harry "Sweets" Edison – trumpet
Jimmy Forrest – tenor saxophone
"Sir" Charles Thompson – piano
Tommy Potter – bass
Clarence Johnston – drums
Unidentified musician – guitar

References

^ Edwards, D. & Callahan, M. Roulette Album Discography, Part 3, accessed June 23, 2017
^ ^a ^b Yanow, Scott. Harry "Sweets" Edison / Joe Williams: Together/Have a Good Time Review at AllMusic. Retrieved June 23, 2017.

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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
Studio albums	Count Basie Swings, Joe Williams Sings (1955) The Greatest!! Count Basie Plays, Joe Williams Sings Standards (1956) One O'Clock Jump (1956 & 1957) A Man Ain't Supposed to Cry (1957) Everyday I Have the Blues (1957 & 1959) Memories Ad-Lib (1958) Together (1961) The Heart and Soul of Joe Williams and George Shearing (1971) Nothin' but the Blues (1983) In Good Company (1989) That Holiday Feelin' (1990)
Live albums	Count Basie at Newport (1957) Joe Williams Live! A Swingin' Night at Birdland (1962) At Newport '63 (1963) Joe Williams Live (1973)

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