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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Three Classic Albums Plus (The Swinger / Mr Swing-Harry Edison / Gee, Baby Ain't I Good To You)(Digitally Remastered)
Jazz - Released by Avid Entertainment on Aug 22, 2011
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Buddy And Sweets
Buddy Rich, Harry "Sweets" Edison
Jazz - Released by CoolNote on Nov 29, 2018
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Complete At Midnight And Riverside Sessions
Charlie Shavers, Harry "Sweets" Edison
Jazz - Released by Lone Hill Jazz on Jan 1, 2004
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The complete "Sweets at the Haig" 1953 recordings
Jazz - Released by Fresh Sound Records on Sep 2, 2010
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Take a Coffee Break
Harry "Sweets" Edison, Ben Webster
Jazz - Released by moreeguale on May 24, 2014
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Just Friends (1977) (The Definitive Black & Blue Sessions)
Jazz - Released by Disques Black & Blue on Jan 1, 1999
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Sweets
Harry "Sweets" Edison, Ben Webster
Jazz - Released by Firefly Entertainment on Jan 1, 2013
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Together
Joe Williams, Harry "Sweets" Edison
Pop - Released by Music Manager on Feb 7, 2022
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Because I Am Your Friend
Harry "Sweets" Edison, Coleman Hawkins
Jazz - Released by Because I Am Your Friend on Oct 22, 2022
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The Inventive Mr. Edison + Jawbreakers
Jazz - Released by 2014 Jazz Musts on Jun 10, 2014
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At the Flamingo (Remastered)
Louis Bellson Quartet, Harry "Sweets" Edison
Jazz - Released by Avid Entertainment on Aug 12, 2012
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Jazz Roots Ultimate Collection, Vol. 33
Jazz - Released by Diamond Days on May 5, 2008
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What's New?
Harry "Sweets" Edison, Sonny Stitt, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
Jazz - Released by HDJ on Jan 1, 2003
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Harry "Sweets" Edison & Jonah Jones Quartet
Harry "Sweets" Edison, Jonah Jones Quartet
Jazz - Released by LRC Ltd. - Groove Merchant Records on Jan 16, 2014
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Complete Sextet Studio Sessions (Bonus Track Version)
Ben Webster, Harry "Sweets" Edison
Jazz - Released by Jazz Musts on Mar 1, 2013
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Going for Myself… (Remastered)
Harry "Sweets" Edison, Lester Young
Jazz - Released by Efor, S.L on Jul 9, 2012
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