Harry "Sweets" Edison
Harry "Sweets" Edison got the most mileage out of a single note, like his former boss Count Basie. Edison, immediately recognizable within a note or two, long used repetition and simplicity to his advantage while always swinging. He played in local bands in Columbus and then in 1933 joined the Jeter-Pillars Orchestra. After a couple years in St. Louis, Edison moved to New York where he joined Lucky Millinder and then in June 1938, Count Basie, remaining with that classic orchestra until it broke up in 1950. During that period, he was featured on many records, appeared in the 1944 short Jammin' the Blues and gained his nickname "Sweets" (due to his tone) from Lester Young. In the 1950s, Edison toured with Jazz at the Philharmonic, settled in Los Angeles, and was well-featured both as a studio musician (most noticeably on Frank Sinatra records) and on jazz dates. He had several reunions with Count Basie in the 1960s and by the '70s was often teamed with Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis; Edison also recorded an excellent duet album for Pablo with Oscar Peterson. One of the few swing trumpeters to be influenced by Dizzy Gillespie, Sweets led sessions through the years for Pacific Jazz, Verve, Roulette, Riverside, Vee-Jay, Liberty, Sue, Black & Blue, Pablo, Storyville, and Candid among others. Although his playing faded during the 1980s and '90s, Edison could still say more with one note than nearly anyone; he died July 27, 1999, at age 83.
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Gee Baby Ain't I Good To You
Jazz - Erschienen bei CoolNote am 01.01.2000
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There's Something about Her I Like
Harry "Sweets" Edison, Coleman Hawkins
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Meeting in Stockholm
Claes Crona, Harry "Sweets" Edison
Jazz - Erschienen bei Beaver Records am 01.01.2000
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Complete at Midnight and at Riverside Sessions
Harry "Sweets" Edison, Charlie Shavers
Jazz - Erschienen bei Ascension Records am 16.05.2022
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Complete 1955 Hollywood Sessions
Jazz - Erschienen bei Fresh Sound Records am 11.11.2011
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Jazz After Midnight
Jazz - Erschienen bei Silver Classics Jazz am 16.09.2014
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Into The Forest
Harry Edison & Ben Webster, Ben Webster & Coleman Hawkins
Jazz - Erschienen bei toast & egg am 25.07.2017
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To Infinity
Harry Edison & Ben Webster, Ben Webster & Coleman Hawkins
Jazz - Erschienen bei toast & egg am 21.05.2017
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Rainbow Bubble
Harry Edison & Ben Webster, Ben Webster & Coleman Hawkins
Jazz - Erschienen bei classics & more am 21.04.2017
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Explore New
Harry Edison & Ben Webster, Ben Webster & Coleman Hawkins
Jazz - Erschienen bei fsp analog am 15.03.2017
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Spin
Harry Edison & Ben Webster, Ben Webster & Coleman Hawkins
Jazz - Erschienen bei Records am 24.10.2016
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Epic
Harry Edison & Ben Webster, Ben Webster & Coleman Hawkins
Jazz - Erschienen bei classics & more am 21.09.2016
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Sit and Listen
Harry Edison & Ben Webster, Ben Webster & Coleman Hawkins
Jazz - Erschienen bei only456 am 21.08.2016
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Love Caught
Harry Edison & Ben Webster, Ben Webster & Coleman Hawkins
Jazz - Erschienen bei classics & more am 16.07.2016
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Brave Heart
Harry Edison & Ben Webster, Ben Webster & Coleman Hawkins
Jazz - Erschienen bei Sandmann & Walther am 19.05.2016
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Exquisit Tastes
Harry Edison, Coleman Hawkins, Ben Webster
Jazz - Erschienen bei classics & more am 14.02.2016
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Different
Harry "Sweets" Edison, Ben Webster, Coleman Hawkins
Jazz - Erschienen bei SZG Crew sounds am 27.05.2014
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Jazz Side Story (A Timeless Jazz Recordings)
Jazz - Erschienen bei Jazz Side Story am 29.08.2014
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Harry Edison Swings Buck Clayton (Remastered)
Buck Clayton, Harry "Sweets" Edison
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Jazz Milestones: Harry "Sweets" Edison, Vol. 3
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