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Revision as of 12:16, 13 July 2004 by John FitzGerald (talk | contribs)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Harry (Sweets) Edison (born in 1915) is an American jazz trumpeter.
After stints with a number of bands, including the Mills Blue Rhythm Band and Lucky Millinder's, he played with Count Basie from 1937 to 1950. After leaving Basie he led his own small groups, did studio work, and played with Jazz at the Philharmonic, Buddy Rich, and Louie Bellson.
He appears in Jammin' the Blues, a famous short film of a jam session featuring Lester Young.
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