Lewis Nash Quotes

"For me, I got two real mentors in my early career, two musicians who took care of me, who were all the time there to respond to all my questions, to show me every thing I wanted to know about this music and life, all problems about travelling, business, being myself and be a real true musician. My two mentors are Sweets Edison and Ray Brown- I was so blessed to have them with me." - Lewis Nash

Ray Brown Quotes

"The amazing thing about Sweets [Edison] was that he exactly spoke the way that he played! He was really unique, the one and only. He was one of the greatest Blues players that I ever heard and played with. Nobody can play like Sweets man, nobody! Most of us, musicians, frequently quote Sweets' phrases in our solos. Like Lester Young, Sweets had a big influence on us musicians, especially when we play some Blues." - Ray Brown

Ella Fitzgerald Quotes

"Nobody else even approaches the trumpet like [Sweets Edison] does: Never too much and always plenty. He's the greatest trumpet player to play along with singers. He exactly knows how to play with you, how to answer you about what you just sang … On top of that, he has some great sense of humor, both as a musician and as a man. Every time I see him, I’m laughing so much. Sweets is impeccable and incomparable." - Ella Fitzgerald

Freddie Hubbard Quotes

"A very few musicians passed across all decades. In terms of trumpet playing, Louis Armstrong does it of course but Sweets [Edison] is right up there too. He is unique, in every sense of the term." - Freddie Hubbard

Wynton Marsalis Quotes

"The originality of Sweets [Edison's] sound lay not only in his rhythmic choices, but also in a direct, full tonal quality. So when the [Count] Basie band broke up in 1950, he was well-equipped to strike out on his own and go further in his musical adventures. Still today, he inspires me so much and all my colleagues I assume". - Wynton Marsalis

Dizzy Gillespie Quotes

"Many critics always saw and heard that my style comes from Roy Eldridge, which is true. But for many things, not only how to play the trumpet but the way to choose the notes, how to play them and how to phrase all of them, I took that from Sweets [Edison]. He really brought something new to the trumpet." - Dizzy Gillespie

Clark Terry Quotes

"[Sweets Edison] was one of the greatest stylists in Jazz of all time. And on top of that, when you listen to him, you say 'yes, that's Sweets' and you automatically smile. This is really unique. He changed the way how to play this instrument." - Clark Terry

Frank Wess Quotes

"You hear two notes and you know that's Sweets [Edison]. He was the only one, both as a musician as a man." - Frank Wess

Oscar Peterson Quotes

"Sweets [Edison] can say more with one note than any other Jazz player alive... an approach that stresses simplicity, glorious tone, natural potency and an unmatched affinity. He is a unique stylist in our music." - Oscar Peterson

Miles Davis Quotes

"You can't compete with Sweets' sound and time feel. It's impossible." - Miles Davis (on Sweets Edison)