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Harry 'Sweets' Edison On Piano Jazz

American jazz trumpeter Harry 'Sweets' Edison performs in 1991. David Redfern/Getty Images hide caption

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Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz

Harry 'Sweets' Edison On Piano Jazz

On this episode of Piano Jazz from 1999, broadcast just months before Edison died, the legendary jazz trumpeter joins Marian McPartland for a few classics and an original.

Harry 'Sweets' Edison On Piano Jazz

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Basic Jazz Record Library

Various Artists: 'The Original Mambo Kings: An Introduction To Afro-Cubop 1948-1954'

In the 1940s and 1950s, some of the greatest jazz and Latin musicians performed together in New York and Havana. This festive album, The Original Mambo Kings: An Introduction to Afro-Cubop 1948-1954, features Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Bebo Valdes and many others who capture the spirit of the era.

Various Artists: 'The Original Mambo Kings: An Introduction To Afro-Cubop 1948-1954'

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Harry 'Sweets' Edison: Simplicity In Swing

Even after Count Basie dissolved his Swing Era big band, Sweets Edison would occasionally add trumpet parts to Basie's "new testament" ensembles. Metronome/Getty Images hide caption

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NPR's 'Jazz Profiles'

Harry 'Sweets' Edison: Simplicity In Swing

Known as a premier accompanist to singers and a masterful soloist, the inimitable trumpeter cultivated a spare yet bluesy approach. His career spanned a long stay with the original Count Basie band, as well as an even lengthier solo career.

Harry 'Sweets' Edison: Simplicity In Swing

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