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Harry Edison
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Trumpeters · 1915–1999

Harry Edison

American trumpeter (1915-1999)

Born
10 October 1915
Columbus
Died
27 July 1999
Columbus
Country
United States
Record labels
Columbia Records, Pacific Jazz Records
Discography
28 albums

Biography

Harry Edison was a jazz musician who played trumpet. Harry Edison was born on 10 October 1915 in Columbus and died on 27 July 1999 in Columbus. The music is usually filed under jazz and swing. Record labels: Columbia Records and Pacific Jazz Records. The discography here lists 28 albums, from “Gee Baby Ain’t I Good to You” (1957) to “Something Bigger” (2021). Honours include NEA Jazz Masters.

Harry "Sweets" Edison (October 10, 1915 – July 27, 1999) was an American jazz trumpeter and a member of the Count Basie Orchestra. His most important contribution was as a Hollywood studio musician, whose muted trumpet can be heard backing singers, most notably Frank Sinatra.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

Gee Baby Ain’t I Good to You 1957
Going for Myself 1958
Jawbreakers 1962
Sweets, Lips and Lots of Jazz 1976 · Live
Harry "Sweets" Edison, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis & Richard Boone with Leonardo Pedersens's Jazzkapel 1977
Dave Pell's Prez Conference 1978
Aurex Jazz Festival '80 - Gentlemen of Swing 1980 · Live
I Giganti Del Jazz Vol. 53 1981
Vol. 2 Opus Funk 1982
Jesper Thilo Quintet Featuring Harry Edison 1986
There'll Never Be Another You! 1986
Swing Summit 1990
Swing Summit 1992
Edison’s Lights 1994
Live At Ambassador Auditorium 1994 · Live
Simply Sweets 1996
Sweets For The Sweet 1996
In Copenhagen 1997 · Live
Live at the Iridium 1997
Just Friends 1999
Just You, Just Me 2002
Complete at Midnight & at Riverside Sessions 2004
Sweets 2005
Live At The 1995 Floating Jazz Festival 2017 · Live
Summer 1978 2017
Something Bigger 2021
Can't Get Out of This Mood
For My Pals

Also plays on

Albums where Harry Edison is credited as a sideman

1954 Swing Easy! — Frank Sinatra trumpet
1955 In the Wee Small Hours — Frank Sinatra trumpet
1955 Music for Torching — Billie Holiday trumpet
1956 Songs for Swingin’ Lovers! — Frank Sinatra trumpet
1956 Bing Sings Whilst Bregman Swings — Bing Crosby & Buddy Bregman trumpet
1956 Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Song Book — Ella Fitzgerald trumpet
1956 Lady Sings the Blues — Billie Holiday trumpet
1957 A Swingin’ Affair! — Frank Sinatra trumpet
1957 Close to You — Frank Sinatra trumpet
1957 Go West, Man! — Quincy Jones trumpet
1957 Body and Soul — Billie Holiday trumpet
1957 Dizzy Gillespie's Big Band Jazz — Dizzy Gillespie trumpet
1958 Songs for Distingué Lovers — Billie Holiday trumpet
1959 The Birth of a Band — Quincy Jones trumpet, performer
1959 Back to Back: Duke Ellington and Johnny Hodges Play the Blues — Duke Ellington & Johnny Hodges trumpet
1959 Side by Side — Duke Ellington & Johnny Hodges trumpet
1959 All or Nothing at All — Billie Holiday trumpet
1959 Last Recording — Billie Holiday with Ray Ellis and His Orchestra trumpet
1964 It Might as Well Be Swing — Frank Sinatra, Count Basie And His Orchestra trumpet
1965 A Man and His Music — Frank Sinatra trumpet
1968 30 by Ella — Ella Fitzgerald trumpet
1974 Some Nice Things I’ve Missed — Frank Sinatra trumpet
1974 Meets The Master Saxes - Lester Young, Dexter Gordon, Illinois Jacquet — Nat Cole trumpet
1975 Oscar Peterson & Harry Edison — Oscar Peterson & Harry Edison trumpet
1978 “Fine and Mellow”: Ella Fitzgerald Jams — Ella Fitzgerald trumpet
1989 All That Jazz — Ella Fitzgerald trumpet
1993 I Love Paris — Ella Fitzgerald trumpet
1994 Quincy Plays for Pussycats — Quincy Jones trumpet
2007 Sings Cole Porter — Ella Fitzgerald trumpet
2017 Blues In Orbit + The Cosmic Scene — Duke Ellington– trumpet

Analysed solos by Harry Edison

Awards

Historic 78 rpm records

  • Bongo, Bass and Guitar The Buddy Rich Quintet · Buddy Rich · George Wiggins · Harry Edison… archive.org ↗
  • JUMP FOR ME COUNT BASIE AND HIS ORCH. · Ed Lewis · Harry Edison · Buck Clayton ·… archive.org ↗
  • Sportin' Life Buddy Rich and His Orchestra · Willie Smith · Bob Poland · Harry… archive.org ↗
  • Get Happy The Red Callender Six · Harry Edison · Harbie Haymer · Arnold Ross ·… · 1945 archive.org ↗
  • HIGH TIDE (I Ain't Mad At You) Count Basie and his Orchestra · Taps Miller · Harry Edison · Snooky… · 1945 archive.org ↗
  • HIGH TIDE (I Ain't Mad At You) Count Basie and his Orchestra · Taps Miller · Harry Edison · Snooky… · 1945 archive.org ↗
  • Jive at Six Ben Webster and his Orchestra · Webster · Ben Webster · Benny Carter… · 1953 archive.org ↗
  • That's All Ben Webster and his Orchestra · Brandt · Haymes · Ben Webster ·… · 1953 archive.org ↗

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Frequently asked questions

What instrument did Harry Edison play?

Harry Edison is known for playing trumpet.

When and where was Harry Edison born?

Harry Edison was born 10 October 1915 in Columbus.

What are Harry Edison's best-known albums?

Albums in our database include Gee Baby Ain’t I Good to You (1957), Going for Myself (1958), Jawbreakers (1962), Sweets, Lips and Lots of Jazz (1976) and Harry "Sweets" Edison, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis & Richard Boone with Leonardo Pedersens's Jazzkapel (1977).

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