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Harry Edison
Person · male · United States · Columbus · born 1915 · died 1999 · recording since 1957
American trumpeter (1915-1999)
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Also known as Edison · Harry 'Sweets' Edison · Harry Edison · Sweets Edison · Sweets Edison · ハリー・エディソン
Timeline
28 events▣ Album 25◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1† Death 1
1910s
1950s
· Debut release
Debut release: Gee Baby Ain’t I Good to You
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
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1960s
1970s
· Album
Album: Harry "Sweets" Edison, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis & Richard Boone with Leonardo Pedersens's Jazzkapel
Album
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1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s
Biography
English biography823 words · 3 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1354078790
Biography
Harry "Sweets
SweetsSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 9 tracks1Hollering at the Watkins3:382Used to Be Basie6:013How Deep Is the Ocean3:474Studio Call8:125Willow Weep for Me4:496Opus 7115:087Love Is Here to Stay3:248K.M. Blues3:359Walkin' With Sweets7:14" 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.
Biography
Edison was born in Columbus, Ohio, United States. He spent his early childhood in Louisville, Kentucky, having been introduced to music by an uncle. After moving back to Columbus at the age of twelve, the young Edison began playing the trumpet with local bands.
In 1933, he became a member of the Jeter–Pillars Orchestra in Cleveland. Afterwards, he played with the Mills Blue Rhythm Band and Lucky Millinder. In 1937, he moved to New York and joined the Count Basie Orchestra. His colleagues included Buck Clayton, Lester Young (who named him "SweetsSweetsSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 9 tracks1Hollering at the Watkins3:382Used to Be Basie6:013How Deep Is the Ocean3:474Studio Call8:125Willow Weep for Me4:496Opus 7115:087Love Is Here to Stay3:248K.M. Blues3:359Walkin' With Sweets7:14"), Buddy Tate, Freddie Green, Jo Jones, and other original members of that famous band. Speaking in 1956 with DownBeat's Don Freeman, Edison explained the origin of his nickname:
Well, this happened one day in March back in '37. All of us in the Basie band were sitting around the lobby of the Woodside Hotel in New York. It was snowing outside, and we were waiting for the bus to go on a tour of one-nighters. We were all like brothers in that band. I was kind of the baby of the band and took a lot of the ribbing. So this time Lester Young was joshing me about my 'sweet' style and he said: "We're going to call you 'Sweetie Pie.'" They did, too, for a few months. Then they shortened it to "Sweets." The nickname has kind of lasted a long time.
"Sweets" Edison came to prominence as a soloist with the Basie Band and as an occasional composer and arranger for the band. He also appeared in the 1944 film Jammin' the Blues.
Edison spent thirteen years with Basie until the band was temporarily disbanded in 1950. Edison thereafter 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, Nat King Cole, Billy Daniels, Margaret Whiting, Bing Crosby, and Ella Fitzgerald. In 1956, he recorded the first of three albums with Ben Webster. On Sinatra's albums, he worked closely with the arranger Nelson Riddle, who gave Edison a microphone that was separate from the rest of the trumpet section. He made use of a Harmon mute to improvise his solos and obbligatos. As Will Friedwald wrote in his 2018 book Sinatra! The Song is You, "Edison in particular was a past master at saying an awful lot in a very few notes, and most of his parts on Sinatra records consist of merely an extremely well-placed handful of beeps."
According to the Encyclopedia of Jazz in the Seventies, Edison in the 1960s and 1970s continued to work in many orchestras on television shows, including The Hollywood Palace and The Leslie Uggams Show, specials with Frank Sinatra; prominently featured on the soundtrack and in the soundtrack 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. He appeared frequently in Europe and Japan until shortly before his death. He was the Los Angeles Jazz Society's first Tribute Honoree.
Edison died of prostate cancer at his home in Columbus, Ohio, at the age of 83.
