Complete Roy Eldridge Verve Studio Sessions

These recordings for the Verve label, most under the direction of Roy’s great champion Norman Granz, began in 1951 soon after Roy’s return to the USA from europe. The final session in the set is from June, 1960.Throughout sixteen different sessions, Roy’s tone hums with energy, whether he’s vaulting into an upper register with no apparent ceiling, or caressing a mournful ballad. The sessions present Roy in a variety of settings, including small groups that comprised of Buddy Tate, Oscar Peterson, Jo Jones, Barney Kessel, Buddy Rich and Ray Brown; Roy with string orchestras led by the brilliant arranger-conductors George Williams and Russ Garcia; three jam session excursions, one with Benny Carter, another with Harry Edison, and a memorable battle with Dizzy Gillespie; two rare sideman titles with Ralph Burns, and two movie soundtrack titles from Paris; the famous trio session with Art Tatum that became a duet between Roy and drummer Alvin Stoller when Tatum couldn't make the gig (Roy overdubbed flugelhorn and piano); and a selection of trad numbers swung nicely in an album for Verve's Down Home series called "Swing Goes Dixie". Session by session notes and an appreciation of Eldridge are by Dan Morgenstern, and the lavish Mosaic booklet includes many rare photographs. The set includes 8 previously unissued alternate takes. But for many listeners? This entire set will be a revelation. Mosaic website



The annals of jazz abound with nicknames: Satch, King, Pres, Lady, Count, Dizzy, Bird, Hawk, Rabbit, Lips, Fats, Curly, Slim, Slam. But only one musician was named for the music itself: Little Jazz–soon shortened to simply Jazz by Roy Eldridge's close friends. Norman Granz, who produced most of the sessions in this set, once wrote that he knew "no other musician whose playing better typifies the spirit of jazz than Roy Eldridge," and indeed Little Jazz was ALL jazz, from top to toe, the whole feisty five feet, six inches of him. Bristling with energy, "trying to outplay anybody, and outplay them my way," he was always ready to challenge all comers, but most of all, himself. " - Dan Morgenster, liner notes


Roy Eldridge – “Without question one of the three most important trumpet players in the history of jazz” – gets his first major compilation ever.

When the jazz writer for The New York Times put Roy Eldridge “without question” in the company of Louis Armstrong and Dizzy Gillespie, he no doubt surprised a lot of readers. It was 1969; Eldridge had begun a long stint, his final one, leading the house band at New York’s Jimmy Ryan’s, a Dixieland joint, for pete’s sake. People were listening to a new sound. Certainly this swaggering, swing-era trumpeter was past performing in any way worthy of note.

But being an admirer of jazz means always discovering, and re-discovering; searching for something new and becoming newly acquainted with what you missed. Or misunderstood.

And Roy Eldridge is someone who needs to be repeatedly re-discovered, as this set, The Complete Roy Eldridge Verve Studio Sessions, reveals. Never has there been so much collected from this musician, of such high quality, in so many settings, in such a lavish package. And it’s all from an era when Roy had re-dedicated himself to the American jazz scene with aggressive authority.

What’s striking about Eldridge is that he so embodied jazz in every fiber of his being. Concerts weren’t just concerts; they were contests. You didn’t play music to reach your audience; you played to pick them up and shake them up and down. Every solo he ever played, he played like someone was grabbing for his horn. And there was such joy in it all.

A Giant Among Giants.

Armstrong begat Eldridge, who begat Gillespie, is how the story used to be told. But it’s not as simple as that. Eldridge was copying Coleman Hawkins, maybe even before discovering Armstrong. You hear it in the fluid lines of his solos, which were much more typical of saxophone players, and unlike the more bugle-like arpeggios of his predecessor Armstrong. Gillespie is said to have idolized Eldridge; someone certainly taught him how to play all those notes! But Eldridge was never a very comfortable bebopper, and he continued to grow and stretch in personal ways that had nothing to do with that musical revolution.

