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. His ...

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 ...

Eldridge eases into the more stately “Lover Man” muted and a shade tentative, but the blues oozes through, coating the supporting efforts of his partners in a cerulean satin sheen. Pass’s gossamer ...

These legendary players had been assembled by producer Nat Hentoff, to create The Sound of Jazz for CBS Television: Ben Webster, Lester Young, Coleman Hawkins, Doc Cheatham, Roy Eldridge, and Gerry ...

Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead reviews The Complete Verve Roy Eldridge Sessions on the mail-order Mosaic label. The box set includes seven CDs.