As leader/co-leader
Buddy and Sweets (Norgran, 1955) with Buddy Rich
Pres and Sweets (Norgran, 1955) with Lester Young
Sweets (Clef, 1956)
Gee, Baby Ain't I Good to You (Verve, 1957) with Ben Webster
Jazz Giants '58 (Verve, 1958) with Stan Getz and Gerry Mulligan
Going for Myself (Verve, 1958) with Lester Young
The Swinger (Verve, 1958)
Mr. Swing (Verve, 1958 [1960])
Harry Edison Swings Buck Clayton (Verve, 1958) with Buck Clayton
Sweetenings (Roulette, 1958)
Patented by Edison (Roulette, 1960)
Together (Roulette, 1961) with Joe Williams
Jawbreakers (Riverside, 1962) with Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
Wanted to Do One Together (Columbia, 1962) with Ben Webster
"SweetsSweetsSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 9 tracks1Hollering at the Watkins3:382Used to Be Basie6:013How Deep Is the Ocean3:474Studio Call8:125Willow Weep for Me4:496Opus 7115:087Love Is Here to Stay3:248K.M. Blues3:359Walkin' With Sweets7:14" for the Sweet (Sue, 1964)
Sweets for the Sweet Taste of Love (Vee-Jay, 1964)
When Lights Are Low (Liberty, 1966)
The Trumpet Kings Meet Joe Turner (Pablo, 1974) with Big Joe Turner, Dizzy Gillespie, Roy Eldridge and Clark Terry
Oscar Peterson and Harry Edison (Pablo, 1974) with Oscar Peterson
Oscar Peterson and the Trumpet Kings – Jousts (Pablo, 1974) with Oscar Peterson, Dizzy Gillespie, Roy Eldridge and Clark Terry
Edison's Lights (Pablo, 1976)
Simply Sweets (Pablo, 1978) with Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
Just Friends (Pablo, 1978 [1980]) with John Haley Sims
Meeting in Stockholm (Beaver Records, 1985) with Claes Crona
Oscar Peterson + Harry Edison + Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson (Pablo, 1986) with Oscar Peterson and Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson
For My Pals (Pablo, 1988)
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 16 | 74.5th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 40 | 92.7th |
| Studio albums | 27 | 97.8th |
| Awards recorded | 1 | 89th |
| Timeline events | 28 | 96.4th |
| Recording span (years) | 42 | 82.7th |
| Genres | 2 | 74th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (40 release groups · 27 studio albums)
Albums · 27
1957 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks
A1Blues for Piney BrownA2Blues for the BluesA3Blues for Bill BasieB1Gee, Baby Ain’t I Good to YouB2You’re Getting to Be a Habit With MeB3Taste on the PlaceB4Moonlight in Vermont1962 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 41:45
A1Oo-Ee!5:15A2Broadway5:21A3Jawbreakers6:37A4Four3:37B1Moolah4:40B2A Gal in Calico4:44B3I've Got a Crush on You5:56B4Close Your Eyes5:35Harry "Sweets" Edison, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis & Richard Boone with Leonardo Pedersens's Jazzkapel
1977 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 43:30
A1Mr. C. S.3:07A2What's New4:42A3Let It Be3:14A4Body And Soul3:28A5Quince5:56B1Lady Be Good2:47B2Georgia3:49B3Foot Patting4:28B4Body And Soul4:04B5Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby2:24B6Did You See Her Tonight (Did You Call Her Today)5:311978 · studio album
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Tracklist · 6 tracks · 38:50
A1Lullaby For Dancers6:20A2Angel Eyes4:05A3Lester Leaps In7:40B1Spotlite6:05B2September Song6:45B3Blues Walk7:551978 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 39:22
A1I Never Knew4:47A2Sometimes I'm Happy4:21A3Lester Leaps In3:29A4Jumping With Symphony Sid3:42A5Jumpin' At The Woodside4:07B1One O'Clock Jump2:26B2Just You, Just Me4:20B3Lester Leaps Again4:39B4Taxi War Dance4:02B5Jump Lester Jump3:291978 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 40:42
A1Nature Boy5:38A2How Deep is the Ocean?6:52A3My Heart Belongs to Daddy5:02A4I Understand3:12B1Just Friends5:11B2Blue Skies6:18B3Until Tonight (Mauve)4:47B4A Little Tutu3:421982 · studio album
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Tracklist · 6 tracks
A1Opus FunkA2You Are Too BeautifulA3Robbin's NestB1CandyB2There Is No Greater LoveB3C Jam BluesThere'll Never Be Another You!