Born in Pittsburgh in 1911, he began playing professionally in carnival bands and such before making a name for himself in a few Midwest regional bands. He arrived in New York in 1931, where Elmer Snowden, McKinney’s Cotton Pickers and Teddy Hill all employed him. He also backed Billie Holiday and featured with Fletcher Henderson. In the late 1930s, he was leading his own octet in Chicago with brother Joe on alto saxophone..

Roy was a trailblazer socially as well as musically; in the 1940s, he joined Gene Krupa’s band, making him the first black musician to tour with Krupa. His classic version of “Rockin’ Chair” and the always enjoyable feature “Let Me Off Uptown” with Anita O’Day are from this period. He continued to perform and record as a leader, and worked for a stint with Artie Shaw (1944-45). Later in the 1940s, he hooked up with Benny Goodman, and also with Norman Granz for a tour in Europe with Jazz at the Philharmonic. But fearing that the modernists in jazz were getting all the attention Stateside, he stayed in Europe, believing his career in America was over.

What happened next is why these Verve recordings exist.

The Triumphant Return .


Roy was a happy ex-patriate, living in France, playing his music. Until Norman Granz found him and played him a tape from the JATP concert two years earlier. Suddenly, Roy was no longer worried about bebop stealing his thunder. Because what he heard reminded him where all his thunder resided.

These recordings for the Verve label, most under the direction of Roy’s great champion Norman Granz, began in 1951 soon after Roy’s return. The final session in the set is from June, 1960.

Throughout sixteen different sessions, Roy’s tone hums with energy, whether he’s vaulting into an upper register with no apparent ceiling, or caressing a mournful ballad. Rasping alone over a rhythm section, bouncing playfully over a roomful of strings, or trading challenges with a reed player, he loved confronting his own limits, the instrument’s, and the teases of any musician who dared try to cut him. Even his tone spoke the language of jazz: it buzzed distinctively with an aggressive taunt that said, “This is what I’ve got. Now, you try and top it.”

The sessions present Roy in a variety of settings, including small groups that comprised of Buddy Tate, Oscar Peterson, Jo Jones, Barney Kessel, Buddy Rich and Ray Brown; Roy with string orchestras led by the brilliant arranger-conductors George Williams and Russ Garcia; three jam session excursions, one with Benny Carter, another with Harry Edison, and a memorable battle with Dizzy Gillespie; two rare sideman titles with Ralph Burns, and two movie soundtrack titles from Paris; the famous trio session with Art Tatum that became a duet between Roy and drummer Alvin Stoller when Tatum couldn't make the gig (Roy overdubbed flugelhorn and piano); and a selection of trad numbers swung nicely in an album for Verve's Down Home series called "Swing Goes Dixie".

Session by session notes and an appreciation of Eldridge are by Dan Morgenstern, and the lavish Mosaic booklet includes many rare photographs. The set includes 8 previously unissued alternate takes. But for many listeners? This entire set will be a revelation.

The Complete Verve Roy Eldridge Studio Sessions (#222)
DISCOGRAPHY

THE COMPLETE VERVE ROY ELDRIDGE STUDIO SESSIONS
DISC ONE
1. Baby, What's The Matter With You (A) 3:19
(T. Brannon-S. Theard)
2. Yard Dog (A) 2:53
(R. Eldridge-B. Harding)
3. Sweet Lorraine (A) 2:49
(C. Burwell-M. Parish)
4. Jumbo The Elephant (A) 2:46
(R. Eldridge-Astor)
5. Basin Street Blues (B) 2:40
(Spencer Williams)
6. I Remember Harlem (B) 3:28
(Eldridge-Williams-Dade)
7. Easter Parade (B) 2:48
(Irving Berlin)
8. I See Everybody's Baby (B) 2:51
(G. Williams-R. Dade)
9. Roy's Riff (C) 3:08
(Roy Eldridge)
10. Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams (C) 3:19
(Barris-Koehler-Moll)
11. Rockin' Chair (C) 3:13
(Hoagy Carmichael)
12. Little Jazz (C) 2:35
(R, Eldridge-B. Harding)
13. Love For Sale (D) 3:39
(Cole Porter)
14. Dale's Wail (D) 3:35
(Roy Eldridge)
15. The Man I Love (D) 3:39
(G. Gershwin-I. Gershwin)
16. Oscar's Arrangement (D) 2:41
(Roy Eldridge)
17. Dale's Wail (alternate take 10) (D) 3:02
(Roy Eldridge)
18. Dale's Wail (alternate take 12) (D) 3:26
(Roy Eldridge)
19. Dale's Wail (alternate take 13) (D) 3:36
(Roy Eldridge)

