Harry "Sweets" Edison (October 10, 1915 - July 27, 1999), was born in Columbus, Ohio. He spent his early childhood in Kentucky, where he was introduced to music by an uncle. After moving back to Columbus at the age of 12, the young Edison began playing the trumpet with local bands. October 10 is the 283rd day of the year (284th in Leap years). ... 1915 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... July 27 is the 208th day (209th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 157 days remaining. ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Skyline of downtown Columbus, Ohio, viewed across the Scioto River. ... State nickname: Bluegrass State Other U.S. States Capital Frankfort Largest city Louisville Governor Ernie Fletcher (R) Official languages English Area 104,749 km² (37th)  - Land 102,989 km²  - Water 1,760 km² (1. ... Wikibooks Wikiversity has more about this subject: School of Music Look up Music in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Wikisource, as part of the 1911 Encyclopedia Wikiproject, has original text related to this article: Music Wikicities has a wiki about Music: Music Music City : a collaborative music database All Music Guide... Trumpeter performing with the United States Air Forces in Europe Band The trumpet is the highest brass instrument in register, above the tuba, euphonium, trombone, sousaphone, and french horn. ...

In 1933, he became a member of the Jeter-Pillar Orchestra in Cleveland, and after a year moved to New York and joined the Count Basie Orchestra. His colleagues included Buck Clayton, Lester Young (who named him "Sweets"), Buddy Tate, Freddie Green, Jo Jones, and other original members of that famous band. 1933 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... City nickname: The Forest City Location in Cuyahoga County, Ohio County Cuyahoga Mayor Jane Campbell Area   â€“Land   â€“Water 213. ... State nickname: Empire State Other U.S. States Capital Albany Largest city New York Governor George Pataki (R) Official languages None (English is de facto) Area 141,205 km² (27th)  - Land 122,409 km²  - Water 18,795 km² (13. ... William Count Basie (August 21, 1904 – April 26, 1984) was a jazz pianist, organist, and bandleader. ... Buck Clayton (born Wilbur Dorsey Clayton in Parsons, Kansas on November 12, 1911-died in New York City on December 8, 1991) was a United States jazz trumpeter, fondly remembered for being a leading member of Count Basie’s Old Testmant orchestra and leader of mainstream orientated jam session recordings... Lester Willis Young, nicknamed Prez (August 27, 1909-March 15, 1959) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. ...

"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 Jammin' The Blues. 1944 was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jammin the Blues is a 1944 short film in which several prominent jazz musicians got together for a rare filmed jam session. ...

When the Basie Band temporarily disbanded in 1950, Edison pursued a varied career as leader of his own groups, traveling with Jazz at the Philharmonic 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 Billie Holiday, Frank Sinatra, and Ella Fitzgerald. 1950 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jazz at the Philharmonic (JATP) was the title of a series of concerts and recordings produced by Norman Granz. ... Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Orchestra at City Hall (Edmonton). ... // Events and trends The 1950s in Western society was marked with a sharp rise in the economy for the first time in almost 30 years and return to the 1920s-type consumer society built on credit and boom-times, as well as the height of the baby-boom from returning... Billie Holiday photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1949 Billie Holiday (April 7, 1915 – July 17, 1959), also called Lady Day is generally considered one of the greatest jazz singers of all time. ... Frank Sinatra in 1947 Francis Albert Sinatra (December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998) was an American singer who is considered one of the finest vocalists of all time, renowned for his impeccable phrasing and timing. ... Ella Fitzgerald - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ...

According to the Encyclopedia of Jazz in the Seventies, Edison in the 1960s and 1970s continued to work in many orchestras on TV shows, including Hollywood Palace and Leslie Uggams Show, 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 Redd Foxx on theatre dates, at concerts, and in Las Vegas. For the past two decades he appeared frequently in Europe and Japan until shortly before his demise. As the Los Angeles Jazz Institute's (LAJI) first Tribute Honoree, "Sweets" will always have a special place in the hearts of jazz fans. The 1960s, or The Sixties, in its most obvious sense refers to the decade between 1960 and 1969, but the expression has taken on a wider meaning over the past twenty years. ... This article provides extensive lists of events and significant personalities of the 1970s. ... Lady Sings the Blues is a 1972 biographical film which tells the story of blues singer Billie Holliday. ... 1973 was a common year starting on Monday. ... Foxx as Fred on Sanford and Son John Elroy Sanford, better known as Redd Foxx (December 9, 1922 - October 11, 1991) was an American comedian best known for his starring role on the television sitcom Sanford and Son. ... This article is about the city of Las Vegas in Nevada. ... World map showing location of Europe Europe is geologically and geographically a peninsula, forming the westernmost part of Eurasia. ...

Sweets Edison was the Los Angeles Jazz Society's Tribute Honoree twice - in 1983 and in 1992. 1983 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Discography (as leader or co-leader)

Buddy and Sweets Buddy Rich (1955)
Sweets (1956) (With Ben Webster) Bernard (Buddy) Rich (September 30, 1917–April 2, 1987) was an American jazz drummer and bandleader. ... Benjamin Francis Webster (March 27, 1909 - September 20, 1973) was an influential American jazz tenor saxophonist. ...

Jawbreakers (1962)
Ben And "Sweets" Ben Webster (1962)
Oscar Peterson & Harry Edison (1974)
Edison's Lights (1976)
Oscar Peterson + Harry Edison + Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson (1986)

Discography (as Performer)

Ella Fitzgerald, Whisper Not (1967, Verve)
Ella Fitzgerald - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Whisper Not is a 1967 (see 1967 in music) album by the American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald, with the Marty Paich Orchestra. ...