1986 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 49:13
A1There'll Never Be Another You5:41A2Ow!5:21A3Wave10:41A4Cottontail3:53B1In A Mellow Tune5:32B2Willow Weep for Me6:16B3It's Wonderfull5:27B4Centerpiece6:22Jesper Thilo Quintet Featuring Harry Edison
1986 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 43:20
A1On The Trail6:18A2You Stepped Out Of A Dream3:55A3What's New4:14A4Like Someone In Love6:41B1There Will Never Be Another You4:57B2Blue And Sentimental3:40B3Satin Doll5:27B4Medley: Lover Man Embraceable You4:47B5Sweets To The Sweet3:211992 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 1:04:10
1Centerpiece9:172's Wonderful7:483Out of Nowwhere10:174Bags Groove12:205Just Friend9:176Blue Creek6:077Idaho9:041994 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 58:07
1I Cried for You7:052Blue Moon6:033September in the Rain4:344Dream6:405I've Got the World on a String3:436Stars Fell on Alabama3:397I Cover the Waterfront5:028Manhattan3:139Once in a While5:4410Sweet and Lovely3:5311Moonglow4:3912Prisoner of Love3:521994 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 51:19
1Edison's Lights6:422Ain't Misbehavin'6:003Avalon5:454"E"8:555Helena's Theme3:256Homegrown6:517Spring Is Here6:308On the Trail7:111995 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 49:18
1I'm Just a Lucky So And So10:212I May Be Wrong But I Think You're Wonderful5:233Smoke Gets In Your Eyes4:194Stompin' At The Savoy4:395Time After Time4:036Secret Love6:027It Could Happen To You4:108Slow Drag10:211996 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 47:09
1Dirty Butt Blues6:532Feelings5:273One for the Count5:424My Ideal5:575Simply Sweets4:316Opus Funk7:107Lax3:288Miz Kitty's Blues8:011996 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 35:25
1What Is There To Say2:032I Wish You Love3:083Call Me Irresponsible2:464Willow Weep For Me2:475But Beautiful3:046Blues For Christine2:307On Green Dolphin Street2:438Hello, Dolly2:529Everything Happens To Me3:2110Days Of Wine And Roses2:5811Carpetbaggers3:3412Sweets For The Sweet3:391997 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 1:01:43
1Helena's Theme7:062Means Greens9:433Sweets Bossa8:024Doggin' Around8:225Emily9:226Midgets7:027I Wish I Knew5:148Centerpiece6:521998 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks
1Just Friends2Ain't Miss Behavin'3Lover Man4Mean To Me5Avalon6Cherry7Sunday8Blues9Tour De Force1999 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks
1Just Friends2There Is No Greater Love3Sunday4Super5My Old Flame6Yesterdays7Gimme Some8Super - Take 12000 · studio album
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Tracklist · 6 tracks · 40:18
1Oh, Lady Be Good8:232What's New?4:003There Is No Greater Love6:414Chef7:165I Can't Get Started4:536Lester Leaps In9:052001 · studio album
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Tracklist · 23 tracks · 59:54
1Winter Weather1:532I Don’t Know Why (I Just Do)2:313There’s a Small Hotel2:194Out of Nowhere2:155Aren’t You Glad You’re You2:276Remember1:537Together2:328Deep Purple2:529Always2:4010Lover, Come Back to Me4:0811By the River Sainte Marie2:0012Alone Together2:3613Have a Good Time2:5314Sometimes I’m Happy2:4515Old Folks2:5616Until I Met You2:5117I Won’t Cry Anymore3:1818S’Sposin’2:2319A Blues Serenade2:5920September in the Rain2:1321Summertime2:3722Moonlight in Vermont2:1823Falling in Love With Love2:35Complete at Midnight & at Riverside Sessions
2004 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 1:08:36
1Moten Swing6:012Making the Scene5:383Sweet Georgia Brown5:164Blue Lou6:105Stompin' at the Savoy6:096Session at Midnight5:287Out of Nowhere5:248I Want to Be Happy5:319Broadway5:4610Session at Riverside5:5611Undecided5:5312Escape Hatch5:242005 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 45:48
1Hollering at the Watkins3:382Used to Be Basie6:013How Deep Is the Ocean3:474Studio Call8:125Willow Weep for Me4:496Opus 7115:087Love Is Here to Stay3:248K.M. Blues3:359Walkin' With Sweets7:142017 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 54:16