DISC TWO
1. Willow Weep For Me (E) 3:18
(Ann Ronnell)
2. Somebody Loves Me (E) 3:30
(Gershwin-MacDonald-DeSylva)
3. When Your Lover Has Gone (E) 3:06
(Einer Swan)
4. When It's Sleepy Time Down South (E) 3:03
(Rene-Rene-Muse)
5. Feeling A Draft (E) 3:30
(Roy Eldridge)
6. Don't Blame Me (E) 3:12
(J. McHugh-D. Fields)
7.Echoes Of Harlem (E) 3:43
(Duke Ellington)
8. I Can't Get Started (E) 3:21
(V. Duke-I. Gershwin)
9. When It's Sleepy Time Down South (alternate take) (E) 3:01
(Rene-Rene-Muse)
10. Echoes Of Harlem (10” LP master) (E) 4:01
(Duke Ellington)
11. A Foggy Day (F) 5:41
(G. Gershwin-I. Gershwin)
12. Blue Moon (F) 3:57
(R. Rodgers-L. Hart)
13. Stormy Weather (F) 4:25
(H. Arlen-T. Koehler)
14. Sweethearts On Parade (F) 4:32
(C. Lombardo-C. Newman)
15. If I Had You (F) 3:46
(Campbell-Connolly-Shapiro)
16. I Only Have Eyes For You (F) 7:13
(H. Warren-A. Dubin)
17. Sweet Georgia Brown (F) 4:31
(Casey-Bernie-Pinkard)
18. The Song Is Ended (F) 3:32
(Irving Berlin)

DISC THREE
1. Sometimes I’m Happy (G) 5:21
(Youmans-Caesar-Grey)
2. Algo Bueno (G) 6:09
(Dizzy Gillespie)
3. Trumpet Blues (G) 7:53
(D. Gillespie-R. Eldridge)
4. The Heat’s On (G) 6:27
(Roy Eldridge)
5. The Ballad Medley (G) 11:15
I’m Through With Love
(Malneck Livingston-Kahn)
Can’t We Be Friends
(K. Swift-P. James)
Don’t You Think
(Stuff Smith)
I Don’t Know Why I Love You Like I Do
(F. Ahlert-R. Turk)
If I Had You
(Campbell-Connolly-Shapiro)
6. Blue Moon (G) 9:02
(R. Rodgers-L. Hart)
7. I’ve Found A New Baby (G) 9:14
(J. Palmer-S. Williams)
8. Pretty Eyed Baby (G) 5:31
(Williams-Mosley-Johnson)
9. I Can’t Get Started (G) 10:56
(V. Duke-I. Gershwin)

DISC FOUR
1. Limehouse Blues (G) 9:53
(P. Braham-D. Furber)
2. Steeplechase (K) 17:25
(Peterson-Eldridge-Gillespie-Edison)
3. Tour De Force (K) 11:07
(Dizzy Gillespie)
4. Ballad Medley: (M) 8:39
I’m Through With Love
Malneck Livingston-Kahn)
The Nearness Of You
(H. Carmichael-N. Washington)
Moonlight In Vermont
(K. Suessdorf-J. Blackburn)
Summertime
(G. Gershwin-D. Heyward)
5. Les Tricheurs (O) 3:12
(Roy Eldridge-Stan Getz)
6. Phil’s Tune (O) 4:20
(Roy Eldridge)

