Harry "Sweets" Edison (October 10, 1915 – July 27, 1999) was an American jazz trumpeter and member of the Count Basie Orchestra,Born in Columbus, Ohio, Edison spent his early childhood in Louisville, Kentucky, where he was introduced to music by an uncle, After moving back to Columbus at the age of twelve, the young Edison began playing the trumpet with local bands,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