Harry "Sweets" Edison (October 10, 1915 – July 27, 1999) was an American jazz

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and a member of the

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. His most important contribution was as a

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, whose muted trumpet can be heard backing singers, most notably

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Biography

Edison was born in

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, United States. He spent his early childhood in

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, Kentucky, being introduced to music by an uncle. After moving back to Columbus at the age of twelve, the young Edison began playing the trumpet with local bands. In 1933, he became a member of the

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in Cleveland. Afterwards, he played with the

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and Lucky Millinder. In 1937, he moved to New York and joined the

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Orchestra. His colleagues included

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(who named him "Sweets"),

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, and other original members of that famous band. Speaking in 1956 with '' Down Beat's'' Don Freeman, Edison explained the origin of his nickname:

''Well, this happened one day in March back in '37. All of us in the Basie band were sitting around the lobby of the Woodside Hotel in New York. It was snowing outside, and we were waiting for the bus to go on a tour of one-nighters. We were all like brothers in that band. I was kind of the baby of the band and took a lot of the ribbing. So this time Lester Young was joshing me about my 'sweet' style and he said: "We're going to call you 'Sweetie Pie.'" They did, too, for a few months. Then they shortened it to "Sweets." The nickname has kind of lasted a long time''.

"Sweets" Edison came to prominence as a soloist with the Basie Band and as an occasional composer/arranger for the band. He also appeared in the 1944 film ''

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''. Edison spent thirteen years with Basie until the band was temporarily disbanded in 1950. Edison thereafter pursued a varied career as leader of his own groups, traveling with

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and freelancing with other orchestras. In the early 1950s, he settled on the West Coast and became a highly sought-after studio musician, making important contributions to recordings by such artists as

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and

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. He worked closely with the arranger

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, who gave Edison a microphone that was separate from the rest of the trumpet section. He made use of a Harmon mute to improvise his solos and obbligatos. In 1956, he recorded the first of three albums with

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. According to the ''Encyclopedia of Jazz in the Seventies'', Edison in the 1960s and 1970s continued to work in many orchestras on television shows, including ''Hollywood Palace'' and ''

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'', specials with Frank Sinatra; prominently featured on the sound track and in the sound track album of the film, '' Lady Sings the Blues''. From 1973, Edison acted as Musical Director for

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on theatre dates, at concerts, and in

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. He appeared frequently in

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until shortly before his death. As the Los Angeles Jazz Society (LAJS) first Tribute Honoree, "Sweets" will always have a special place in the hearts of jazz fans. Edison died of

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at his home in Columbus, Ohio at the age of 83.

Discography

As leader/co-leader

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, 1955) with

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, 1956) * '' Gee, Baby Ain't I Good to You'' ( Verve, 1957) with

* '' Jazz Giants '58'' (Verve, 1958) with

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and

Gerry Mulligan Gerald Joseph Mulligan (April 6, 1927 – January 20, 1996), also known as Jeru, was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, composer and arranger. Though primarily known as one of the leading jazz baritone saxophonists—playing the instrum ...

* '' Going for Myself'' (Verve, 1958) with

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'' (Verve, 1958) * '' Mr. Swing'' (Verve, 1958

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* ''

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, 1958) * ''

Patented by Edison ''Patented by Edison'' is a 1960 jazz album by American jazz trumpeter Harry "Sweets" Edison and the Harry "Sweets" Edison Quintet. The album, recorded in New York City on February 12, 1960 (the recording date is posted on the album cover) and f ...

