The Complete Verve Roy Eldridge Studio Sessions

Tracklist

• CD 1
• 1
  Baby, What’s the Matter With You

  Roy Eldridge and His Orchestra
  3:21
• 2
  Yard Dog

  Roy Eldridge and His Orchestra
  2:56
• 3
  Sweet Lorraine

  Roy Eldridge and His Orchestra
  2:52
• 4
  Jumbo the Elephant

  Roy Eldridge and His Orchestra
  2:49
• 5
  Basin Street Blues

  Roy Eldridge with Strings
  2:43
• 6
  I Remember Harlem

  Roy Eldridge with Strings
  3:30
• 7
  Easter Parade

  Roy Eldridge and His Orchestra
  2:50
• 8
  I See Everybody’s Baby

  Roy Eldridge and His Orchestra
  2:54
• 9
  Roy’s Riff

  The Roy Eldridge Quintet
  3:09
• 10
  Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams

  The Roy Eldridge Quintet
  3:21
• 11
  Rockin’ Chair

  The Roy Eldridge Quintet
  3:16
• 12
  Little Jazz

  The Roy Eldridge Quintet
  2:38
• 13
  Love for Sale

  The Roy Eldridge Quintet
  3:41
• 14
  Dale’s Wail

  The Roy Eldridge Quintet
  3:37
• 15
  The Man I Love

  The Roy Eldridge Quintet
  3:42
• 16
  Oscar’s Arrangement

  The Roy Eldridge Quintet
  2:43
• 17
  Dale’s Wail (alternate take 10)

  The Roy Eldridge Quintet
  3:05
• 18
  Dale’s Wail (alternate take 12)

  The Roy Eldridge Quintet
  3:28
• 19
  Dale’s Wail (alternate take 13)

  The Roy Eldridge Quintet
  3:39
• CD 2
• 1
  Willow Weep for Me

  The Roy Eldridge Quintet
  3:20
• 2
  Somebody Loves Me

  The Roy Eldridge Quintet
  3:33
• 3
  When Your Lover Has Gone

  The Roy Eldridge Quintet
  3:09
• 4
  When It’s Sleepy Time Down South

  The Roy Eldridge Quintet
  3:05
• 5
  Feeling a Draft

  The Roy Eldridge Quintet
  3:32
• 6
  Don’t Blame Me

  The Roy Eldridge Quintet
  3:14
• 7
  Echoes of Harlem

  The Roy Eldridge Quintet
  3:46
• 8
  I Can’t Get Started

  The Roy Eldridge Quintet
  3:24
• 9
  When It’s Sleepy Time Down South (alternate take)

  The Roy Eldridge Quintet
  3:03
• 10
  Echoes of Harlem (10″ LP master)

  The Roy Eldridge Quintet
  4:03
• 11
  A Foggy Day

  Roy Eldridge and His Orchestra
  5:44
• 12
  Blue Moon

  Roy Eldridge and His Orchestra
  4:00
• 13
  Stormy Weather

  Roy Eldridge and His Orchestra
  4:27
• 14
  Sweethearts on Parade

  Roy Eldridge and His Orchestra
  4:33
• 15
  If I Had You

  Roy Eldridge and His Orchestra
  3:48
• 16
  I Only Have Eyes for You

  Roy Eldridge and His Orchestra
  7:15
• 17
  Sweet Georgia Brown

  Roy Eldridge and His Orchestra
  4:32
• 18
  The Song Is Ended

  Roy Eldridge and His Orchestra
  3:35
• CD 3
• 1
  Sometimes I’m Happy

  Roy and Diz
  5:24
• 2
  Algo bueno

  Roy and Diz
  6:11
• 3
  Trumpet Blues

  Roy and Diz
  7:56
• 4
  The Heat’s On

  Roy and Diz
  6:29
• 5
  The Ballad Medley: I’m Through With Love / Can’t We Be Friends / Don’t You Think / I Don’t Know Why I Love You Like I Do / If I Had You

  Roy and Diz
  11:18
• 6
  Blue Moon

  Roy and Diz
  9:05
• 7
  I’ve Found a New Baby

  Roy and Diz
  9:15
• 8
  Pretty‐Eyed Baby

  Roy and Diz
  5:34
• 9
  I Can’t Get Started

  Roy and Diz
  10:59
• CD 4
• 1
  Limehouse Blues

  Roy and Diz
  9:55
• 2
  Steeplechase

  The Trumpets of Roy Eldridge, Dizzy Gillespie and Harry Edison
  17:26
• 3
  Tour de Force