DISC FIVE
1. I Still Love Him So (J) 5:44
(Benny Carter)
2. The Moon Is Low (LP version) (J) 6:03
(N. H. Brown-A. Freed)
3. I Missed My Hat (J) 5:17
(Roy Eldridge)
4. Ballad Medley: (J) 6:16
I Remember You
(V. Schwertzinger-J. Mercer)
Chelsea Bridge
(Billy Strayhorn)
I've Got The World On A String
(H. Arlen-T. Koehler)
5. Polite Blues (J) 8:33
(Roy Eldridge)
6. Close Your Eyes (J) 2:37
(Bernice Petkere)
7. The Moon Is Low (78 version) (J) 2:26
(N. H. Brown-A. Freed)
8. The Moon Is Low (alternate take) (J) 3:06
(N. H. Brown-A. Freed)
9. I Missed My Hat (alternate take) (J) 5:23
(Roy Eldridge)
10. Close Your Eyes (alternate take) (J) 2:40
(Bernice Petkere)
11. Ballad Medley: (alternate take) (J) 5:41
I Remember You
(V. Schwertzinger-J. Mercer)
Chelsea Bridge
(Billy Strayhorn)
I've Got The World On A String
(H. Arlen-T. Koehler)
12. Where's Art? (I) 4:04
(Roy Eldridge)
13. I Don't Know (I) 4:34
(Roy Eldridge)
14. Striding (I) 4:34
(Roy Eldridge)
15. Wailing (I) 3:10
(Roy Eldridge)

DISC SIX
1. That's A Plenty (L) 5:33
(L. Pollack-R. Gilbert)
2. Royal Garden Blues (L) 6:13
(C. Williams-S. Williams)
3. Jazz Me Blues (L) 4:40
(Tom Delaney)
4. Tin Roof Blues (L) 7:30
(Pollack-Brunies-Rappolo-Stitzel-Mares-Melrose)
5. Struttin' With Some Barbecue (L) 5:29
(Lil Armstrong)
6. Black And Blue (L) 7:36
(Razaf-Waller-Brooks)
7. Bugle Call Rag (L) 5:05
(Schnoebel-Meyer-Pettis)
8. Ja-Da (L) 4:35
(Bob Carleton)
9. Royal Garden Blues (alternate take) (L) 5:46
(C. Williams-S. Williams)
10. Music For A Stripteaser (H) 3:59
(Ralph Burns)
11. Sprang (H) 4:37
(Ralph Burns)

DISC SEVEN
1. It Never Entered My Mind (N) 1:56
(R. Rodgers-L. Hart)
2. You’re Blasé (N) 3:15
(O. Hamilton-B. Sivier)
3. A Foggy Day (N) 2:30
(G. Gershwin-I. Gershwin)
4. Stars Fell On Alabama (N) 2:24
(Perkins-M. Parish)
5. Can’t We Be Friends (N) 2:37
(K. Swift-P. James)
6. I Can’t Get Started (N) 3:08
(V. Duke-I. Gershwin)
7. How Long Has This Been Going On (N) 3:04
(G. Gershwin-I. Gershwin)
8. Have You Met Miss Jones (N) 2:50
(R. Rodgers-L. Hart)
9. Our Love Is Here To Stay (N) 3:04
(G. Gershwin-I. Gershwin)
10. Cheek To Cheek (N) 2:10
(Irving Berlin)
11. They Can’t Take That Away From Me (N) 2:28
(G. Gershwin-I. Gershwin)
12. Blue Moon (N) 3:15
(R. Rodgers-L. Hart)
13. Bossa Nova (P) 2:44
(Roy Eldridge)
14. The Way You Look Tonight (P) 2:23
(J. Kern-D. Fields)
15. Sweet Sue, Just You (P) 2:25
(V. Young-W. Harris)
16. I’ve Got A Crush On You (P) 2:22
(G. Gershwin-I. Gershwin)
17. When I Grow To Old To Dream (P) 3:00
(S. Romberg-O. Hammerstein)
18. Dreamy (P) 2:39
(Erroll Garner)
19. Honeysuckle Rose (P) 4:14
(F. Waller-A. Razaf)
20. All The Things You Are (P) 3:27
(J. Kern-O. Hammerstein)
21. Easy Living (P) 3:46
(L. Robin-R. Rainger)
22. But Not For Me (P) 3:17
(G. Gershwin-I. Gershwin)
23. Song Of The Islands (P) 3:05
(Charles E. King)
24. Misty (P) 2:45
(E. Garner-J. Burke)

