1. Harry "Sweets" Edison was an American jazz trumpeter and a member of the Count Basie Orchestra.
12 Facts About Harry Edison
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Harry Edison spent his early childhood in Louisville, Kentucky, being introduced to music by an uncle.
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Harry Edison's colleagues included Buck Clayton, Lester Young, Buddy Tate, Freddie Green, Jo Jones, and other original members of that famous band.
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Harry Edison appeared in the 1944 film Jammin' the Blues.
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Harry Edison spent thirteen years with Basie until the band was temporarily disbanded in 1950.
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Harry Edison thereafter pursued a varied career as leader of his own groups, traveling with Jazz at the Philharmonic and freelancing with other orchestras.
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Harry Edison worked closely with the arranger Nelson Riddle, who gave Edison a microphone that was separate from the rest of the trumpet section.
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Harry Edison made use of a Harmon mute to improvise his solos and obbligatos.
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From 1973, Harry Edison acted as Musical Director for Redd Foxx on theatre dates, at concerts, and in Las Vegas.
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Harry Edison appeared frequently in Europe and Japan until shortly before his death.
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Harry Edison was the Los Angeles Jazz Society's first Tribute Honoree.
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Harry Edison died of prostate cancer at his home in Columbus, Ohio at the age of 83.