HarryEdison

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Harry"Sweets"Edison(October10,1915July27,
1999)wasanAmericanjazztrumpeterandmemberof
theCountBasieOrchestra.

HarryEdison

Contents
1 Biography
2 Discography
2.1 Asleader
2.2 Assideman
3 References
4 Externallinks

EdisoninParis,France,1980.
Backgroundinformation
Alsoknownas Harry"Sweets"Edison

Biography

Born

October10,1915
Columbus,Ohio,UnitedStates

BorninColumbus,Ohio,Edisonspenthisearly
childhoodinLouisville,Kentucky,wherehewas
introducedtomusicbyanuncle.Aftermovingbackto
Columbusattheageoftwelve,theyoungEdisonbegan
playingthetrumpetwithlocalbands.[1]

Died

July27,1999(aged83)
Columbus,Ohio
UnitedStates

Genres

Jazz,swing

Occupation(s) Musician

In1933,hebecameamemberoftheJeterPillars
OrchestrainCleveland.Afterwardsheplayedwiththe
MillsBlueRhythmBandandLuckyMillinder.In1937
hemovedtoNewYorkandjoinedtheCountBasie
Orchestra.HiscolleaguesincludedBuckClayton,Lester
Young(whonamedhim"Sweets"),BuddyTate,Freddie
Green,JoJones,andotheroriginalmembersofthat
famousband.Ina2003interviewfortheNational
MuseumofAmericanHistory,drummerElvinJones
explainedtheoriginofEdison'snickname:"Sweetshad
somanyladyfriends,hewassuchahandsomeman.He
hadallthesegirlsalloverhimallthetime,that'swhy
theycalledhimSweets."[2]

Instruments

Trumpet

Labels

PacificJazz,Verve,Roulette,
Riverside,VeeJay,Liberty,Sue,
Black&Blue,Pablo,Storyville,
Candid

Associatedacts CountBasieOrchestra,Eddie
"Lockjaw"Davis,BenWebster,
EllaFitzgerald,FrankSinatra,
LesterYoung,BuddyRich,Oscar
Peterson

"Sweets"EdisoncametoprominenceasasoloistwiththeBasieBandandasanoccasional
composer/arrangerfortheband.Healsoappearedinthe1944filmJammin'theBlues.
HavingjoinedtheBasieBandin1937,EdisonspentthirteenyearswithBasieuntilthebandwas
temporarilydisbandedin1950.Edisonthereafterpursuedavariedcareerasleaderofhisowngroups,
travelingwithJazzatthePhilharmonicandfreelancingwithotherorchestras.Intheearly1950s,hesettled

ontheWestCoastandbecameahighlysoughtafterstudiomusician,makingimportantcontributionsto
recordingsbysuchartistsasBillieHoliday,FrankSinatra,andEllaFitzgerald.In1956herecordedthefirst
ofthreealbumswithtenorgreatBenWebster.
AccordingtotheEncyclopediaofJazzintheSeventies,Edisoninthe1960sand1970scontinuedtoworkin
manyorchestrasontelevisionshows,includingHollywoodPalaceandTheLeslieUggamsShow,specials
withFrankSinatraprominentlyfeaturedonthesoundtrackandinthesoundtrackalbumofthefilm,Lady
SingstheBlues.From1973EdisonactedasMusicalDirectorforReddFoxxontheatredates,atconcerts,
andinLasVegas.HeappearedfrequentlyinEuropeandJapanuntilshortlybeforehisdeath.AstheLos
AngelesJazzInstitute's(LAJI)firstTributeHonoree,"Sweets"willalwayshaveaspecialplaceinthe
heartsofjazzfans.[3]
EdisondiedathishomeinColumbus,Ohioattheageof83.[4]

Discography
Asleader
BuddyandSweets(Norgran,1955)withBuddyRich
PresandSweets(Norgran,1955)withLesterYoung
Sweets(Clef,1956)
Gee,BabyAin'tIGoodToYou(Verve,1957)withBenWebster
JazzGiants'58(1958)withStanGetzandGerryMulligan
TheSwinger(Verve,1958)
Mr.Swing(Verve,1958)
Sweetenings(Roulette,1958)
HarryEddisonSwingsBuckClaytonandViceVersa(Verve,1958)withBuckClayton
PatentedbyEdison(Roulette,1960)
Together(Roulette,1961)withJoeWilliams
Jawbreakers(Riverside,1962)withEddie"Lockjaw"Davis
Benand"Sweets"(withBenWebster,1962)
TheTrumpetKingsMeetJoeTurner(withBigJoeTurner,DizzyGillespie,RoyEldridgeandClark
Terry,Pablo,1974)
OscarPetersonandHarryEdison(1974)
OscarPetersonandtheTrumpetKingsJousts(1974)
Edison'sLights(1976)
OscarPeterson+HarryEdison+Eddie"Cleanhead"Vinson(1986)

Assideman
WithCountBasie
TheOriginalAmerican
DeccaRecordings(GRP,
193739[1992])
MemoriesAdLib(Roulette,
1958)

BreakfastDanceand
Barbecue(Roulette,1959)
LiveattheSands(Before
Frank)(Reprise,1966
[1998])
Hollywood...Basie'sWay
(Command,1967)
Basie'sBeat(Verve,1967)

Basie'sintheBag
(Brunswick,1967)
StandingOvation(Dot,
1969)
WithHarryBelafonte
AnEveningwithBelafonte
(RCAVictor,1957)