1Imagination5:572Yesterdays6:043The Shadow of Your Smile6:254How Deep Is the Ocean6:405Ghost of a Chance5:286Our Love Is Here to Stay5:157Polka Dots and Moonbeams3:558These Foolish Things4:289Yesterdays (take 2)6:1110Polka Dots and Moonbeams3:532019 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 39:28
1I’ve Got the World on a String3:482September in the Rain4:393Stars Fall on Alabama3:424Manhattan3:175Stardust4:166Sweet and Lovely3:587Moonglow4:428Prisoner of Love3:569I Cried for You7:102021 · studio album
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Tracklist · 17 tracks · 1:21:29
1Happy Feeling3:582Blues in the Closet4:413Louisiana3:574You're Getting to Be a Habit with Me5:145Nice Work If You Can Get It4:086Moten Swing3:577Willow Weep for Me7:058(Back Home Again In) Indiana3:139Midnight Sun3:1010Easy Does It8:1911The Two Mothers6:0412Contemporary Blues4:0913A Smooth One9:1414Twelfth Street Rag2:5715Begin the Blues4:2816Now's the Time4:4317Lester Leaps In2:12— · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 1:03:45
1Me, Myself and I5:112I Wish I Knew4:163Gettin' Some Fun Out of Life5:544Memories of You5:255She's Funny That Way4:246Can't Get Out of This Mood4:027Centerpiece7:158What a Little Moonlight Can Do5:089'S Wonderful4:1410How Long Has This Been Goin' On5:4211It Could Happen to You4:2612You Have Changed7:48— · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 1:03:45
1On The Road With Jaws6:332Sophisticated Lady5:393There Is No Greater Love6:454Just Friends7:165Count Me Out9:086Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be)8:007It's A Wonderful World6:108Good Night2:389Blues For The Cats11:36
Album · 13
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Our BagSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 9 tracks · 39:04A1I Cried for You7:06 A2I've Got the World on a String3:44 A3September in the Rain4:36 A4Stars Fell on Alabama3:40 B1Manhattan3:15 B2Stardust4:13 B3Sweet and Loverly3:54 B4Moonglow4:40 B5Prisoner of Love3:56 | Live | 9 September 1975 | |
| 1991 | Harry 'Sweets' Edison and Jonah JonesSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 12 tracks · 1:03:201Black Orpheus8:07 2Keester Parade6:58 3The Shadow of Your Smile7:33 4Seven Eleven9:08 5Ode to Billy Joe10:46 6Don't Get Around Much Anymore1:05 7I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart2:19 8Mood Indigo2:52 9It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)4:13 10Caravan3:11 11Take the "A" Train3:03 12The Sheik of Araby4:05 | Compilation | 1991 | |
| 1992 | There Is No Greater LoveSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 10 tracks1Oh Lady Be Good 2What's New 3There Is No Greater Love 4The Chef 5I Can't Get Started 6Four 7Old Folks 8Lax 9Yesterdays 10Lester Leaps In | Compilation | 1992 | |
| 1994 | Live At Ambassador AuditoriumSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 9 tracks · 59:131Birk's Works5:55 2Nuts5:59 3I Don't Stand A Ghost Of A Chance With You7:11 4The Best Things In Life Are Free6:09 5At Long Last Love7:39 6Menina Flor4:51 7I Brung You Finjans For Your Zarf5:20 8Why Try to Change Me Now?7:16 9Exactly Like You8:53 | Live | 1994 | |
| 1997 | Harry "Sweets" Edison - Eddie "Lockjaw" DavisSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 8 tracks · 1:01:391Opus Funk9:18 2Robbin's Nest9:31 3Candy8:04 4C Jam Blues5:28 5Lullaby For Dancers7:25 6Lester Leaps In7:46 7Spotlite6:08 8Blues Walk7:59 | Compilation | 1997 | |
| 1997 | In CopenhagenSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 11 tracks · 1:15:421Lester Leaps In7:46 2September Song6:50 3Spotlite6:16 4Angel Eyes4:08 5Blues Walk8:02 6Opus Funk9:18 7You Are Too Beautiful5:34 8Robbin's Nest9:31 9Candy8:05 10There Is No Greater Love4:46 11C Jam Blues5:26 | Live | 13 May 1997 | |
| 1998 | The Swinger and Mr. SwingSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 13 tracks · 1:33:19Disc 1 1Pussy Willow7:31 2The Very Though of You6:05 3Nasty5:19 4The Strollers6:55 5Sunday6:55 6Fair Ground4:54 7How Am I to Know?7:19 Disc 21Love Is Here to Stay9:50 2Short Coat9:45 3Baby, Won't You Please Come Home?5:07 4Impressario8:40 5Ill Wind5:44 6Blues in the Closet9:15 | Compilation | 24 August 1998 | |