DISCOGRAPHY
The original U.S. Clef, Norgran and Verve issue numbers are given for the purposes of this discography. Compilations and foreign issues are not included, unless they contain first issues of material. All Clef and Verve issue numbers without any letter prefix are singles, which were issued in both 78 and 45 formats.

(A) ROY ELDRIDGE AND HIS ORCHESTRA: Roy Eldridge (tp, vcl), Buddy Tate (ts), Teddy Brannon (p), Clyde Lombardi (b), Charlie Smith (d).
NYC, August 1951
579-6 Baby, What’s The Matter With You? (RE-vcl) Clef 8996
580-6 Yard Dog Clef 8955
581-3 Sweet Lorraine -
582-5 Jumbo The Elephant (RE, band-vcl) Clef 8996
Note: All titles issued on Clef EPC158, MGC113, MGC704, Verve MGV8088. _____________________________________________________________________________

(B) ROY ELDRIDGE WITH STRINGS -1 / ROY ELDRIDGE AND HIS ORCHESTRA -2: Roy Eldridge (tp), unknown (flute), (fr horn), (strings), (p), (g), (b), (d), George Williams (dir).
NYC, December 1951
644-6 Basin Street Blues -1 Clef 8962
645-2 I Remember Harlem -1 -
646-4 Easter Parade -2 Clef 8975
647-3 I See Everybody’s Baby -2 -
Note: All titles issued on Clef EPC131, MGC113, MGC704, Verve MGV8088. _____________________________________________________________________________

(C) THE ROY ELDRIDGE QUINTET: Roy Eldridge (tp,vcl), Oscar Peterson (org), Barney Kessel (g), Ray Brown (b), J.C. Heard (d).
NYC, February 13, 1953
1081-2 Roy’s Riff Clef 89087
1082-1 Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams Clef 89097
1083-7 Rockin’ Chair (RE-vcl) Clef 89087
1084-4 Little Jazz Clef 89097
Note: All titles issued on Clef EPC199, MGC150, MGC704, Verve MGV8088. _____________________________________________________________________________

(D) THE ROY ELDRIDGE QUINTET: Roy Eldridge (tp), Oscar Peterson (org), Barney Kessel (g), Ray Brown (b), Jo Jones (d).
Fulton Studios, NYC, April 23, 1953
1222-1 Love For Sale Clef 89056
1223-5 Dale’s Wail -
1224-3 The Man I Love Clef (Au) CL011 (45)
1225-2 Oscar’s Arrangement -
1223-10 Dale’s Wail (alt) previously unissued
1223-12 Dale’s Wail (alt) previously unissued
1223-13 Dale’s Wail (alt) previously unissued
Note: All issued titles on Clef EPC200, MGC150, MGC705, Verve MGV8089. Take 13 of Dale’s Wail was originally chosen as the master take, but take 5 was ultimately used for release. The alternate takes of Dale's Wail were recorded at the end of the session. _____________________________________________________________________________

