Through the standards
Roy Eldridge
Roy Eldridge, trumpet, is on 30 recordings across 25 tunes on this site, from 1935 to 1977. Most often alongside Ray Brown, Oscar Peterson and Dizzy Gillespie.
1930s
- Sweet LorraineTeddy Wilson · 1935 · trumpet · Brunswick
- Blue LouFletcher Henderson · 1936 · trumpet · Columbia/Legacy reissue
- Body and SoulChu Berry and His Little Jazz Ensemble · 1938 · trumpet · Commodore
1940s
- Body and SoulBillie Holiday · 1940 · trumpet · Vocalion
- I Can't Believe That You're in Love with MeThe Chocolate Dandies · 1940 · trumpet · Commodore
- Time on My HandsBillie Holiday · 1940 · trumpet · OKeh
- God Bless the ChildBillie Holiday · 1941 · trumpet · OKeh
- SkylarkGene Krupa and His Orchestra with Anita O'Day and Roy Eldridge · 1941 · trumpet · Okeh
- Don't Be That Way"Little Jazz" and His Trumpet Ensemble · 1944 · trumpet · Keynote
- I Only Have Eyes for YouColeman Hawkins Quintet · 1944 · trumpet · Keynote
- I'm in the Mood for LoveColeman Hawkins Quintet · 1944 · trumpet · Keynote
- It's the Talk of the TownRoy Eldridge · 1946 · trumpet · GRP
- PerdidoElla Fitzgerald at JATP · 1949 · trumpet · Verve
1950s
- UndecidedRoy Eldridge Quintet · 1950 · trumpet · Vogue
- Wrap Your Troubles in DreamsRoy Eldridge Quintet · 1950 · trumpet · Disques Vogue
- Blue LouNorman Granz' Jam Session · 1953 · trumpet · Clef
- When It's Sleepy Time Down SouthRoy Eldridge Quintet · 1953 · trumpet · Clef
- I've Found a New BabyRoy Eldridge and Dizzy Gillespie · 1954 · trumpet · Clef
- Limehouse BluesRoy Eldridge and Dizzy Gillespie · 1954 · trumpet · Clef
- Sometimes I'm HappyDizzy Gillespie and Roy Eldridge · 1954 · trumpet · Clef
- I Didn't Know What Time It WasLester Young and the Jazz Giants · 1956 · trumpet · Verve
- Don't ExplainBillie Holiday · 1956 · trumpet · Verve
- I Cried for YouBillie Holiday · 1956 · trumpet · Verve
1960s
- PerdidoColeman Hawkins, Roy Eldridge and Johnny Hodges · 1962 · trumpet · Verve
- Here's That Rainy DayThe Oscar Peterson Trio with the Ernie Wilkins Big Band · 1962 · trumpet · Verve
1970s
- I Cried for YouRoy Eldridge, Dizzy Gillespie and Oscar Peterson · 1975 · trumpet · Pablo
- When It's Sleepy Time Down SouthRoy Eldridge, Dizzy Gillespie and Oscar Peterson · 1975 · trumpet · Pablo
- Recado Bossa NovaRoy Eldridge Septet · 1976 · trumpet · Pablo
- I Surrender DearRoy Eldridge Quartet · 1977 · trumpet · Pablo Live
- She's Funny That WayCount Basie Jam · 1977 · trumpet · Pablo Live