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Roy Eldridge

Real Name:
David Roy Eldridge
Profile:
Born: January 30, 1911, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Died: February 26, 1989, Valley Stream, Long Island, New York

Also known as "Little Jazz."
Jazz trumpeter
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Discography

Releases:
Roy Eldridge & His Band (10", 33 )   Metronome 1951
The Coleman Hawkins, Roy Eldridge, Pete Brown, Jo Jones All Stars At Newport (LP)   Verve Records 1957
Trumpet Kings (2xLP)   Verve Records 1967
Rockin' Chair (LP)   Verve Records 1981
At Newport (LP)   Verve Records 1982
Montreux '77 (CD)   Pablo Records 1989
Live At The Three Deuces Club (CD, Album)   Galaxy Music 1995
Dale's Wail (LP)   Verve Records  
Little Jazz (7", EP)   Barclay  
The Trumpet Kings (LP)   Verve Records  
Appears On:
Artie Shaw (7", EP, Comp) September Song RCA Victor 1957
The Gene Krupa Story In Music (LP, Mono)   Columbia 1960
Krupa And Rich (Album) (3 versions)   Verve Records 1961
The Original Drum Battle! (Album) (2 versions) Perdido Verve Records 1962
3/27/65 Charlie Parker 10th Memorial Concert (LP, Album) Now's The Time Limelight 1965
Coleman Hawkins & The Trumpet Kings (LP) I Only Have Eyes For Y... Mercury 1965
Grand Reunion Vol. Two (LP)   Limelight 1965
Grand Reunion Volume One (LP)   Limelight 1965
Swinging Sounds Of The 40's (LP)   Mercury 1965
At Newport (LP, Mono) One O'Clock Jump AMIGA 1966
Easy To Remember (LP)   Saga, Society 1966
On Broadway (LP)   Music For Pleasure 1966
Pres And Teddy (LP) Gigantic Blues World Record Club 1966
In The Groove With The Kings Of Swing (2 versions) 'S Wonderful Reader's Digest ... 1967
Triple Play (LP)   RCA Victor 1967
Swing With Artie Shaw: His Clarinet, His Orchestra And The Gramercy Five: 48 Of His Original Recordings (4xLP, Comp + Box) Time On My Hands, The ... Reader's Digest 1969
The Essential Billie Holiday - Carnegie Hall Concert (LP, RE, Gat)   Verve Records 1969
Une Histoire Des Géants Du Jazz (2xLP, Comp, Gat) Une Petite Laitue Disques Vogue 1969
Jam Session (1944-1946) (Vinyl, Comp, Sam)   Joker (2) 1971
The Fabulous Paul Bley Quintet (LP, Album) I Remeber Harlem America Records 1971
J.A.T.P. In Tokyo (3xLP)   Verve Records 1972
16 Classics (LP) Pluckin' The Bass CBS 1973
Gene Krupa (LP, RE) After You've Gone, Let... Columbia Special Products 1973
Lady Sings The Blues (LP, Comp, Mono) Tain't Nobody's Biznes... Verve Records 1973
The First Esquire Concert - Volume 2 (LP) Esquire Bounce, I'll G... Saga Records 1974
Great Jazz Sessions (LP)   Windmill Records (UK) 1975
Billie's Blues (2 versions) Do Nothing Till You He... Bulldog Records ... 1976
Esquire-Metropolitan Opera House Jam Session 1944 (LP)   AMIGA 1981
Wild Women Don't Have The Blues: Foremothers, Volume I (LP)   Rosetta Records 1981
The Best Of Art Tatum (LP) Night And Day Pablo Records 1983
Big Bands: Big Band Bash (2xLP, Comp, Mono) Jim Town Blues, Fish M... Time Life Music 1984
Small Combos (LP) Sometimes I'm Happy Giants Of Jazz 1985
The Billie Holiday Songbook (Album) (2 versions)   Verve Records 1985
Master Of Jazz Vol. 3 - Billie Holiday (LP) Do Nothing 'Till You H... Storyville 1986
Drummer Man (Album) (2 versions) Drum Boogie Verve Records ... 1987
The Quintessential Billie Holiday Vol. 1, 1933-1935 (Comp) (2 versions)   Columbia ... 1987
Bird: The Complete Charlie Parker On Verve (10xCD)   Verve Records 1988
The Genius Of Keyboard (CD) You Took Advantage Of ... Giants Of Jazz 1988
Candid Dolphy (CD, Album) Body And Soul (Take 2) Candid 1989
Jazz-Club • Guitar (LP, Comp) Patti Coke Verve Records 1989
Montreux '77 (CD)   Pablo Records 1989
Montreux '77 (CD)   Pablo Records 1989
The Most Important Recordings Of (LP)   Official Record Company APS 1989
Don't Explain (LP)   Magic Music 1990
