Roy Eldridge
Roy Eldridge
ROY ELDRIDGE d1989. American jazz trumpeter nicknamed "Little Jazz". His sophisticated use of harmony, including the use of tritone substitutions, his virtuosic solos exhibiting a departure from the dominant style of jazz trumpet innovator Louis Armstrong and his strong impact on Dizzy Gillespie mark him as one of the most influential musicians of the swing era and a precursor of bebop. He died in New York aged 78 on February 26th 1989
Roy Eldridge Quartet Autographs
Reference Number. 14199A
An original vintage circa 1960s notebook page, clearly signed in ink by the Quartet ; Roy Eldridge d1989 (trumpet) / Gus Johnson Jr II d2000 (drums) / Tommy Flanagan d2001 (piano) and Bill Yancey d2004 (bass)
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Roy Eldridge Autograph
Reference Number. 15167E
An original vintage 1967 cut page (laid down onto a secondary) autograph book page, clearly signed in ink by Roy Eldridge
Buck Clayton on reverse of the page
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