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Roy Eldridge was an American jazz musician, singer, and conductor. Born in Pittsburgh in 1911, he was an African American male who spoke English. His musical career focused on the jazz and swing genres, with the trumpet and voice serving as his primary instruments. He recorded for the Decca record label and received the NEA Jazz Masters award.
Eldridge passed away in Valley Stream on February 26, 1989. His recorded works include *Roy Eldridge* and *The nifty cat*. As a musical artist, he is categorized as a person from the United States.
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- United States
- Active from
- 1911
- Active to
- 1989
Discography
Member of
- Jazz Artists Guild
- Roy Eldridge Quartet
- Roy Eldridge and His Orchestra
- Teddy Hill and His Orchestra
- Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra
- Gene Krupa’s Swing Band
- Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra
- Chu Berry and His “Little Jazz” Ensemble
- The Little Jazz Trumpet Ensemble
- Roy Eldridge Quintet
- Roy Eldridge Septet
- Gene Krupa and His Orchestra
- Delta Four
- The Trumpets of Roy Eldridge, Dizzy Gillespie and Harry Edison
- The Roy Eldridge–Benny Carter Orchestra
- The Roy Eldridge–Benny Carter Orchestra
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 71,266
- Total plays
- 406,544
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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. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Roy+Eldr
Key facts
- Born
- David Roy Eldridge , ( 1911-01-30 ) January 30, 1911, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania , US
- Died
- February 26, 1989 (1989-02-26) (aged 78), Valley Stream, New York , US
- Genres
- Jazz , swing , big band
- Occupation
- Musician
- Instrument
- Trumpet
- Formerly of
- Charlie Barnet
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Roy
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Pittsburgh
- Place of death
- Valley Stream
- Occupation
- recording artist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- NEA Jazz Masters
- Genre
- swing
- Instrument
- trumpet
- Record label
- Decca
- Image
- Roy Eldridge.jpg
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- Commons category
- Roy Eldridge
- date of birth
- 1911-00-00
- date of death
- 1989-02-26
- ethnic group
- African Americans
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Article · Italiano
Roy David Eldridge, soprannominato Little Jazz (Pittsburgh, 30 gennaio 1911 – Valley Stream, 26 febbraio 1989), è stato un trombettista jazz statunitense, legato allo stile swing. Il suo uso sofisticato dell'armonia, che includeva l'uso di sostituzioni tritonali (flat fifth substitution), lo portò ad essere considerato un trait-de-union fra l'epoca di Louis Armstrong e l'epoca del bebop. Il potenziale ritmico che imponeva alle sue band fu un distintivo dell'epoca dello swing, al bivio fra il jazz degli albori ed il jazz moderno. Soprannominato Little Jazz, Eldridge, prima di intraprendere la carriera solista, suonò nelle orchestre di Fletcher Henderson, Gene Krupa ed Artie Shaw oltre che con le orchestre di Benny Goodman e Count Basie, diventando poi co-direttore della band formata con Coleman Hawkins.
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