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Roy Eldridge (born January 30, 1911, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA - died February 26, 1989, Valley Stream, New York, USA) also known as "Little Jazz", was an American jazz trumpeter. He was a prominent soloist with the bands of Fletcher Henderson, Gene Krupa and Artie Shaw as well as featured in Norman Granz's Jazz at the Philharmonic events and a leader in his own name. Eldridge was given the nickname "Little Jazz" by Leon "Chu" Berry. On Wikipedia and the liner notes of i.a. [r3150375] the nickname was given by the saxophone player Otto Hardwicke (Otto James "Toby" Hardwicke, 1904 – 1970) when they were together in The Elmer Snowden orchestra in the early Thirties.

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Roy Eldridge has released 500+ albums. Some of their notable releases include Mysterious Blues, Portraits, Classic V-Disc Small Group Jazz Sessions. Explore their complete discography on this page.

Some of Roy Eldridge's most popular tracks include Algo Bueno, I Still Love Him So, Let Me Off Uptown, After You've Gone, Blue Moon. Listen to these songs and discover more from their extensive catalog.

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