Roy (Eldridge) Runs Low

[BeBop]

Just got an e-mail.

I've been reluctant to pick this up; how many vocals?

Edited July 20, 2008 by BeBop

[ghost of miles]

Anybody else get an apparently outdated e-mail? I got one touting the forthcoming Lester Young/Basie and Jonah Jones Mosaic Single. Called Mosaic to let 'em know... didn't see any news about the Eldridge in the message I got. (And glad I've already got it.)

Edit: Bebop, I don't recall many (any?) vocals, but I haven't listened to the set in at least a couple of years.

Edited June 25, 2008 by ghost of miles

[king ubu]

I got the mail a few minutes ago.

I don't remember any vocals, but it could be that there are a few in between and I forgot?

Fantastic set! Loads of great music! The session with Benny Carter, the two trumpet stuff with Dizzy, the one with Dizzy and Sweets, the album with Ronnie Ball, some sweet stuff w/strings... I got the Universal/European edition for a good prize, and while I wasn't sure I really needed it, I never regretted buying it at all!

[king ubu]

here's the mail:

MOSAIC SELECT - NEW RELEASE

Mosaic Select: Pendulum (MS-032) (3 CDs - $44)

In February 1978, saxophonist Dave Liebman assembled a formidable quintet with trumpeter Randy Brecker, pianist Richie Beirach, bassist Frank Tusa and drummer Al Foster. The gig was recorded and one stunning album was released on Artists House. Liebman recently revisited those tapes and has come up with 3 CDs of post-bop heaven with scorching versions of Solar, Well You Needn't, Blue Bossa, Impressions and more.

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The Helen Merrill- Dick Katz Sessions (#1019) (CD - $15)

In the mid '60s Helen Merrill and Dick Katz collaborated on two magnificent albums, "The Feeling Is Mutual" and "A Shade Of Difference", both originally issued on the Milestone label. These were the greatest example of Merrill's artistry since her collaborations with Gil Evans and Clifford Brown. The repertoire fits her like a glove and sidemen include Thad Jones, Gary Bartz, Jim Hall, Katz, Ron Carter and Elvin Jones. Both albums are on one CD for the first time.

Helen Merrill - Casa Forte (#1020) (CD - $15)

In 1980, she collaborated with her future husband, arranger extraordinaire Torrie Zito and he created the gorgeous setting for a career-defining signature album.

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The Complete Verve Roy Eldridge Studio Sessions (#222) 7 CDs - $119

"Few jazz trumpeters-even the young Louis Armstrong-have achieved Eldridge's pure, graceful hotness. Yet he is often academically dismissed as being merely the connecting link between Armstrong, who unwittingly formed the style of almost every trumpeter (Eldridge included) of the twenties and thirties, and Dizzy Gillespie, who, in turn, influenced (after a brief period as an admirer of Eldridge) almost every trumpeter of the forties and fifties. Eldridge is, however, far more than a transitional agent, for his is a highly original musician whose dignity and intense inventiveness are, at times, peerless.

His style is wild and dancing and nervous, he seems to bite at, instead of merely blow, his notes, which rise in sudden, breathtaking swoops to the upper registers of his instrument or plummet to the low registers, where he often achieves a bleary, guttural sound. Eldridge also possesses a gift that is rare among jazz musicians; at his best-his unruly imagination now and then outruns his sizable technique-his solos are marvels of spontaneous construction, which march with a steady, unbreakable logic from oblique, studied beginnings to soaring, hats-off climaxes. When this happens, one gets the impression that Eldridge has exhausted for all time the melodic potential of the material at hand."

- Whitney Balliett, Sound of Surprise

NEW ADDITION TO OUR UPCOMING RELEASE SCHEDULE

The Complete Clef / Mercury Recordings of the Oscar Peterson Trio (1951-1953) - 7 CDs

This collection captures this remarkable pianist during his early years on Norman Granz' Clef label. Granz' aim for these sessions was to showcase the Peterson touch in a series of songbook albums which included interpretations of Cole Porter, Irving Berlin, George Gershwin, Duke Ellington, Jerome Kern, Richard Rodgers and Vincent Youmans. Peterson and his trio (mostly backed by Barney Kessel's guitar and Ray Brown's bass), execute these classics superlatively and have long been out of print.

Not only are the complete songbooks from those early years present but a number of other highlights include: rare singles only issued on 78 and 45; 8 previously unissued performances of which only 2 are alternate takes; the "Oscar Peterson Sings" album; the "Oscar Peterson Plays Pretty" album where Irving Ashby substitutes for Kessel; and an OP Quartet date with Alvin Stoller on drums that includes a swinging "The Astaire Blues" and "Tea For Two". Most of the set came from the original master tapes and rare photos from the Institute of Jazz Studies and photographer Esther Bubley decorate the insights of jazz historian John McDonough's wonderful notes.

