Roy Eldridge

About the artist

Roy David Eldridge (January 30, 1911 – February 26, 1989) was a jazz trumpet player in the Swing era. His sophisticated use of harmony, including the use of tritone substitutions, resulted in him sometimes being seen as the link between Louis Armstrong-era swing music and Dizzy Gillespie-era bebop. Roy's rhythmic power to swing a band was a dynamic trademark of the Swing Era. Eldridge was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. His nickname was Little Jazz.

Top songs

1. Algo Bueno
2. I Still Love Him So
3. Let Me Off Uptown
4. After You've Gone
5. Blue Moon
6. Echoes of Harlem
7. All Of Me
8. Blues in C Sharp Minor
9. Little Jazz
10. Minor Jive

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