'' (Roulette, 1960) * ''

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'' (Roulette, 1961) with Joe Williams * '' Jawbreakers'' ( Riverside, 1962) with

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* '' Wanted to Do One Together'' (

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, 1962) with

* '' "Sweets" for the Sweet'' ( Sue, 1964) * ''

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'' ( Vee-Jay, 1964) * '' When Lights are Low'' (

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, 1966) * ''

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, 1974) with

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and

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* '' Oscar Peterson and Harry Edison'' (Pablo, 1974) with

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* '' Oscar Peterson and the Trumpet Kings – Jousts'' (Pablo, 1974) with Oscar Peterson, Dizzy Gillespie, Roy Eldridge and Clark Terry * '' Edison's Lights'' (Pablo, 1976) * '' Simply Sweets'' (Pablo, 1978) with Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis * ''

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with John Haley Sims * '' Oscar Peterson + Harry Edison + Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson'' (Pablo, 1986) with Oscar Peterson and

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* ''For My Pals'' (Pablo, 1988)

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'' (Roulette, 1959) *''

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'' (Verve, 1967) *''

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, 1957) ;With

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*'' Skin Deep'' (Norgran, 1953) *''

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*'' Stretching Out'' (

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, 1958) ;With

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*'' Madison Time'' (Columbia, 1960) *''

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, 1956) With

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*'' Elegy in Blue'' (MusicMasters, 1994) ;With James Carter *''

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*'' After Midnight'' (Capitol, 1957) ;With

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'' (Mercury, 1958) ;With

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*'' Side by Side'' (Verve, 1959) *'' Back to Back'' (Verve, 1959) ;With

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*'' Ellis in Wonderland'' (Verve, 1956) ;With

*'' Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Songbook'' (1956, Verve) *'' Get Happy!'' (1959, Verve) *'' Hello, Love'' (1960, Verve) *'' Whisper Not'' (1967, Verve) *''

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'' (1974, Pablo) *'' All That Jazz'' (1989, Pablo) ;With Gil Fuller *''

Gil Fuller & the Monterey Jazz Festival Orchestra featuring Dizzy Gillespie ''Gil Fuller & the Monterey Jazz Festival Orchestra featuring Dizzy Gillespie'' is an album by composer, arranger and conductor Gil Fuller featuring trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie recorded in 1965 and originally released on the Pacific Jazz label.

'' (Pacific Jazz, 1965) ;With

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Jazz Recital ''Jazz Recital'' (also released as ''Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra'') is an album by the trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie, recorded in 1954 and 1955 and released on the Norgran label. It consists of quintet, sextet and jazz orchestra tracks.

'' (Norgran, 1955) ;With

Jimmy Giuffre James Peter Giuffre (, ; April 26, 1921 – April 24, 2008) was an American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist, composer, and arranger. He is known for developing forms of jazz which allowed for free interplay between the musicians, anticipating f ...

*'' The Jimmy Giuffre Clarinet'' (Atlantic, 1956) With

Al Grey Al Grey (June 6, 1925 – March 24, 2000) was an American jazz trombonist who was a member of the Count Basie orchestra. He was known for his plunger mute technique and wrote an instructional book in 1987 called ''Plunger Techniques''. Care ...

*''Shades of Grey (Al Grey album), Shades of Grey'' (Tangerine, 1965) ;With Woody Herman *''Songs for Hip Lovers'' (Verve, 1957) ;With

*''Music for Torching (album), Music for Torching'' (Norgran, 1955) *''Velvet Mood'' (

, 1956) *''Lady Sings the Blues (Billie Holiday album), Lady Sings the Blues'' (Clef, 1956) *''Body and Soul (Billie Holiday album), Body and Soul'' (Verve, 1957) *''Songs for Distingué Lovers'' (Verve, 1957) *''All or Nothing at All (album), All or Nothing at All'' (Verve, 1958) ;With Red Holloway *''Live at the Floating Jazz Festival'' (Chiaroscuro, 1997) ;With Milt Jackson *''Memphis Jackson'' (Impulse!, 1969) ;With Illinois Jacquet *''Illinois Jacquet and His Orchestra'' (Verve, 1956) ;With Budd Johnson *''Budd Johnson and the Four Brass Giants'' (Riverside, 1960) With

