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Roy Eldridge
From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Artist
The trumpeter Roy Eldridge from Pittsburgh was, in the 1930s, the bridge between Louis Armstrong and Dizzy Gillespie. He learned fast lines by copying Coleman Hawkins's saxophone solos on the trumpet, and took over Armstrong's big tone and drama. His playing was fierce, fast and reached into the highest register. He played with Fletcher Henderson and led a band of his own in Chicago. In 1941 he became a soloist in Gene Krupa's big band, as one of the first Black musicians in a white band, where he recorded Let Me Off Uptown with the singer Anita O'Day. The young Dizzy Gillespie learned his solos by heart.
Listening
Rockin' Chair · Gene Krupa, 1941
Heckler's Hop · Roy Eldridge, 1970
After You've Gone · Roy Eldridge, 1937
Discography
Studio albums
- 1952Collates
- 1954Little Jazz
- 1955Roy & Diz
- 1955The Art Tatum - Roy Eldridge - Alvin Stoller - John Simmons Quartet
- 1956Drummer Man
- 1956Roy's Got Rhythm
- 1956The Trumpet Kings
- 1957Tour de Force
- 1958The Oscar Peterson Trio at Newport
- 1966Soul Mates
- 1975Happy Time
- 1976What It’s All About
- 1978Little Jazz
- 1978Jazz Maturity... Where It's Coming From
- 1980I Remember Harlem
- 1983Jazz At The Philharmonic - The Challenges 1954
- 1990The Trumpet Kings Meet Joe Turner
- 1991After You've Gone
- 1991Happy Time
- 1991Heckler's Hop
- 1991Loose Walk
- 1992Mexican Bandit Meets Pittsburgh Pirate
- 1992Oscar Peterson and Roy Eldridge
- 1994Roy and Diz
- 1995Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz
- 1995Nifty Cat
- 1997Little Jazz
- 1999Little Jazz
- 1999Swingin' on the Town
- 2000Laughin' to Keep From Cryin'
- 2001Little Jazz
- 2005That Warm Feeling
- 2006The Trumpet Kings Meet Joe Turner
- 2019The Urbane Jazz of Roy Eldridge and Benny Carter
- ?Little Jazz
- ?One Is Never Too Old To Swing
- ?Rockin' Chair
Other work
- 1941Rockin' Chair · Gene Krupa Orchestra
- 1941Let Me Off Uptown · with Anita O'Day
In School of Rock
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- Jazz MapNL Map
- After Hours: Session 1NL Reader
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