(E) THE ROY ELDRIDGE QUINTET: Roy Eldridge (tp), Oscar Peterson (p), Herb Ellis (g), Ray Brown (b), Alvin Stoller (d).
Radio Recorders, LA, December 10, 1953
1379-6 Willow Weep For Me Clef 89110
1380-2 Somebody Loves Me -
1381-1 When Your Lover Has Gone Clef 89123
1382-8 When It’s Sleepy Time Down South Clef 89116
1382-9 When It’s Sleepy Time Down South (alt) previously unissued
1383-1 Feeling A Draft
1384-2 Don’t Blame Me
1385-3 Echoes Of Harlem Clef 89116
1385-4 Echoes Of Harlem (10” LP master)
1386-3 I Can’t Get Started Clef 89123
Note: For 1384, discographies and Verve files list take –1, which is actually a false start, as the master.
All titles (except 1382-9 & 1385-3) issued on Clef MGC162
All titles (except 1382-9 & 1385-4) issued on Clef MGC705, Verve MGV8089 _____________________________________________________________________________

(F) ROY ELDRIDGE AND HIS ORCHESTRA: Roy Eldridge (tp), Oscar Peterson (p), Herb Ellis (g), Ray Brown (b), Buddy Rich (d).
Fine Sound, NYC, September 15, 1954
1961-1 If I Had You
1962-2 Blue Moon
1963-5 Stormy Weather
1964-1 Sweethearts On Parade
1965-3 A Foggy Day
1966-1 I Only Have Eyes For You
1967-1 Sweet Georgia Brown
1968-1 The Song Is Ended
Note: All titles issued on Clef MGC683, Verve MGV8068. _____________________________________________________________________________

(G) ROY AND DIZ: Roy Eldridge, Dizzy Gillespie (tp,vcl), Oscar Peterson (p), Herb Ellis (g), Ray Brown (b), Louie Bellson (d).
Radio Recorders, LA, October 29, 1954
2016-1 Sometimes I’m Happy Clef MGC671, MGC730
2017-3 Algo Bueno Clef MGC641, MGC731
2018-1 Trumpet Blues - -
2019-1 The Heat’s On Verve PR2-3
2020-1 The Ballad Medley: Clef MGC671, MGC730
I’m Through With Love (D. Gillespie)
Can’t We Be Friends (R. Eldridge)
Don’t You Think (O. Peterson)
I Don’t Know Why I Love You Like I Do (D. Gillespie)
If I Had You (R. Eldridge)
2021-1 Blue Moon Clef MGC671, MGC731
2022-1 I’ve Found A New Baby Clef MGC641, MGC730
2023-5 Pretty Eyed Baby (RE, DG-vcl) Clef MGC641, MGC731
2024-1 I Can’t Get Started Clef MGC641, MGC730
2025-6 Limehouse Blues Clef MGC671, MGC731
MGC730=Verve MGV8109.
MGC731=Verve MGV8110. _____________________________________________________________________________

(H) RALPH BURNS: Roy Eldridge (tp), Flip Phillips –1 (ts) with the Ralph Burns Orchestra: Al De Risi, Bernie Glow, Lou Oles, Al Porcino (tp), Hal McKusick, Sam Markowitz (as), Al Cohn (ts), Danny Bank (bari), Oscar Peterson (p), Ray Brown (b), Louie Bellson (d), Ralph Burns (arr)
NYC, February 4, 1955
2256-5 Music For A Stripteaser –1 Norgran MGN 1028, Verve MGV 8121
2257-3 Sprang - -
Note: Roy Eldridge does not play on the remaining six tunes from this album. _____________________________________________________________________________

(I) ROY ELDRIDGE AND ALVIN STOLLER: Roy Eldridge (tp, flg-1, p with overdubbed tp-2), Alvin Stoller (d).
Radio Recorders, LA, March 21, 1955
2292-1 Where’s Art? -1
2293-1 I Don’t Know -1
2294-1 Striding
2295-7 Wailing -2
Note: All titles issued on Verve MGV8202, CD 314 531 637-2. This session was originally scheduled for release on Clef MGC716. _____________________________________________________________________________

