Roy Eldridge (born January 30, 1911, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA - died February 26, 1989, Valley Stream, New York, USA) also known as "Little Jazz", was an American jazz trumpeter. He was a prominent soloist with the bands of Fletcher Henderson, Gene Krupa and Artie Shaw as well as featured in Norman Granz's Jazz at the Philharmonic events and a leader in his own name. Eldridge was given the nickname "Little Jazz" by Leon "Chu" Berry. On Wikipedia and the liner notes of i.a. [r3150375] the nickname was given by the saxophone player Otto Hardwicke (Otto James "Toby" Hardwicke, 1904 – 1970) when they were together in The Elmer Snowden orchestra in the early Thirties.
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Roy Eldridge has released 39+ albums. Some of their notable releases include Norman Granz' Jazz In Montreux Presents Roy Eldridge '77, The Complete Verve Roy Eldridge Studio Sessions, Decidedly. Explore their complete discography on this page.
Some of Roy Eldridge's most popular tracks include Algo Bueno, I Still Love Him So, Let Me Off Uptown, After You've Gone, Blue Moon. Listen to these songs and discover more from their extensive catalog.
Roy Eldridge (born January 30, 1911, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA - died February 26, 1989, Valley Stream, New York, USA) also known as "Little Jazz", was an American jazz trumpeter. He was a promine... Read the full biography on this page.
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