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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Ben And "Sweets"
Jazz - Lançado por Columbia em 17 de set. de 1962
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Pres & Sweets
Lester Young, Harry "Sweets" Edison
Jazz - Lançado por Verve Reissues em 1 de jan. de 1957
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Oscar Peterson & Harry Edison
Oscar Peterson, Harry "Sweets" Edison
Jazz - Lançado por Original Jazz Classics em 21 de dez. de 1974
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Jazz Giants '58
Stan Getz, Gerry Mulligan, Harry "Sweets" Edison, Louis Bellson, Oscar Peterson
Jazz - Lançado por Verve Reissues em 1 de jan. de 1958
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Sweets
Jazz - Lançado por Verve Reissues em 6 de dez. de 2018
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Stardust
Ben Webster, Helen Humes, Harry "Sweets" Edison, Gerry Mulligan
Jazz - Lançado por Wnts em 11 de fev. de 2016
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Gee, Baby Ain't I Good to You (Remastered)
Jazz - Lançado por Avid Entertainment em 4 de ago. de 2013
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Triumvirate
Sonny Stitt, Harry "Sweets" Edison, Eddie Davis
Jazz - Lançado por Synergie OMP em 1 de out. de 2007
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The Swinger (Remastered)
Jazz - Lançado por Avid Entertainment em 7 de fev. de 2022
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Together/Have A Good Time
Joe Williams, Harry "Sweets" Edison
Jazz - Lançado por Parlophone UK em 11 de set. de 2001
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Harry "Sweets" Edison - Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
Harry "Sweets" Edison, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
Contemporary Jazz - Lançado por Storyville em 20 de fev. de 1997
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Edison's Lights
Jazz - Lançado por Fantasy em 5 de mai. de 1976
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Oscar Peterson + Harry Edison + Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson
Oscar Peterson, Harry "Sweets" Edison, Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson
Jazz - Lançado por Pablo em 1 de jan. de 1974
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The Swinger/Mr. Swing
Jazz - Lançado por Verve Reissues em 1 de jan. de 1999
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The Trumpet Kings Meet Joe Turner (Album Version)
Dizzy Gillespie, Roy Eldridge, Harry "Sweets" Edison, Clark Terry
Jazz - Lançado por Pablo em 19 de set. de 1974
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Complete Quintet Studio Sessions (Bonus Track Version)
Ben Webster, Harry "Sweets" Edison
Jazz - Lançado por Jazz Musts em 1 de mar. de 2013
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Buddy And Sweets
Buddy Rich, Harry "Sweets" Edison
Jazz - Lançado por VERVE em 29 de nov. de 2018
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Pres And Sweets
Jazz - Lançado por CoolNote em 1 de dez. de 2014
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Complete Sextet Studio Sessions
Harry "Sweets" Edison, Ben Webster
Jazz - Lançado por Lone Hill Jazz em 1 de jan. de 2008
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Jawbreakers (Reissue)
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Harry "Sweets" Edison
Jazz - Lançado por Riverside em 18 de abr. de 1962
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The Quintet Studio Sessions
Harry "Sweets" Edison, Ben Webster
Jazz - Lançado por Lone Hill Jazz em 1 de jan. de 2006
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