Harry "Sweets" Edison
Trumpet Solo on
One O'Clock Jump

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Harry "Sweets" Edison's trumpet solo is the third and final solo on "One O'Clock Jump" from the 1955 Pres & Sweets session. Edison takes five choruses of blues in D-flat at a driving 244 BPM, closing this rendition of Basie's signature tune with characteristic authority. Like Young, Edison was a cornerstone of the Basie orchestra, and performing this composition amounts to a reunion with their musical roots. The continued acceleration through the solo sequence—from 236 to 238 to 244 BPM—reflects the building excitement of this blues blowout. Edison's trumpet brings the performance to a rousing conclusion.

Harry "Sweets" Edison was 39 to 40 years old at the time.