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In 1933 , he became a member of the Jeter-Pillars Orchestra in Cleveland . Afterwards he played with the ''Mills Blue Rhythm Band'' and Lucky Millinder . In 1937 he moved to New York and joined the Count Basie Orchestra. His colleagues included Buck Clayton , Lester Young (who named him "Sweets"), Buddy Tate , Freddie Green , Jo Jones , and other original members of that famous band. "Sweets" Edison came to prominence as a soloist with the Basie Band and as an occasional composer/arranger for the band. He also appeared in the 1944 film '' Jammin' The Blues ''. When the Basie Band temporarily disbanded in 1950 , Edison pursued a varied career as leader of his own groups, traveling with Jazz At The Philharmonic and freelancing with other Orchestra s. In the early 1950s , he settled on the West Coast and became a highly sought-after studio musician, making important contributions to recordings by such artists as Billie Holiday , Frank Sinatra , and Ella Fitzgerald . According to the ''Encyclopedia of Jazz in the Seventies'', Edison in the 1960s and 1970s continued to work in many orchestras on TV shows, including ''Hollywood Palace'' and '' Leslie Uggams Show '', specials with Frank Sinatra; prominently featured on the sound track and in the sound track album of the film, '' Lady Sings The Blues ''. From 1973 Edison acted as Musical Director for Redd Foxx on theatre dates, at concerts, and in Las Vegas . For the past two decades he appeared frequently in Europe and Japan until shortly before his demise. As the Los Angeles Jazz Institute's (LAJI) first Tribute Honoree, "Sweets" will always have a special place in the hearts of jazz fans. Sweets Edison was twice the Los Angeles Jazz Society's Tribute Honoree - in 1983 and in 1992 . DISCOGRAPHY (AS LEADER OR CO-LEADER)
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