  The Trumpets of Roy Eldridge, Dizzy Gillespie and Harry Edison
  11:09
• 4
  Ballad Medley: I’m Through With Love / The Nearness of You / Moonlight in Vermont / Summertime

  Dizzy Gillespie & Roy Eldridge
  8:41
• 5
  Les tricheurs

  Stan Getz et Roy Eldridge
  3:14
• 6
  Phil’s Tune
  4:22
• CD 5
• 1
  I Still Love Him So

  The Roy Eldridge–Benny Carter Orchestra
  5:46
• 2
  The Moon Is Low (LP version)

  The Roy Eldridge–Benny Carter Orchestra
  6:06
• 3
  I Missed My Hat

  The Roy Eldridge–Benny Carter Orchestra
  5:19
• 4
  Ballad Medley: I Remember You / Chelsea Bridge / I’ve Got the World on a String

  The Roy Eldridge–Benny Carter Orchestra
  6:18
• 5
  Polite Blues

  The Roy Eldridge–Benny Carter Orchestra
  8:35
• 6
  Close Your Eyes

  The Roy Eldridge–Benny Carter Orchestra
  2:39
• 7
  The Moon Is Low (78 version)

  The Roy Eldridge–Benny Carter Orchestra
  2:28
• 8
  The Moon Is Low (alternate take)

  The Roy Eldridge–Benny Carter Orchestra
  3:09
• 9
  I Missed My Hat (alternate take)

  The Roy Eldridge–Benny Carter Orchestra
  5:26
• 10
  Close Your Eyes (alternate take)

  The Roy Eldridge–Benny Carter Orchestra
  2:42
• 11
  Ballad Medley: I Remember You / Chelsea Bridge / I’ve Got the World on a String (alternate take)

  The Roy Eldridge–Benny Carter Orchestra
  5:44
• 12
  Where’s Art?

  Roy Eldridge and Alvin Stoller
  4:06
• 13
  I Don’t Know

  Roy Eldridge and Alvin Stoller
  4:36
• 14
  Striding

  Roy Eldridge and Alvin Stoller
  4:36
• 15
  Wailing

  Roy Eldridge and Alvin Stoller
  3:13
• CD 6
• 1
  That’s a Plenty

  Roy Eldridge and His Central Plaza Dixielanders
  5:35
• 2
  Royal Garden Blues

  Roy Eldridge and His Central Plaza Dixielanders
  6:16
• 3
  Jazz Me Blues

  Roy Eldridge and His Central Plaza Dixielanders
  4:42
• 4
  Tin Roof Blues

  Roy Eldridge and His Central Plaza Dixielanders
  7:32
• 5
  Struttin’ With Some Barbecue

  Roy Eldridge and His Central Plaza Dixielanders
  5:31
• 6
  Black and Blue

  Roy Eldridge and His Central Plaza Dixielanders
  7:38
• 7
  Bugle Call Rag

  Roy Eldridge and His Central Plaza Dixielanders
  5:06
• 8
  Ja‐Da

  Roy Eldridge and His Central Plaza Dixielanders
  4:37
• 9
  Royal Garden Blues (alternate take)

  Roy Eldridge and His Central Plaza Dixielanders
  5:48
• 10
  Music for a Stripteaser

  Ralph Burns
  4:01
• 11
  Sprang

  Ralph Burns
  4:39
• CD 7
• 1
  It Never Entered My Mind

  Russell Garcia and Strings with Roy Eldridge
  2:00
• 2
  You’re Blasé

  Russell Garcia and Strings with Roy Eldridge
  3:17
• 3
  A Foggy Day

  Russell Garcia and Strings with Roy Eldridge
  2:32
• 4
  Stars Fell on Alabama

  Russell Garcia and Strings with Roy Eldridge
  2:26
• 5
  Can’t We Be Friends

  Russell Garcia and Strings with Roy Eldridge
  2:40
• 6
  I Can’t Get Started

  Russell Garcia and Strings with Roy Eldridge
  3:10
• 7
  How Long Has This Been Going On

  Russell Garcia and Strings with Roy Eldridge
  3:06
• 8
  Have You Met Miss Jones

  Russell Garcia and Strings with Roy Eldridge
  2:52
• 9
  Our Love Is Here to Stay

