Harry "Sweets" Edison
Trumpet Solo on
I Found A New Baby

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Harry "Sweets" Edison's trumpet solo is the second of three solos on "I Found a New Baby" from the 1955 Pres & Sweets session. Edison takes three choruses over the 32-bar AABA form in F at a driving 231 BPM, matching Young's three-chorus length while bringing his distinctly different musical personality to the fore. The increased tempo from Young's 222 BPM reflects the building momentum of this uptempo opener. Edison's blues-rooted trumpet approach navigates Jack Palmer and Spencer Williams's 1926 jazz standard with characteristic economy, making every note count at this demanding speed.

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