Harry Edison & Buck Clayton
Harry Edison & Buck Clayton
Top Songs
| 1 | Ballin The Jack | ||
| 2 | Medley: It All Depends On You | ||
| 3 | Oh, How I Hate To Get Up In The Afternoon | ||
| 4 | Critic's Delight | ||
| 5 | Come With Me |
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Biography
Harry "Sweets" Edison got the most mileage out of a single note, like his former boss Count Basie. Edison, immediately recognizable within a note or two, long used repetition and simplicity to his advantage while always swinging. He played in local bands in Columbus and then in 1933 joined the Jeter-Pillars Orchestra. After a couple years in St. Louis, Edison moved to New York where he joined Lucky Millinder and then in June 1938, Count Basie, remaining with that classic orchestra until it broke up in 1950. During that period, he was featured on many records, appeared in the 1...