Harry Edison – Biography, Discography & Instruments

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 · Verve Going for Myself 1958 · Verve Jawbreakers 1962 · Riverside Sweets, Lips and Lots of Jazz 1976 · Live · Xanadu Harry "Sweets" Edison, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis & Richard Boone with Leonardo Pedersens's Jazzkapel 1977 · Storyville Records

Dave Pell's Prez Conference 1978

Aurex Jazz Festival '80 - Gentlemen of Swing 1980 · Live · EASTWORLD I Giganti Del Jazz Vol. 53 1981 · Armando Curcio Editore Vol. 2 Opus Funk 1982 · Storyville Records

Jesper Thilo Quintet Featuring Harry Edison 1986

There'll Never Be Another You! 1986 Swing Summit 1990 · Candid Swing Summit 1992 Edison’s Lights 1994 · Pablo

Live At Ambassador Auditorium 1994 · Live

Simply Sweets 1996 · Original Jazz Classics Sweets For The Sweet 1996 · Collectables

In Copenhagen 1997 · Live

Live at the Iridium 1997 · Telarc Jazz Just Friends 1999 · Black and Blue Just You, Just Me 2002 · Black and Blue Complete at Midnight & at Riverside Sessions 2004 · Lone Hill Jazz Sweets 2005 · Verve

Live At The 1995 Floating Jazz Festival 2017 · Live

Summer 1978 2017 · Black and Blue Something Bigger 2021 · Nagel Heyer Records Can't Get Out of This Mood · Rock Chipper Records For My Pals

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Albums where Harry Edison is credited as a sideman

1953	King of the Tenors — Ben Webster	trumpet
1954	Swing Easy! — Frank Sinatra	trumpet
1954	Courts the Count — Shorty Rogers	trumpet
1955	In the Wee Small Hours — Frank Sinatra	trumpet
1955	Music for Torching — Billie Holiday	trumpet
1955	Pres and Sweets — Lester Young & Harry “Sweets” Edison	trumpet
1955	Barney Kessel, Volume 3: "To Swing or Not to Swing" — Barney Kessel	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
1956	This One's for Basie — Buddy Rich	trumpet
1956	Pick Yourself Up With Anita O’Day — Anita O’Day	trumpet
1956	The Jimmy Giuffre Clarinet — Jimmy Giuffre	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
1957	Hoagy Sings Carmichael — Hoagy Carmichael	trumpet
1957	Bass Hit! — Ray Brown	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
1959	Sings Ballads of the Sad Cafe — Chris Connor	trumpet
1960	Dreamy — Sarah Vaughan	trumpet
1961	The Divine One — Sarah Vaughan	trumpet

Analysed solos by Harry Edison

Did You Call Her Todaytrumpet · 119 BPM · Ab-maj · 1962-06-06

Awards

NEA Jazz Masters

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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