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David Roy Eldridge (January 30, 1911 – February 26, 1989), nicknamed " Little Jazz ", was an American jazz trumpeter.
Roy Eldridge (born January 30, 1911, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.—died February 26, 1989, Valley Stream, New York) was an American trumpeter, one of the great creative musicians of the 1930s.
Oct 26, 2010 · Roy Eldridge - Rockin' Chair. One of the great themes of Hoagy Carmichael played by one of the greatest trumpet player of Jazz: "Little Jazz" Roy Eldridge. ...more.
Also known as "Little Jazz," Roy Eldridge was a fiery, energetic trumpeter, the bridge between the towering trumpet stylists Louis Armstrong and Dizzy Gillespie.
Jan 25, 2011 · Trumpeter Roy Eldridge 's legendary sound and bravado dwarfed his 5'6" frame. Known as "Little Jazz," and later just "Jazz," his nicknames befit his devotion (five decades) to the art form.
Feb 27, 1989 · Roy Eldridge, the jazz trumpeter who was the connecting link in the line that went from the pioneering Louis Armstrong to the modernist innovator Dizzy Gillespie, played with a crackling...
Mar 31, 2012 · Roy David Eldridge 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.