  Russell Garcia and Strings with Roy Eldridge
  3:07
• 10
  Cheek to Cheek

  Russell Garcia and Strings with Roy Eldridge
  2:12
• 11
  They Can’t Take That Away From Me

  Russell Garcia and Strings with Roy Eldridge
  2:30
• 12
  Blue Moon

  Russell Garcia and Strings with Roy Eldridge
  3:17
• 13
  Bossa Nova

  The Roy “Little Jazz” Eldridge Quartet
  2:46
• 14
  The Way You Look Tonight

  The Roy “Little Jazz” Eldridge Quartet
  2:25
• 15
  Sweet Sue, Just You

  The Roy “Little Jazz” Eldridge Quartet
  2:28
• 16
  I’ve Got a Crush on You

  The Roy “Little Jazz” Eldridge Quartet
  2:25
• 17
  When I Grow Too Old to Dream

  The Roy “Little Jazz” Eldridge Quartet
  3:02
• 18
  Dreamy

  The Roy “Little Jazz” Eldridge Quartet
  2:41
• 19
  Honeysuckle Rose

  The Roy “Little Jazz” Eldridge Quartet
  4:16
• 20
  All the Things You Are

  The Roy “Little Jazz” Eldridge Quartet
  3:30
• 21
  Easy Living

  The Roy “Little Jazz” Eldridge Quartet
  3:48
• 22
  But Not for Me

  The Roy “Little Jazz” Eldridge Quartet
  3:19
• 23
  Song of the Islands

  The Roy “Little Jazz” Eldridge Quartet
  3:07
• 24
  Misty

  The Roy “Little Jazz” Eldridge Quartet
  2:48

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Release credits

• Al Cohn
  tenor saxophone [10-11]
• Al De Risi
  trumpet [10-11]
• Al Porcino
  trumpet [10-11]
• Alvin Stoller
  drums (drum set) [5.1-15, 2.1-11]
• Barney Kessel
  guitar [9-19]
• Benny Carter
  alto saxophone [1-11]
• Benny Morton
  trombone [1-9]
• Benny Moten
  double bass [13-24]
• Bernie Glow
  trumpet [10-11]
• Bruce MacDonald
  piano [1]
• Bruce McDonald
  piano [1-11]
• Buddy Rich
  drums (drum set) [4.2-3, 2.12-18]
• Buddy Tate
  tenor saxophone [1-4]
• Charlie Smith
  drums (drum set) [1-4]
• Clyde Lombardi
  double bass [1-4]
• Danny Bank
  baritone saxophone [10-11]
• Dick Wellstood
  piano [1-9]
• Dizzy Gillespie
  trumpet [3.1-9, 4.1-4], vocal [8]
• Eddie Barefield
  clarinet [1-9]
• Eddie Locke
  drums (drum set) [13-24]
• Flip Phillips
  tenor saxophone [10]
• George Williams
  arranger [5]
• Gus Johnson
  drums (drum set) [5-6]
• Hal McKusick
  alto saxophone [10-11]
• Herb Ellis
  guitar [2.1-18, 4.1-6, 3.1-9]
• J.C. Heard
  drums (drum set) [9-12]
• Jo Jones
  drums (drum set) [1.13-19, 6.1-9]
• John Lewis
  piano [4]
• John Simmons
  double bass [1-11]
• Lou Oles
  trumpet [10-11]
• Louie Bellson
  drums (drum set) [4.1, 3.1-9, 6.10-11]
• Oscar Peterson
  organ [9-19], piano [3.1-9, 2.1-18, 4.1-3, 4.5-6, 6.10-11]
• Ray Brown
  double bass [3.1-9, 4.1-6, 1.9-19, 6.10-11, 2.1-18]
• Ronnie Ball
  piano [13-24]
• Roy Eldridge
  flugelhorn [6, 10, 12-13], piano [15], trumpet [3.1-9, 7.1-24, 2.1-18, 4.1-6, 1.1-19, 5.1-5, 5.7-9, 5.11, 5.14-15, 6.1-11], vocal [1, 4, 11]
• Sam Marowitz
  alto saxophone [10-11]
• Stan Getz
  tenor saxophone [5-6]
• Stan Levey
  drums (drum set) [4]
• Teddy Brannon
  piano [1-4]
• Walter Page
  double bass [1-9]
• Show all credits (40)

Issues

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  The Complete Verve Roy Eldridge Studio Sessions

  7x CD
  2003