 In 1956, he recorded the first of three albums with Ben Webster.According to the "Encyclopedia of Jazz in the Seventies", Edison in the 1960s and 1970s continued to work in many orchestras on television shows, including "Hollywood Palace" and "The 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.