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Roy Eldridge was an American jazz musician, singer, and conductor. Born in Pittsburgh in 1911, he was a male artist who performed in the jazz and swing genres. He played the trumpet and used his voice as an instrument. Eldridge was an African American who spoke English.
He recorded for the Decca record label and received the NEA Jazz Masters award. Eldridge died in Valley Stream in 1989. His musical style is associated with tags such as Early Jazz and relridge.
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- 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 · Svenska
Roy Eldridge, född 30 januari 1911 i Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, död 26 februari 1989 i Valley Stream, New York, var en amerikansk jazztrumpetare under swingeran. Jämte Dizzy Gillespie, Louis Armstrong och Miles Davis brukar han kallas för den bästa jazztrumpetaren. Eldridge spelade i några av de mest namnkunniga orkestrarna under swingen: * Fletcher Henderson * Gene Krupa * Artie Shaw * Benny Goodman * Count Basie Han besökte flera gånger Sverige: * 1950 med Benny Goodman. * 1951, då han gjorde grammofoninspelningar med Charlie Norman. * 1952, 1954 och 1955, då han deltog i Jazz at the Philharmonic (JATP) - en turnerande musikorganisation under impressarion Norman Granz ledning.
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