(J) THE ROY ELDRIDGE-BENNY CARTER ORCHESTRA: Roy Eldridge (tp, flh-1), Benny Carter (as), Bruce McDonald (p), John Simmons (b), Alvin Stroller (d).
Radio Recorders, LA, March 23, 1955
2296-1 I Still Love Him So
2297-1 The Moon Is Low (LP take)
2297-2 The Moon Is Low (alt) previously unissued
2297-3 The Moon Is Low (78 take) Verve 89143
2298-3 Close Your Eyes (alt) -1
2298-4 Close Your Eyes (78 take) -1 Verve 89143
2299-1 I Missed My Hat (alt)
2299-2 I Missed My Hat
2300-1 Polite Blues
2301-1 Ballad Medley: previously unissued
I Remember You/
Chelsea Bridge/
I’ve Got The World On A String
2301-2 Ballad Medley:
I’ll Remember You/
Chelsea Bridge/
I’ve Got The World On A String
Note: Matrices 2296, 2297, 2298-4, 2292-2, 2300 and 2301-2 were issued on Verve MGV8202.
All titles, except 2297-2 and 2301-1, issued on CD 314 531 637-2 _____________________________________________________________________________

(K) THE TRUMPETS OF ROY ELDRIDGE, DIZZY GILLESPIE, HARRY EDISON: Harry Edison, Dizzy Gillespie, Roy Eldridge (tp), Oscar Peterson (p), Herb Ellis (g), Ray Brown (b), Buddy Rich (d).
Radio Recorders, LA, November 2, 1955
2540-1 Tour De Force Verve MGV8212
2541-3 Steeplechase - _____________________________________________________________________________

(L) ROY ELDRIDGE AND HIS CENTRAL PLAZA DIXIELANDERS: Roy Eldridge (tp), Benny Morton (tb), Eddie Barefield (cl), Dick Wellstood (p), Walter Page (b), Jo Jones (d).
Fine Sound, NYC, June 3, 1956
2815-1 Royal Garden Blues (alt) previously unissued
2815-2 Royal Garden Blues
2816-1 That’s A Plenty
2817-1 Tin Roof Blues
2818-3 Jazz Me Blues
2819-4 Ja-Da
2820-1 Struttin’ With Some Barbecue
2821-1 (What Did I Do To Be So) Black And Blue
2822-4 Bugle Call Rag
Note: All but the first title issued on Verve MGV1010. _____________________________________________________________________________

(M) DIZZY GILLESPIE & ROY ELDRIDGE: Dizzy Gillespie, Roy Eldridge (tp), John Lewis (p), Herb Ellis (g), Ray Brown (b), Stan Levey (d).
Radio Recorders, LA, October 16, 1956
4028-2 Ballad Medley: Verve MGV8212
I’m Through With Love (R. Eldridge)
The Nearness Of You (D. Gillespie)
Moonlight In Vermont (R. Eldridge)
Summertime (D. Gillespie)
Note: Most discographies have incorrectly assumed that Oscar Peterson is the pianist on this session. _____________________________________________________________________________

(N) RUSSELL GARCIA AND STRINGS WITH ROY ELDRIDGE: Roy Eldridge (tp), unknown (strings), (harp), (p), (g), (b), (d), Russell Garcia (dir, arr).
Capitol Studios, LA October 10, 1957
21601-7 Have You Met Miss Jones
21602-8 I Can't Get Started
21603-5 Blue Moon
21604-4 How Long Has This Been Going On
21605-4 Our Love Is Here To Stay

same as above
Capitol Studios, LA October 11, 1957
21606-4 Stars Fell On Alabama
21607-5 You're Blase
21608-7 They Can't Take That Away From Me
21609-7 Can't We Be Friends
21610-6 It Never Entered My Mind
21611-8 Cheek To Cheek
21600-3 A Foggy Day
Note: All titles issued on Verve MGV2088 _____________________________________________________________________________

