The Roy Eldridge reference article from the English Wikipedia on 24-Apr-2004 (provided by Fixed Reference: snapshots of Wikipedia from wikipedia.org)

Roy Eldridge

Roy David Eldridge (January 30, 1911- February 6, 1989) was a jazz trumpet player in the Swing era.

Eldridge was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. His nickname was Little Jazz. Stylistically, he was a link between Louis Armstrong and Dizzy Gillespie. 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.

This is the "Roy Eldridge" reference article from the English Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License. See also our Disclaimer.