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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For My Pals (Album Version)
Jazz - Released by Pablo on Jan 1, 1988
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The Swinger (Complete 1958 Sextet Sessions)
Harry "Sweets" Edison, Jimmy Forrest
Jazz - Released by Fresh Sound Records on Nov 11, 2011
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Recorded Live at Bubba's 1982 (Live)
Sonny Stitt, Harry "Sweets" Edison, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
Jazz - Released by Good Time Records on Nov 19, 1982
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Nice Jazz (Live at Nice "Grande Parade Jazz", 1978)
Jazz - Released by Disques Black & Blue on Apr 6, 2017
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Summer 1978 (1978 Re-recording)
Harry "Sweets" Edison, Bill Doggett, Milt Hinton, Oliver Jackson
Jazz - Released by Disques Black & Blue on Mar 31, 2017
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In Copenhagen
Harry "Sweets" Edison, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
Contemporary Jazz - Released by Storyville on Apr 14, 2008
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Buddy and Sweets
Buddy Rich, Harry "Sweets" Edison
Jazz - Released by Music Manager on Dec 14, 2013
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Swing Summit
Harry "Sweets" Edison, Buddy Tate
Jazz - Released by Candid on Jan 1, 1990
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Harry Edison Swings Buck Clayton (And Viceversa) [Bonus Track Version]
Harry "Sweets" Edison, Buck Clayton
Jazz - Released by Jazz Musts on May 5, 2014
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Jazz At The Philharmonic 1983 (Live)
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Harry "Sweets" Edison, Al Grey
Jazz - Released by Prestige on Jan 1, 1983
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Jazz Giants '58
Harry "Sweets" Edison, Gerry Mulligan, Stan Getz
Jazz - Released by Lone Hill Jazz on Jan 1, 1958
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Live At The Iridium (Live At The Iridium, New York City, NY / April 10-11, 1997)
Jazz - Released by Telarc on Nov 25, 1997
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Going For Myself
Lester Young, Harry "Sweets" Edison
Jazz - Released by Lone Hill Jazz on Nov 12, 2018
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Complete Small-Group Sessions (Bonus Track Version)
Joe Williams, Harry "Sweets" Edison
Jazz - Released by Jazz Lovers on Jan 15, 2016
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Jazz Giants '58 (Bonus Track Version)
Stan Getz, Gerry Mulligan, Harry "Sweets" Edison
Jazz - Released by Starlight Jazz on Jul 8, 2022
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Patented by Edison + Sweetenings
Jazz - Released by Starlight Jazz on Apr 25, 2016
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Tour De Force (Remastered)
Dizzy Gillespie, Roy Eldridge, Harry "Sweets" Edison
Jazz - Released by Avid Entertainment on Oct 20, 2013
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Modern Sounds From The West
Harry "Sweets" Edison, Conte Candoli
Jazz - Released by Lone Hill Jazz on Jan 1, 2005
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Vamp 'Til Ready
Jazz - Released by Everest Records on Aug 22, 1960
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