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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Together (HD Remastered)
Harry "Sweets" Edison, Joe Williams
Vocale jazz - Released by Reborn recordings on 6 mrt. 2019
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Harry Edison Swings Buck Clayton
Harry "Sweets" Edison, Buck Clayton
Lounge - Released by Ancien Prodige on 28 nov. 2022
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Memories for the Count / Come with Me (All Tracks Remastered)
Jazz - Released by Hit Singles Records on 13 dec. 2020
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Jazz Master (A Special Selection of Original Songs)
Jazz - Released by Orange records on 23 nov. 2018
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Pure Luck
Harry Edison & Ben Webster, Ben Webster & Coleman Hawkins
Jazz - Released by golden times on 21 okt. 2017
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Show Pleasure
Harry Edison & Ben Webster, Ben Webster & Coleman Hawkins
Jazz - Released by golden times on 22 sep. 2017
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This Record
Harry Edison & Ben Webster, Ben Webster & Coleman Hawkins
Jazz - Released by Belle Wood on 19 jan. 2017
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Search For Santa
Harry Edison & Ben Webster, Ben Webster & Coleman Hawkins
Jazz - Released by Belle Wood on 25 dec. 2016
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Christmas Is Almost Here
Harry Edison & Ben Webster, Ben Webster & Coleman Hawkins
Jazz - Released by cappo digital on 16 dec. 2016
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Eternal Wisdom Of Nature
Harry Edison & Ben Webster, Ben Webster & Coleman Hawkins
Jazz - Released by edition re. on 26 jul. 2016
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