Born 10th October 1915 in Columbus, Ohio, Harry Edison and his family moved to Louisville, Kentucky while he was a young child. Introduced to the trumpet by his uncle, he honed his skill on the instrument upon his family’s return to Columbus when Harry was 12, and he began playing with local bands soon thereafter. His professional career started in 1933 when he became a member of the Jeter-Pillars Orchestra, his first step to becoming one of the most sought after players of his generation. In 1937 he moved to New York and joined the Count Basie Orchestra where his colleagues included Buck Clayton and Lester Young – indeed it was Young who first nick-named the young musician “Sweets”. In a 2003 interview, drummer Elvin Jones explained the origin of the nickname, “Sweets” had so many lady friends; he was such a handsome man. He had all these girls all over him all the time, that’s why they called him ‘Sweets”. Wanted To Do One Together (Columbia, 1962 –