I Get A Kick Out Of You - The Cole Porter Songbook Volume II (CD) I've Got You Under My ... Verve Records 1991
Immortal Concerts - Charlie Parker At Carnegie Hall 1949-1950 (CD, Album)   Giants Of Jazz 1991
Verve Jazz Box (7xCD, Comp + Box) Drum Boogie, Fish Mark... Verve Records 1991
Anything Goes: The Cole Porter Songbook - Instrumentals (CD) I Love You Verve Records 1992
Bean And The Boys (CD, Album)   Charly Records Ltd. 1993
Dizzy Gillespie - Jazz Masters 10 (CD, Comp) Trumpet Blues Verve Records 1993
Jazz At The Philharmonic 1949 (CD, Album, RE)   Verve Records 1993
Tea For Two (CD) Royal Garden Blues, I ... Black Lion 1993
The Fabulous Paul Bley Quintet (CD, Album) I Remember Harlem Musidisc 1993
Nothing But The Blues (CD, Album, RE) Les Tricheurs, Phil's ... Verve Records 1994
The Complete Coleman Hawkins (4xCD) I Only Have Eyes For Y... Mercury 1994
The Verve Story: 1944 - 1994 (4xCD, Comp + Box) Echos Of Harlem Verve Records 1994
In A Soulful Mood (CD)   Music Club 1995
Jazz After Hours (CD, Comp) Embraceable You Emporio 1995
Jazz Café - At The Movies (CD, Comp, RM) Summertime BMG, RCA, Blue Bird (2) 1995
The Quintessence . New York Chicago Hollywood Los Angeles 1930 - 1944 (2xCD, Comp) Flying On A V Disc Frémeaux & Associés 1995
The Quintessence . New York Los Angeles 1935 - 1944 (2xCD, Comp)   Frémeaux & Associés 1995
The Soul Of Ben Webster (2xCD)   Verve Records 1995
A Night Out With Verve (4xCD, Comp + Box) I Still Love Him So Verve Records 1996
The Smithsonian Collection Of Classic Jazz (5xCD, RM + Box) I Can't Believe That Y... Smithsonian Collection, Smithsonian Collection, Sony Music Special Products 1997
Vive Le Jazz ! (2xCD, Comp) Flying On A V-Disc Frémeaux & Associés 1997
Esquire Jazz Concert - Metropolitan Opera House 18 January 1944 (2xCD, Comp)   Chrisly Records 1998
Our Love Is Here To Stay: Ella & Louis Sing Gershwin (CD, Comp) Oh, Lady, Be Good! Verve Records 1998
The Complete Jazz At The Philharmonic On Verve (1944 - 1949) (10xCD, Comp, RM) Blues (Third B flat Bl... Verve Records 1998
1942-1950: As Time Goes By (Giants Of Jazz) (CD) Billie's Blues (I Love... Giants Of Jazz 1999
A Jazz Hour With Billie Holiday: Me Myself And I (CD, Comp)   A Jazz Hour With 1999
Blues For Norman (2xCD) The Opener, Lester Lea... Jazz World 1999
Drummin' Man (CD) Let Me Off Uptown Hallmark Records 1999
Swing Era - Swingtime (2xCD) Drumboogie (Gene Krupa... Time Life Music, EMI Music Special Markets 1999
Jazz & Cinéma Vol. 2 (CD) Les Tricheurs, Phil's ... Universal Music (France) 2000
Love Songs (CD, Comp) If You Were Mine, Body... Legacy 2000
The Haunted House: 20 Tracks To Make You Jump In The Night (CD, Comp) Mysterioso Nimbus Records 2000
The Alternative Takes In Chronological Order (3xCD, Comp) I Only Have Eyes For You Neatwork 2001
Salle Pleyel - Apr. 17th, 1972 (CD, Album)   LaserLight Digital 2002
The Drums (CD)   Universal Music (Italy), EmArcy 2003
The Quintessence : New York - Chicago 1933-1950 (2xCD) What A Night, What A M... Frémeaux & Associés 2003
Trumpet Evolution (CD, Album) Little Jazz Crescent Moon Records, Columbia 2003
Count Basie At Newport (CD)   Verve Records 2004
L'Histoire Du Jazz Vocal - The Story Of Vocal Jazz: Part 1 (1911 - 1940) (10xCD, Comp) I'm Painting The Town ... Le Chant Du Monde 2004
Cole Porter Songbook (CD, Comp, RM) I Love You Verve Records, Universal Music Classics & Jazz 2006
Complete Live At The Hillcrest (CD, Album) I Remember Harlem Gambit Records 2007
The Best Small Jazz Bands (2xCD, Comp) Wabash Stomp Frémeaux & Associés 2007
Big Bands Revisited (8xLP) Let Me Off Uptown Columbia  
Coleman Hawkins (LP)   Verve Records  
Collector's History Of Classic Jazz (5xLP, Comp, Mono) Honeysuckle Rose Murray Hill Records  
Dear Old Southland (4xCD) Bean At The Met (New Y... Membran  
Djangologie 4 (1937) (LP, Comp) Between The Devil And ... Pathé  
En Directo (LP) Little Jazz Clan Celentano S.r.l.  