| 2003 | At The Haig 1953Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 7 tracks · 40:401September in the Rain6:32 2S' Wonderful3:54 3Just You, Just Me3:51 4Indiana5:44 5Pennies from Heaven6:18 6These Foolish Things7:23 7Tea For Two6:58 | Compilation,Live | 2003 | |
| 2003 | "Sweets" at The HaigSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 10 tracks1September in the Rain 2's Wonderful 3Just You, Just Me 4Indiana 5Pennies From Heaven 6These Foolish Things 7Tea for Two 8Let's Fall in Love 9Me and My Jaguar 10Just Blues | Compilation | 2003 | |
| 2007 | Patented by EdisonSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 24 tracks · 1:08:091Witchcraft2:44 2Blue Skies1:56 3I'm Confessin' that I Love You2:35 4Ain't Misbehavin'2:39 5Candied Sweets2:35 6They Can't Take That Away from Me2:47 7Tea for Two2:15 8There is No Greater Love3:00 9Twenty-forty1:59 10It's Easy to Remember3:44 11Sweetcakes3:09 12Angel Eyes3:31 13Centerpiece3:32 14Candy2:36 15Jive at Five2:54 16Imagination2:39 17Louisiana2:34 18Harriet3:15 19It Happened in Monterey2:08 20If I Had You3:21 21Paradise3:38 22Indiana1:54 23Pussy Willow4:04 24Sweetenings2:40 | Compilation | 2007 | |
| 2011 | Three Classic Albums PlusSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 25 tracks · 2:36:57Disc 1 1Pussy Willow7:36 2The Very Thought of You6:09 3Nasty5:23 4The Strollers6:58 5Sunday6:59 6Fair Ground4:58 7Love Is Here to Stay9:53 8Short Coat9:47 9Baby, Won't You Please Come Home5:11 10Impressario8:44 11III Wind5:45 Disc 21Blues for Piney Brown7:42 2Blues for the Blues4:53 3Blues for Bill Basie9:34 4Gee, Baby Ain't I Good to You3:35 5You're Getting to Be a Habit With Me6:54 6Taste on the Place7:06 7Moonlight in Vermont4:00 8Hollering at the Watkins3:37 9Used to Be Basie6:01 10How Deep Is the Ocean3:47 11Studio Call8:11 12Love Is Here to Stay3:24 13K.M.Blues3:35 14The Way You Look Tonight7:15 | Compilation | 2011 | |
| 2017 | Live At The 1995 Floating Jazz FestivalSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 10 tracks · 1:06:151Hitting The Road Again8:37 2River's Invitation10:09 3Wave9:07 4Out Of Nowhere11:02 5Greazzy Blues5:18 6I Wish I Knew6:55 7Well, You Needn't4:02 8This Is No Shit2:21 9Nica's Dream6:43 10Outro Vamp2:01 | Live | 20 December 2017 | |
| 2018 | The Classic Albums CollectionSearch SpotifySearch YouTube Music | Compilation | 2018 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Harry Edison head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 16 | 74.5th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 40 | 92.7th |
| Studio albums | 27 | 97.8th |
| Awards recorded | 1 | 89th |
| Timeline events | 28 | 96.4th |
| Recording span (years) | 42 | 82.7th |
| Genres | 2 | 74th |
Awards & honours
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | NEA Jazz Masters | won |
Line-up
| Name | From | To | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mills Blue Rhythm Band(band) | — | present | |
| The Count Basie Orchestra(band) | — | present | |
| Count Basie Band(band) | — | present | |
| The Monterey Jazz Festival Orchestra(band) | — | present | trumpet |
| Flip Phillips and His Orchestra(band) | — | present | |
| Louie Bellson Orchestra(band) | — | present | |
| The Trumpets of Roy Eldridge, Dizzy Gillespie and Harry Edison(band) | — | present | eponymous,original,trumpet |
Where this record comes from
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https://musicbrainz.org/artist/e026f4dd-bf8b-451b-8f5c-dc35fdbed0c0discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/e026f4dd-bf8b-451b-8f5c-dc35fdbed0c0core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q289821genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q289821seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Edisonbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Edison
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Wikidata: Q289821 · MusicBrainz: e026f4dd-bf8b-451b-8f5c-dc35fdbed0c0
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