(O) SOUNDTRACK: Roy Eldridge (tp), Stan Getz-1 (ts), Oscar Peterson (p), Herb Ellis (g), Ray Brown (b), Gus Johnson (d).
Paris, May 1, 1958
1389 Les Tricheurs –1 Barclay (F) EP-
74024
1391 Phil’s Tune -
Note: Roy Eldridge does not play on the two remaining tunes from this session. All four tunes were issued as bonus tracks on CD 314 521 674-2. _____________________________________________________________________________

(P) THE ROY "LITTLE JAZZ" ELDRIDGE QUARTET: Roy Eldridge (tp), Ronnie Ball (p), Ben Moten (b), Eddie Locke (d).
Nola Studios, NYC, June 2 & 3, 1960
26662-5 The Way You Look Tonight
26663-6 I've Got A Crush On You
26664-2 Song Of The Islands
26665-5 Dreamy
26666-5 Sweet Sue
26667-19 When I Grow Too Old To Dream
26668-5 Easy Living
26669-3 Honeysuckle Rose
26670-5 But Not For Me
26671-2 All The Things You Are
26672-1 Bossa Nova
26673-5 Misty
All titles issued on Verve MGV8389 _________________________________________________________________________

EPs:
Clef EPC 131 Roy Eldridge With Strings
Clef EPC 158 Roy Eldridge And His Orchestra
Clef EPC 199 The Roy Eldridge Quintet
Clef EPC 200 The Roy Eldridge Quintet

10" LPs:
Clef MGC 113 Roy Eldridge Collates
Clef MGC 150 The Roy Eldridge Quintet
Clef MGC 162 The Strolling Mr. Eldridge

12” LPs:
Clef MGC 641 Roy And Diz
Clef MGC 671 Roy And Diz, Vol.2
Clef MGC 683 Roy Eldridge – Little Jazz
Clef MGC 704 Roy Eldridge – Rockin’ Chair
Clef MGC 705 Roy Eldridge – Dale’s Wail
Clef MGC 730 Roy Eldridge and Dizzy Gillespie – Trumpet Battle
Clef MGC 731 Roy Eldridge and Dizzy Gillespie – The Trumpet Kings
Norgran MGN 1028 Ralph Burns Among the JATPs
Verve MGV 1010 Roy Eldridge and His Central Plaza Dixielanders – Swing Goes Dixie
Verve MGV 2088 Roy Eldridge – That Warm Feeling
Verve MGV 8068 Roy Eldridge – Little Jazz
Verve MGV 8088 Roy Eldridge – Rockin’ Chair
Verve MGV 8089 Roy Eldridge – Dale’s Wail
Verve MGV 8109 Roy Eldridge and Dizzy Gillespie – Trumpet Battle
Verve MGV 8110 Roy Eldridge and Dizzy Gillespie – The Trumpet Kings
Verve MGV 8121 Ralph Burns Among the JATPs
Verve MGV 8202 The Urbane Jazz of Roy Eldridge-Benny Carter
Verve MGV 8212 Tour de Force
Verve MGV 8389 Roy Eldridge – Swingin’ on the Town
Verve PR2-3 Various Artists - The Greatest Names in Jazz (3 LPs)

CDs
Verve 314 521 674-2 Herb Ellis – Nothin’ But the Blues Verve 314 531 637-2 Benny Carter – New Jazz Sounds – The Urbane Sessions

Original sessions produced by Norman Granz (A-N), unknown (O) and Val Valentin (P).
Produced for release by Michael Cuscuna and Scott Wenzel
Tape transfers: Ellen Fitton
Mastered using 24-bit resolution by Malcolm Addey at the Malcolm Addey Studio, New York City
Session (P) is stereo. All other selections are mono.

Special thanks to the Institute Of Jazz Studies and Lily Salinas and Jessica Ruiz at the Universal tape vault.

Producer’s note:
All selections are taken from the original tape masters, except sessions A and B which were dubbed onto tape from the original acetates. There is peak distortion throughout session L. The bad edit on Bossa Nova (P) is on the album master.