Roy Eldridge

trumpet · 1911–1989 · Pittsburgh

Trumpeter from Pittsburgh nicknamed "Little Jazz." Featured soloist in Gene Krupa's orchestra from 1941, he plays on Let Me Off Uptown with Anita O'Day, then moved to Artie Shaw in 1944.

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Styles

• Swing, big bands

Landmark tracks

• Heckler's Hop (1937)
• Let Me Off Uptown (1941)
• Rockin' Chair (1952)
• Little Jazz (1952)

Cited in 2 radio episodes

• Dedicated episode · Mar 24, 2019: Roy Eldridge, le Petit Roi du Jazz (59 Rue des Archives, TSF Jazz, in French)
• Mar 10, 2020: Les cent ans de Boris Vian : Roy Eldridge (Émissions spéciales, TSF Jazz, in French)

Sources

• EN : Wikipedia, Roy Eldridge
• EN : Wikipedia, Rockin' Chair (Roy Eldridge album)
• EN : Wikipedia, Let Me off Uptown

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