Roy Eldridge - Little Jazz: The Best Of The Verve Years

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 77:34
Size: 177.6 MB
Styles: Trumpet jazz
Year: 1994
Art: Front

[3:35] 1. Dale's Wail
[2:37] 2. Little Jazz
[3:29] 3. I Remember Harlem
[3:21] 4. Let Me Off Uptown
[3:14] 5. Rockin' Chair
[3:20] 6. Willow Weep For Me
[5:05] 7. Bugle Call Rag
[4:36] 8. Ja Da
[3:11] 9. Wailin'
[3:57] 10. Blue Moon
[4:30] 11. Sweet Georgia Brown
[5:19] 12. Sunday
[5:45] 13. I Still Love Him So
[4:04] 14. Honey Hill
[3:05] 15. How Long Has This Been Going On
[9:07] 16. Roy's Son
[2:39] 17. Dreamy
[3:00] 18. When I Grow Too Old To Dream
[3:33] 19. The Song Is Ended

These 19 songs cut throughout the 1950s offer a smorgasbord of Roy Eldridge's expertise. There's an impressive array of musical talents and settings here, forming something of a sampler of Eldridge's time on the Verve label.

"Ja-Da" finds him combining with a spirited group of Basie alumni, while "Let Me Off Uptown" reunites the trumpeter with Anita O'Day and Gene Krupa in a reprise of their trend-setting 1941 hit which is as aurally fulfilling as the original. "I Remember Harlem" is another standout; here, the moody, atmospheric melody is like few other Eldridge recordings. Against a beautiful and eerie arrangement featuring a bevy of strings and flute, Eldridge's playing is gorgeous and seductive, illuminating the nocturnal mood of the song like a street light on a darkened avenue. ~AllMusic

Little Jazz: The Best Of The Verve Years

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