Roy “Little Jazz” Eldridge
Roy Eldridge “Collates” Mercury Records (Supervised by Norman Granz) Illustration by David Stone Martin.
Instead of other Collates series, this album is NOT a collection of Roy Eldridge’s previously-released 78rpm/45rpm single tracks, but two different sessions aimed for this LP album.
Roy Eldridge (tp) Buddy Tate (ts) Teddy Brannon (p) Clyde Lombardi (b) Charlie Smith (d) NYC, August, 1951
| 579-6 | Baby, What’s The Matter With You? |
| 580-6 | Yard Dog |
| 581-3 | Sweet Lorraine |
| 582-5 | Jumbo The Elephant |
Roy Eldridge (tp) George Williams (dir) unidentified orchestra NYC, December, 1951
| 644-6 | Basin Street Blues |
| 645-2 | I Remember Harlem |
| 646-4 | Easter Parade |
| 647-3 | I See Everybody’s Baby |
** also issued on Clef MGC 113




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March 11th, 2009 at 11:16 am
Beautiful cover, great work by David Stone Martin. Nice pants too.
March 11th, 2009 at 1:09 pm
Zoiks! That’s a beauty.