*''Vamp 'til Ready'' (Everest, 1960) *''The Main Man'' (Pablo, 1977) ;With Quincy Jones *''Go West, Man!'' (ABC Records, ABC, 1957) *''The Birth of a Band!'' (Mercury, 1959) *''Quincy Plays for Pussycats'' (Mercury, 1959-65 [1965]) *''Walk, Don't Run (soundtrack), Walk, Don't Run'' (Verve, 1966) ;With Barney Kessel *''To Swing or Not to Swing'' (Contemporary Records, Contemporary, 1955) ;With Carole King *''Rhymes & Reasons (Carole King album), Rhymes & Reasons'' (A&M Records, A&M 1972) ;With B.B. King *''Live at the Apollo (B. B. King album), Live at the Apollo'' (1991) ;With Gene Krupa and

*''Krupa and Rich'' (Clef, 1956) ;With Lambert, Hendricks, & Ross *''The Hottest New Group in Jazz'' (Columbia, 1960) ;With Modern Jazz Quartet *''MJQ & Friends: A 40th Anniversary Celebration'' (Atlantic, 1994) ;With The Pointer Sisters *''That's a Plenty (Pointer Sisters album), That's a Plenty'' (Blue Thumb, 1974) With Paul Quinichette *''Like Basie!'' (United Artists, 1959) ;With

*''The Swinging Buddy Rich'' (Norgran, 1954) *''The Wailing Buddy Rich'' (Norgran, 1955) *''This One's for Basie'' (Verve, 1956) *''Buddy Rich Sings Johnny Mercer'' (Verve, 1956) *''Buddy Rich Just Sings'' (Verve, 1957) *''Richcraft'' (Mercury, 1959) ;With Shorty Rogers *''Shorty Rogers Courts the Count'' (RCA Victor, 1954) *''Martians Come Back!'' (Atlantic, 1955 [1956]) *''Way Up There'' (Atlantic, 1955 [1957]) *''Shorty Rogers Plays Richard Rodgers'' (RCA Victor, 1957) ;With

*''Swing Easy!'' (Capitol, 1954) *''In the Wee Small Hours'' (Capitol, 1955) *''Songs for Swingin' Lovers'' (Capitol, 1956) *''Close to You (Frank Sinatra album), Close to You'' (Capitol, 1957) *''A Swingin' Affair'' (Capitol, 1957) *''Frank Sinatra Sings for Only the Lonely, Only the Lonely'' (Capitol, 1958) *''Nice 'n' Easy'' (Capitol, 1960) *''Sinatra's Swingin' Session!!!'' (Capitol, 1961) *''Sinatra & Company'' (Reprise, 1971) *''Some Nice Things I've Missed'' (Reprise, 1974) ;With

and

*''It Might as Well Be Swing'' (Reprise, 1964) *''Sinatra at the Sands'' (Reprise, 1966) ;With Mel Tormé *''Mel Tormé Live at the Fujitsu–Concord Festival 1990'' (Concord, 1990) *''Night at the Concord Pavilion'' (Concord, 1990) ;With Sarah Vaughan *''Dreamy (Sarah Vaughan album), Dreamy'' (Roulette, 1960) *''The Divine One'' (Roulette, 1961) ;With

*'' Going for Myself'' (Recorded 1957–1958) *''Laughin' to Keep from Cryin''' (1958) ;With Nancy Wilson (jazz singer), Nancy Wilson *''The Sound of Nancy Wilson'' (Capitol, 1968) ;With Joe Williams *''Joe Williams Live! A Swingin' Night at Birdland'' (Roulette, 1962) ;With Teddy Wilson *''Teddy Wilson & His All Stars'' (Chiaroscuro Records, Chiaroscuro, 1995) ;With various artists *''Jazz at Santa Monica Civic '72'' (Pablo, 1973) *''Jazz at the Philharmonic – Yoyogi National Stadium, Tokyo 1983: Return to Happiness'' (1983, Pablo)

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