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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Pres & Sweets
Lester Young, Harry "Sweets" Edison
Jazz - Erschienen bei Verve Reissues am 01.01.1957
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Oscar Peterson & Harry Edison
Oscar Peterson, Harry "Sweets" Edison
Jazz - Erschienen bei Original Jazz Classics am 21.12.1974
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Jazz Giants '58
Stan Getz, Gerry Mulligan, Harry "Sweets" Edison, Louis Bellson, Oscar Peterson
Jazz - Erschienen bei Verve Reissues am 01.01.1958
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Stardust
Ben Webster, Helen Humes, Harry "Sweets" Edison, Gerry Mulligan
Jazz - Erschienen bei Wnts am 11.02.2016
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Gee, Baby Ain't I Good to You (Remastered)
Jazz - Erschienen bei Avid Entertainment am 04.08.2013
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Triumvirate
Sonny Stitt, Harry "Sweets" Edison, Eddie Davis
Jazz - Erschienen bei Synergie OMP am 01.10.2007
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The Swinger (Remastered)
Jazz - Erschienen bei Avid Entertainment am 07.02.2022
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Together/Have A Good Time
Joe Williams, Harry "Sweets" Edison
Jazz - Erschienen bei Parlophone UK am 11.09.2001
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Harry "Sweets" Edison - Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
Harry "Sweets" Edison, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
Modern Jazz - Erschienen bei Storyville am 20.02.1997
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Oscar Peterson + Harry Edison + Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson
Oscar Peterson, Harry "Sweets" Edison, Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson
Jazz - Erschienen bei Pablo am 01.01.1974
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The Swinger/Mr. Swing
Jazz - Erschienen bei Verve Reissues am 01.01.1999
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The Trumpet Kings Meet Joe Turner (Album Version)
Dizzy Gillespie, Roy Eldridge, Harry "Sweets" Edison, Clark Terry
Jazz - Erschienen bei Pablo am 19.09.1974
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Complete Quintet Studio Sessions (Bonus Track Version)
Ben Webster, Harry "Sweets" Edison
Jazz - Erschienen bei Jazz Musts am 01.03.2013
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Buddy And Sweets
Buddy Rich, Harry "Sweets" Edison
Jazz - Erschienen bei Verve am 29.11.2018
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Complete Sextet Studio Sessions
Harry "Sweets" Edison, Ben Webster
Jazz - Erschienen bei Lone Hill Jazz am 01.01.2008
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Jawbreakers (Reissue)
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Harry "Sweets" Edison
Jazz - Erschienen bei Riverside am 18.04.1962
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The Quintet Studio Sessions
Harry "Sweets" Edison, Ben Webster
Jazz - Erschienen bei Lone Hill Jazz am 01.01.2006
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