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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Pres & Sweets
Lester Young, Harry "Sweets" Edison
Jazz - Released by Verve Reissues on Jan 1, 1957
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Oscar Peterson & Harry Edison
Oscar Peterson, Harry "Sweets" Edison
Jazz - Released by Original Jazz Classics on Dec 21, 1974
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Jazz Giants '58
Stan Getz, Gerry Mulligan, Harry "Sweets" Edison, Louis Bellson, Oscar Peterson
Jazz - Released by Verve Reissues on Jan 1, 1958
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Triumvirate
Sonny Stitt, Harry "Sweets" Edison, Eddie Davis
Jazz - Released by Synergie OMP on Oct 1, 2007
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Together/Have A Good Time
Joe Williams, Harry "Sweets" Edison
Jazz - Released by Parlophone UK on Sep 11, 2001
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Harry "Sweets" Edison - Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
Harry "Sweets" Edison, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
Contemporary Jazz - Released by Storyville on Feb 20, 1997
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Oscar Peterson + Harry Edison + Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson
Oscar Peterson, Harry "Sweets" Edison, Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson
Jazz - Released by Pablo on Jan 1, 1974
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The Swinger/Mr. Swing
Jazz - Released by Verve Reissues on Jan 1, 1999
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The Trumpet Kings Meet Joe Turner (Album Version)
Dizzy Gillespie, Roy Eldridge, Harry "Sweets" Edison, Clark Terry
Jazz - Released by Pablo on Sep 19, 1974
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Buddy And Sweets
Buddy Rich, Harry "Sweets" Edison
Jazz - Released by Verve on Nov 29, 2018
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Jawbreakers (Reissue)
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Harry "Sweets" Edison
Jazz - Released by Riverside on Apr 18, 1962
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For My Pals (Album Version)
Jazz - Released by Pablo on Jan 1, 1988
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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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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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Swing Summit
Harry "Sweets" Edison, Buddy Tate
Jazz - Released by Candid on Jan 1, 1990
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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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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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