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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There's Something about Her I Like
Harry "Sweets" Edison, Coleman Hawkins
Jazz - Released by Fast to Fast on 19 Apr 2021
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Meeting in Stockholm
Claes Crona, Harry "Sweets" Edison
Jazz - Released by Beaver Records on 1 Jan 2000
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Gee Baby Ain't I Good To You
Jazz - Released by CoolNote on 1 Jan 2000
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Sweets
Harry "Sweets" Edison, Ben Webster
Jazz - Released by Supreme Media on 1 Jan 2013
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Complete at Midnight and at Riverside Sessions
Harry "Sweets" Edison, Charlie Shavers
Jazz - Released by Ascension Records on 16 May 2022
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Complete 1955 Hollywood Sessions
Jazz - Released by Fresh Sound Records on 11 Nov 2011
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Jazz After Midnight
Jazz - Released by Silver Classics Jazz on 16 Sep 2014
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Into The Forest
Harry Edison & Ben Webster, Ben Webster & Coleman Hawkins
Jazz - Released by toast & egg on 25 Jul 2017
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To Infinity
Harry Edison & Ben Webster, Ben Webster & Coleman Hawkins
Jazz - Released by toast & egg on 21 May 2017
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Rainbow Bubble
Harry Edison & Ben Webster, Ben Webster & Coleman Hawkins
Jazz - Released by classics & more on 21 Apr 2017
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Explore New
Harry Edison & Ben Webster, Ben Webster & Coleman Hawkins
Jazz - Released by fsp analog on 15 Mar 2017
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Spin
Harry Edison & Ben Webster, Ben Webster & Coleman Hawkins
Jazz - Released by Records on 24 Oct 2016
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Epic
Harry Edison & Ben Webster, Ben Webster & Coleman Hawkins
Jazz - Released by classics & more on 21 Sep 2016
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Sit and Listen
Harry Edison & Ben Webster, Ben Webster & Coleman Hawkins
Jazz - Released by only456 on 21 Aug 2016
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Love Caught
Harry Edison & Ben Webster, Ben Webster & Coleman Hawkins
Jazz - Released by classics & more on 16 Jul 2016
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Brave Heart
Harry Edison & Ben Webster, Ben Webster & Coleman Hawkins
Jazz - Released by Sandmann & Walther on 19 May 2016
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Exquisit Tastes
Harry Edison, Coleman Hawkins, Ben Webster
Jazz - Released by classics & more on 14 Feb 2016
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Different
Harry "Sweets" Edison, Ben Webster, Coleman Hawkins
Jazz - Released by SZG Crew sounds on 27 May 2014
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Jazz Side Story (A Timeless Jazz Recordings)
Jazz - Released by Jazz Side Story on 29 Aug 2014
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Harry Edison Swings Buck Clayton (Remastered)
Buck Clayton, Harry "Sweets" Edison
Jazz - Released by Avid Entertainment on 4 Aug 2013
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