Latest Release
- MAR 25, 2024
- 24 Songs
- Drummer Man · 1956
- Modern Art of Music: Ballroom Dance Vol. 2 · 1991
- Little Jazz Giant · 2004
- The Urbane Jazz Of Roy Eldridge And Benny Carter · 1955
- Complete Gramercy 5 Sessions · 1954
- Roy's Trumpet Fiesta · 1950
- The Heat's On · 1951
- Complete Gramercy 5 Sessions · 1972
- Little Jazz · 1950
- Drummer Man · 1954
Artist Playlists
- Tart, adventurous textures from a trumpeter who bridged the swing and bebop eras.
Live Albums
- 1972
- 2021
- 2021
- 2011
About Roy Eldridge
Pittsburgh-born trumpeter Roy Eldridge, affectionately known as "Little Jazz," is one of the key figures in the evolution of jazz trumpet. He started out playing with Midwestern "territory" bands, but from the mid-1930s through the '50s, he was with some of the biggest bands in jazz (Fletcher Henderson, Gene Krupa, Benny Goodman) in addition to leading his own group. A pioneer of swing-era trumpet, he was also extremely influential to bebop pioneers such as Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker, though Eldridge himself never embraced the style.
- HOMETOWN
- Pittsburgh, PA, United States
- BORN
- January 30, 1911
- GENRE
- Jazz