Over the course of a long stay with the original Count Basie band, and throughout an even lengthier solo career, Harry "Sweets" Edison cultivated an inimitable sound as a trumpet soloist and ...

While October 10th is rightly honored for the birth of Thelonious Monk, I want to celebrate another jazz musician who shares his birthdate, trumpeter Harry “Sweets" Edison. Edison was born in Columbus ...

Jazz trumpeter Harry "Sweets" Edison and actor Hal Williams will take their place on the Lincoln Theatre Walk of Fame in an induction ceremony on Saturday, July 30, at 7 pm. Sponsored by State Auto ...

Talking about his family background at The Landing in 1993, Harry "Sweets" Edison said “Schultz doesn’t sound like a black family name but my mother was a Schulz, and there were so many Schultzes in ...

In an archive interview from 1992, Harry 'Sweets' Edison, star trumpeter for Count Basie in the 1930s and 40s, joins Alyn Shipton to select his favourite recordings. Show more The star trumpeter with ...

For My Pals (Harry Sweets Edison; Pablo Records). Since playing those searing solos in Count Basie`s 1938 ”Every Tub” and ”Panassie Stomp,” Harry Sweets Edison has been among the most-recorded ...

Harry Edison Quartet, Harry Edison, Arnold Ross, Joe Comfort, Alvin Stoller, Alvin Stoller, Harry Edison QuartetSeptember in the rainFresh Sound Records, 2003 Oscar Peterson, Roy Eldridge, Dizzy ...

Harry "Sweets" Edison (1915 - 1999) was a legendary stylist of jazz trumpet. From his days as a soloist in the Count Basie Band to his time as a studio musician for the likes of Billie Holiday, Frank ...

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Known as a premier accompanist to singers and a masterful soloist, the inimitable trumpeter cultivated a spare yet bluesy approach. His career... Harry 'Sweets' Edison: Simplicity In Swing Over the ...