WithLouisBellson
SkinDeep(Norgran,1953)
Drumorama!(Verve,1957)
Music,Romanceand
EspeciallyLove(Verve,
1957)
LouisBellsonatThe
Flamingo(Verve,1957)
Thunderbird(Impulse!,
1965)
WithBobBrookmeyerand
ZootSims
StretchingOut(United
Artists,1958)
WithRayBryant
MadisonTime(Columbia,
1960)
WithHoagyCarmichael
HoagySingsCarmichael
(PacificJazz,1956)
WithJamesCarter
Conversin'withtheElders
(Atlantic,1996)
WithDoloCoker
ThirdDown(Xanadu,
1977)
WithNatKingCole
AfterMidnight(Capitol,
1957)
WithCliffordCoulter
DoItNow!(Impulse!,
1971)
WithSammyDavisJr
It'sAllOverbutthe
Swingin'(Decca,1957)

WithBillyEckstine
Billy'sBest!(Mercury,
1958)
WithDukeEllingtonwith
JohnnyHodges
SidebySide(Verve,1959)
BacktoBack(Verve,1959)
WithHerbEllis
EllisinWonderland(Verve,
1956)
WithEllaFitzgerald
EllaFitzgeraldSingsthe
ColePorterSongbook
(1956,Verve)
GetHappy!(1959,Verve)
Hello,Love(1960,Verve)
WhisperNot(1967,Verve)
30byElla(1968,Capitol)
EllaLovesCole(1972,
Capitol)
FineandMellow(1974,
Pablo)
AllThatJazz(1989,Pablo)
WithGilFuller
GilFuller&theMonterey
JazzFestivalOrchestra
featuringDizzyGillespie
(PacificJazz,1965)
WithDizzyGillespie
JazzRecital(Norgran,
1955)
WithJimmyGiuffre
TheJimmyGiuffreClarinet
(Atlantic,1956)
WithBillieHoliday
MusicforTorching
(Norgran,1955)

VelvetMood(Clef,1956)
LadySingstheBlues(Clef,
1956)
BodyandSoul(Verve,
1957)
SongsforDistinguLovers
(Verve,1957)
AllorNothingatAll
(Verve,1958)
WithMiltJackson
MemphisJackson
(Impulse!,1969)
WithIllinoisJacquet
IllinoisJacquetandHis
Orchestra(Verve,1956)
WithQuincyJones
GoWest,Man!(ABC
Records,1957)
TheBirthofaBand!
(Mercury,1959)
Walk,Don'tRun(Verve,
1966)
WithBarneyKessel
ToSwingorNottoSwing
(Contemporary,1955)
WithCaroleKing
Rhymes&Reasons(A&M,
1972)
WithB.B.King
LiveattheApollo(1991)
WithGeneKrupaandBuddy
Rich
KrupaandRich(Clef,
1956)
WithLambert,Hendricks,&
Ross

Lambert,Hendricks,&
Ross!(Columbia,1960)
WithModernJazzQuartet
MJQ&Friends:A40th
AnniversaryCelebration
(Atlantic,1994)
WithThePointerSisters
That'saPlenty(Blue
Thumb,1974)
WithBuddyRich
TheSwingingBuddyRich
(Norgran,1954)
TheWailingBuddyRich
(Norgran,1955)
ThisOne'sforBasie
(Verve,1956)
BuddyRichSingsJohnny
Mercer(Verve,1956)
BuddyRichJustSings
(Verve,1957)
Richcraft(Mercury,1959)

WithShortyRogers

WithSarahVaughan

ShortyRogersCourtsthe
Count(RCAVictor,1954)
MartiansComeBack!
(Atlantic,1955[1956])
WayUpThere(Atlantic,
1955[1957])
ShortyRogersPlays
RichardRodgers(RCA
Victor,1957)

WithLesterYoung

WithFrankSinatraandCount
Basie

WithTeddyWilson

ItMightasWellBeSwing
(Reprise,1964)
SinatraattheSands
(Reprise,1966)
WithMelTorm
MelTormLiveatthe
FujitsuConcordFestival
1990(Concord,1990)
NightattheConcord
Pavilion(Concord,1990)

Dreamy(Roulette,1960)
TheDivineOne(Roulette,
1961)

GoingforMyself(Recorded
19571958)
Laughin'toKeepfrom
Cryin'(1958)

TeddyWilson&HisAll
Stars(Chiaroscuro,1995)
Withvariousartists
JazzatSantaMonicaCivic
'72(Pablo,1973)
JazzatthePhilharmonic
YoyogiNationalStadium,
Tokyo1983:Returnto
Happiness(1983,Pablo)

References
1.Reisser,JeanMichel(June22,2009)."Aninterviewwith,abiographyof,albumsandCDsbythelegendaryjazz
trumpeterHarry"Sweets"Edison".Cosmopolis.
2.[1](http://www.smithsonianjazz.org/documents/oral_histories/Elvin_Jones_Interview_Transcription.pdf)
3."Harry"Sweets"Edison,1983and1992".LosAngelesJazzSociety.RetrievedDecember7,2013.
4.Ratliff,Ben(July29,1999)."Harry(Sweets)Edison,83,TrumpeterforBasieBand,Dies".TheNewYork
Times.

Externallinks
HarryEdison(http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p6443)atAllMusic
HarryEdison(http://www.discogs.com/artist/Harry+Edison)discographyatDiscogs
HarryEdison(http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0249377/)attheInternetMovieDatabase
HarryEdison(http://www.findagrave.com/cgibin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=22997)atFindaGrave
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