Harry "Sweets" Edison joined the ancestors (Oct 10, 1915 - Jul 27, 1999). Trumpeter, who was a member of the Count Basie Orchestra. His most important contribution was as a Hollywood studio musician, whose muted trumpet can be heard on recordings by such artists as Billie Holiday, Frank Sinatra and Ella Fitzgerald.
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"Harry "Sweets" Edison, Trumpeter in Count Basic Orchestra." Historianspeaks, July 29, 2026. https://historianspeaks.org/blog/harry-sweets-edison-trumpeter-in-count-basic-orchestra.
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