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Uptown (Album) by Roy Eldridge

Artist Biography For Roy Eldridge

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. Eldridge Played In The Bands Of Fletcher Henderson Gene Krupa And Artie Shaw Before Making Records Under His Own Name. He Also Played In Benny Goodman's And Count Basie's Orchestras And Co-Led A Band With Coleman Hawkins.

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