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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We're Listening To Harry "Sweets" Edison, Vol. 1
Jazz - Released by Diamond Days on May 5, 2008
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How Sweet It Is, Vol. 4
Jazz - Released by Diamond Days on Oct 30, 2013
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How Sweet It Is, Vol. 3
Jazz - Released by Diamond Days on Oct 30, 2013
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Jazz Roots Ultimate Collection, Vol. 32
Jazz - Released by Diamond Days on May 5, 2008
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Cozy Like A Bear
Jazz - Released by LST Collector Series on Aug 22, 2014
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Leisure Time
Harry "Sweets" Edison, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
Jazz - Released by LST Collector Series on Aug 17, 2014
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Edison Inventions
Jazz - Released by Retrospective on Jul 3, 2015
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The Essential Jazz Masters Collection, Vol. 15
Jazz - Released by Supreme Media on Oct 30, 2013
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Something Bigger
Harry "Sweets" Edison, Barney Kessel, Jimmy Rowles
Jazz - Released by nagel heyer records on Aug 3, 2021
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The Jazz Collection
Jazz - Released by Marmot Music on Sep 21, 2013
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Wonder Why
Jazz - Released by nagel heyer records on Jan 19, 2018
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Jazz Giants '58 (HD Remastered)
Harry "Sweets" Edison, Stan Getz, Gerry Mulligan, Oscar Peterson
Vocal Jazz - Released by Reborn recordings on Jan 1, 1958
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Laughin' To Keep From Cryin' (Hq Remastered)
Lester Young, Roy Eldridge, Harry "Sweets" Edison
Jazz - Released by Vintage Recordings on Jul 27, 2021
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Going For Myself (Hq remastered)
Lester Young, Harry "Sweets" Edison
Jazz - Released by Vintage Recordings on Mar 28, 2022
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Sweets (HD Remastered)
Harry "Sweets" Edison, His Orchestra
Vocal Jazz - Released by Reborn recordings on Dec 6, 2018
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Going for Myself
Harry "Sweets" Edison, Lester Young
Lounge - Released by Ancien Prodige on Dec 19, 2022
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