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Harry Edison
Jazzmen Harry "Sweets" Edison and Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis at the Village Jazz Lounge in Walt Disney World (photo by Laura Kolb)
Jazzmen Harry "Sweets" Edison and Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis at the Village Jazz Lounge in Walt Disney World (photo by Laura Kolb)
Background information
Also known as Harry "Sweets" Edison
Born October 10, 1915
Origin Columbus, Ohio, United States
Died July 27, 1999 (aged 83)
Genre(s) Mainstream jazz
Swing
Bebop
Occupation(s) Trumpeter
Instrument(s) Trumpet
Associated acts Count Basie, Jimmy Rushing, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Lester Young

Harry Edison (October 10, 1915—July 27, 1999), aka Harry "Sweets" Edison, was a jazz trumpet player known for his tendency to employ a minimum amount of notes in his music, leading critics like Scott Yanow to refer to him as the "Count Basie" of trumpet.[1]

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[edit] Biography

Harry Edison was born in Columbus, Ohio on October 10, 1915 and first learned to play trumpet at age twelve.[1] In Columbus he played with various local bands. In 1933 he joined the Jeter-Pillars Orchestra, an orchestra co-led by two former members of Alphonso Trent's big band—James Jeter and Hayes Pillars.[2] In 1937 he was a member of the Mills Blue Rhythm Band and in 1938 he began playing with Count Basie, staying with Basie until 1950.[1] While with Basie he shared solo time with fellow trumpet player Buck Clayton. In 1944 he appeared in the short film Jammin' the Blues, receiving his nickname "Sweets" from saxophonist Lester Young.[2]

[edit] Discography

[edit] Leader/Co-leader

  • Harry Edison Quartet (1953) Pacific Jazz
  • "Sweets" at the Haig (1953) Pacific Jazz
  • The Inventive Harry Edision (1953) Pacific Jazz
  • Sweets (1956) Clef Records
  • Gee Baby, Ain't I Good to You? (1957) Verve
  • Sweetenings (1958) Roulette
  • Mr. Swing (1958) Verve
  • The Swinger (1958) Verve
  • Harry Edison Swings Buck Clayton (1958) Verve
  • Patented by Edison (1958) Roulette
  • Ben Webster and Sweets Edison (1962) Columbia
  • Home With Sweets (1964) Vee-Jay
  • Sweets for the Sweet Taste of Love (1964) Vee-Jay
  • Sweets for the Sweet (1965) Sue Records
  • When Lights Are Low (1965) Liberty Records
  • Just Friends (1975) Black & Blue Records
  • Harry "Sweets" Edison - Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis & Richard Boone (1976) Storyville Records
  • Edison's Lights (1976) Pablo/OJC
  • Harry Sweets Edison and Eddie Lockjaw Davis, Vol. 1 (1976) Storyville Records
  • Harry Sweets Edison and Eddie Lockjaw Davis, Vol. 2 (1976) Storyville Records
  • In Copenhagen (1976) Mobile Fidelity
  • Opus Funk (1976) Storyville Records
  • Simply Sweets (1977) Pablo/OJC
  • 's Wonderful (Live at Club House 33 - Japan) (1982) Pablo
  • Jazz at the Philharmonic (1983) Pablo
  • For My Pals (1988) Pablo
  • Can't Get Out of this Mood (1988) Orange Blue
  • Swing Summit (1990) Candid Records
  • Arte Amada (1991) Bons Ritmos
  • How Long How Long Blues (1993) Village Records
  • Swingin' "Sweets" (1993) L&R Records
  • Sweets and Jaws (1994) Black & Blue Records
  • There Is No Greater Love (1995) Jazz Hour
  • Swinging for Count (1995) Candid Records
  • Live at the Iridium (1997) Telarc
  • Edison, Davis & Boone with Leonardo Pedersen's Jazzkapel (2001) Storyville
  • Just You, Just Me (2002) Black & Blue Records
  • There Will Never Be Another You (2002) Nagel-Heyer

[edit] Sideman

Main article: Harry "Sweets" Edision credits

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ a b c Yanow, Scott. Bebop: The Best Musicians and Recordings. Miller Freeman, 15. 
  2. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Harry "Sweets" Edison Biography. Allmusic.

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