Latest Release
- MAY 8, 2024
- 20 Songs
- Modern Art of Music: Ballroom Dance Vol. 2 · 1991
- Drummer Man · 1956
- The Urbane Jazz Of Roy Eldridge And Benny Carter · 1955
- Little Jazz Giant · 2004
- Complete Gramercy 5 Sessions · 1954
- Little Jazz · 1950
- Roy's Trumpet Fiesta · 1950
- That's What I'm Here For · 1956
- Tatum Group Masterpieces, Vol 2 · 1941
- Roy and Diz · 1954
- 2016
Artist Playlists
- Tart, adventurous textures from a trumpeter who bridged the swing and bebop eras.
Singles & EPs
Live Albums
- 1972
- 2021
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