Esquire Metropolitan Opera House Jam Session: Tea For Two / Blues / Esquire Bounce (12") Tea For Two, Blues, Es... V Disc  
Herb Ellis And The All-Stars (LP) Broadway (New York Cit... Epic  
I Giganti Del Jazz Vol. 24 (LP, Comp) I Like The Mayonnaise,... Curcio  
None But The Lonely Heart / There'll Be A Jubilee (12") There'll Be A Jubilee V Disc  
Sweet Georgia Brown / Shiek Of Araby / Back O' Town Blues (12") Shiek Of Araby, Back O... V Disc  
The Best Of The Best (LP, Comp) Drum Boogie Metro Records  
The Gillespie Jam Sessions (2xLP)   Verve Records  
The Immortal Live Sessions 1944/1947 (LP) Back O'Town Blues, Bas... Musidisc  
Tracks Appear On:
The Jazz Makers (LP, Comp) Blues In C-Sharp Minor Columbia 1958
Une Histoire Des Géants Du Jazz (2xLP, Comp, Gat) Une Petite Laitue Disques Vogue 1969
Jam Session (1944-1946) (Vinyl, Comp, Sam) Roy Meets Horn, Old Ro... Joker (2) 1971
Jazz History Vol. 1 (10xLP + Box) Roy Meets Horn, Old Ro... Joker (2), Joker (2), Joker (2), Joker (2), Joker (2), Joker (2), Joker (2), Joker (2), Joker (2), Joker (2) 1971
A Tribute To Duke Ellington "We Love You Madly" (2xLP, Gat) Satin Doll Verve Records 1973
Smithsonian Collection Of Classic Jazz (6xLP + Box) I Can't Believe That Y... Smithsonian Collection 1973
Jazz At Black Lion (2x12", Comp) Beale Street Blues (Ha... Black Lion 1975
The Pablo Collection (2xLP) Gee Baby Ain't I Good ... Pablo Records 1978
Hannah And Her Sisters (A Selection Of Music From The Motion Picture) (LP) If I Had You MCA Records 1986
Ballads In Jazz (2xCD, Comp) Stardust Frémeaux & Associés 1994
Polygram Classics & Jazz September 94 (CD, Comp, Promo) Dale's Wail PolyGram Classics & Jazz 1994
The Verve Story: 1944 - 1994 (4xCD, Comp + Box) Echos Of Harlem Verve Records 1994
Jazz After Hours (CD, Comp) Embraceable You Emporio 1995
Jazz Café - At The Movies (CD, Comp, RM) Summertime BMG, RCA, Blue Bird (2) 1995
A Night Out With Verve (4xCD, Comp + Box) I Still Love Him So Verve Records 1996
Les Triomphes Du Jazz (Box, Ltd + 20xCD, Comp, RM, Car) After You've Gone Habana, JBM 2000
A Tribute To W.C Handy (CD, Comp) Loveless Love (F.D. & H) Da Music 2001
Jazz Indispensable - Standards (CD, Comp) The Man I Love RCA Victor 2001
80th Birthday Celebration (3xCD) Recado Bossa Nova Fantasy 2002
50 Sublimes Chanteurs De Jazz (1940-1953) (2xCD) Une Petite Laitue Body & Soul 2003
Jazz In Chicago 2 - Les Clubs De Jazz (CD, Comp) After You've Gone Éditions Milan Music 2003
L'Histoire Du Jazz Vocal - The Story Of Vocal Jazz - Part 2 (1941 - 1953) (10xCD, Comp) Let Me Off Uptown (19... Le Chant Du Monde 2004
The Ultimate Jazz Archive (Box, Comp, 168) 1935-1941 Membran Music Ltd. 2005
The Ultimate Jazz Archive - Set 19/42 (4xCD, Sif) When I Grow Too Old To... Membran Music Ltd. 2005
First Class Jazz - Dizzy Gillespie (CD) The Heat's On EMI Music (Belgium) 2006
I Giganti Del Jazz Vol. 24 (LP, Comp) I Like The Mayonnaise Curcio  
Jazz History / 10 LPs Vol. IV (10xVinyl, Comp, Box) Sometimes I'm Happy (V... Time Wind, Happy Bird, Happy Bird, Fabbri Editori, Fabbri Editori, Fabbri Editori, Fabbri Editori, Fabbri Editori, Fabbri Editori, Fabbri Editori  
Norman Granz' Jam Session #5 (12", Mono) She's Funny That Way Columbia  
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