Harry "Sweets" Edison was an American jazz trumpeter and a member of the Count Basie Orchestra. His greatest impact was as a Hollywood studio musician, whose muted trumpet can be heard backing singers, most notably Frank Sinatra.
Fine and Mellow is an album by Ella Fitzgerald that was released in 1979. The album won the Grammy Award Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album in 1980.
Jazz at Santa Monica '72 is a 1972 live album by the American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald, recorded at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium accompanied by a jazz trio led by the pianist Tommy Flanagan, and the Count Basie Orchestra.
"East of the Sun " is a popular song written by Brooks Bowman, an undergraduate member of Princeton University's Class of 1936, for the 1934 production of the Princeton Triangle Club's production of Stags at Bay. It was published in 1934 by Santly Bros. and soon became a hallmark of the Princeton Tigertones, one of Princeton University's all-male a cappella groups. The standard is also sung by the Princeton Nassoons, Princeton University's oldest a cappella group.
Although it is billed as a Duke Ellington and Johnny Hodges album, Side by Side is a 1959 album mostly under the leadership of Johnny Hodges, Duke Ellington's alto saxophonist for many years. Ellington only appears on three of this album's tracks. The album places Hodges at the fore, backing him with piano by Ellington or Billy Strayhorn and providing other accompaniment by jazz figures like Ben Webster, Roy Eldridge, Harry "Sweets" Edison and Jo Jones. The album, a follow-up to Back to Back: Duke Ellington and Johnny Hodges Play the Blues, has remained perpetually in print.
Wanted to Do One Together is an album by Ben Webster and Harry "Sweets" Edison that was recorded in 1962 and released by the Columbia label. Webster had previously recorded with Edison on his albums Sweets and Gee Baby, Ain't I Good to You.
Oscar Peterson and Harry Edison is a 1974 album by Oscar Peterson, accompanied by Harry "Sweets" Edison.
Dreamy is a 1960 studio album by American jazz singer Sarah Vaughan.
The Swinging Buddy Rich is a jazz album of songs recorded in Los Angeles in 1953 and 1954 by Buddy Rich with Harry "Sweets" Edison and others. The first 6 tracks were released on a 10-inch Norgran Records LP in 1954. An expanded 12 inch Norgran LP version with 3 additional tracks from 1955 was later released.
The Trumpet Kings Meet Joe Turner is an album by vocalist Big Joe Turner with trumpeters Dizzy Gillespie, Roy Eldridge, Harry "Sweets" Edison and Clark Terry, recorded in 1974 and released on the Pablo label.
Jawbreakers is an album by saxophonist Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis and trumpeter Harry "Sweets" Edison recorded in 1962 and released on the Riverside label.
Going For Myself is a 1957 jazz album by Harry "Sweets" Edison and Lester Young, accompanied by Oscar Peterson. The album is one of Young's last studio recordings.
Sweets is an album by American jazz trumpeter Harry Edison and His Orchestra recorded in 1956 and originally released on the Clef label.
Mr. Swing is an album by trumpeter Harry Edison which was recorded in 1958 at the same session that produced The Swinger and released on the Verve label in 1960.
Gee Baby, Ain't I Good to You is an album by trumpeter Harry "Sweets" Edison which was recorded in 1957 and released on the Verve label.
Budd Johnson and the Four Brass Giants is an album by saxophonist Budd Johnson which was recorded in 1960 and released on the Riverside label.
Just Friends is an album by saxophonist Zoot Sims with trumpeter Harry Sweets Edison recorded in late 1978 but not released by the Pablo label until 1980.
Sweets for the Sweet Taste of Love is an album by jazz trumpeter Harry "Sweets" Edison with recorded in California in 1964 and released by the Vee-Jay label.
"Sweets" for the Sweet is an album by trumpeter Harry "Sweets" Edison that was recorded in 1964 and released by the Sue label.
Clarence Johnston —also credited as Clarence Johnson— was a jazz drummer. He was born in Boston.
