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About Roy Eldridge
Hometown
Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Born
January 30, 1911
Genre
Jazz
Pittsburgh-born trumpeter Roy Eldridge, affectionately known as "Little Jazz," is one of the key figures in the evolution of jazz trumpet. He started out playing with Midwestern "territory" bands, but from the mid-1930s through the '50s, he was with some of the biggest bands in jazz (Fletcher Henderson, Gene Krupa, Benny Goodman) in addition to leading his own group. A pioneer of swing-era trumpet, he was also extremely influential to bebop pioneers such as Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker, though Eldridge himself never embraced the style.
Roy Eldridge has also released music as a member of The Metronome All-Stars, Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra, Roy Eldridge and His Orchestra, Artie Shaw and His Orchestra, Jazz Artists Guild, Roy Eldridge Quintet, Roy Eldridge Sextet, Delta Four, Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra, and Gene Krupa and His Orchestra.
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