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[king ubu]

THE COMPLETE VERVE ROY ELDRIDGE STUDIO SESSIONS (MD7-222)

DISC ONE

1. Baby, What's The Matter With You (A) 3:19

(T. Brannon-S. Theard)

2. Yard Dog (A) 2:53

(R. Eldridge-B. Harding)

3. Sweet Lorraine (A) 2:49

(C. Burwell-M. Parish)

4. Jumbo The Elephant (A) 2:46

(R. Eldridge-Astor)

5. Basin Street Blues (B) 2:40

(Spencer Williams)

6. I Remember Harlem (B) 3:28

(Eldridge-Williams-Dade)

7. Easter Parade (B) 2:48

(Irving Berlin)

8. I See Everybody's Baby (B) 2:51

(G. Williams-R. Dade)

9. Roy's Riff © 3:08

(Roy Eldridge)

10. Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams © 3:19

(Barris-Koehler-Moll)

11. Rockin' Chair © 3:13

(Hoagy Carmichael)

12. Little Jazz © 2:35

(R, Eldridge-B. Harding)

13. Love For Sale (D) 3:39

(Cole Porter)

14. Dale's Wail (D) 3:35

(Roy Eldridge)

15. The Man I Love (D) 3:39

(G. Gershwin-I. Gershwin)

16. Oscar's Arrangement (D) 2:41

(Roy Eldridge)

17. Dale's Wail (alternate take 10) (D) 3:02

(Roy Eldridge)

18. Dale's Wail (alternate take 12) (D) 3:26

(Roy Eldridge)

19. Dale's Wail (alternate take 13) (D) 3:36

(Roy Eldridge)

DISC TWO

1. Willow Weep For Me (E) 3:18

(Ann Ronnell)

2. Somebody Loves Me (E) 3:30

(Gershwin-MacDonald-DeSylva)

3. When Your Lover Has Gone (E) 3:06

(Einer Swan)

4. When It's Sleepy Time Down South (E) 3:03

(Rene-Rene-Muse)

5. Feeling A Draft (E) 3:30

(Roy Eldridge)

6. Don't Blame Me (E) 3:12

(J. McHugh-D. Fields)

7.Echoes Of Harlem (E) 3:43

(Duke Ellington)

8. I Can't Get Started (E) 3:21

(V. Duke-I. Gershwin)

9. When It's Sleepy Time Down South (alternate take) (E) 3:01

(Rene-Rene-Muse)

10. Echoes Of Harlem (10� LP master) (E) 4:01

(Duke Ellington)

11. A Foggy Day (F) 5:41

(G. Gershwin-I. Gershwin)

12. Blue Moon (F) 3:57

(R. Rodgers-L. Hart)

13. Stormy Weather (F) 4:25

(H. Arlen-T. Koehler)

14. Sweethearts On Parade (F) 4:32

(C. Lombardo-C. Newman)

15. If I Had You (F) 3:46

(Campbell-Connolly-Shapiro)

16. I Only Have Eyes For You (F) 7:13

(H. Warren-A. Dubin)

17. Sweet Georgia Brown (F) 4:31

(Casey-Bernie-Pinkard)

18. The Song Is Ended (F) 3:32

(Irving Berlin)

DISC THREE

1. Sometimes I�m Happy (G) 5:21

(Youmans-Caesar-Grey)

2. Algo Bueno (G) 6:09

(Dizzy Gillespie)

3. Trumpet Blues (G) 7:53

(D. Gillespie-R. Eldridge)

4. The Heat�s On (G) 6:27

(Roy Eldridge)

5. The Ballad Medley (G) 11:15

I�m Through With Love

(Malneck Livingston-Kahn)

Can�t We Be Friends

(K. Swift-P. James)

Don�t You Think

(Stuff Smith)

I Don�t Know Why I Love You Like I Do

(F. Ahlert-R. Turk)

If I Had You

(Campbell-Connolly-Shapiro)

6. Blue Moon (G) 9:02

(R. Rodgers-L. Hart)

7. I�ve Found A New Baby (G) 9:14

(J. Palmer-S. Williams)

8. Pretty Eyed Baby (G) 5:31

(Williams-Mosley-Johnson)

9. I Can�t Get Started (G) 10:56

(V. Duke-I. Gershwin)

DISC FOUR

1. Limehouse Blues (G) 9:53

(P. Braham-D. Furber)

2. Steeplechase (K) 17:25

(Peterson-Eldridge-Gillespie-Edison)

3. Tour De Force (K) 11:07

(Dizzy Gillespie)

4. Ballad Medley: (M) 8:39

I�m Through With Love

Malneck Livingston-Kahn)

The Nearness Of You

(H. Carmichael-N. Washington)

Moonlight In Vermont

(K. Suessdorf-J. Blackburn)

Summertime

(G. Gershwin-D. Heyward)

5. Les Tricheurs (O) 3:12

(Roy Eldridge-Stan Getz)

6. Phil�s Tune (O) 4:20

(Roy Eldridge)

DISC FIVE

1. I Still Love Him So (J) 5:44

(Benny Carter)

2. The Moon Is Low (LP version) (J) 6:03

(N. H. Brown-A. Freed)

3. I Missed My Hat (J) 5:17

(Roy Eldridge)

4. Ballad Medley: (J) 6:16

I Remember You

(V. Schwertzinger-J. Mercer)

Chelsea Bridge

(Billy Strayhorn)

I've Got The World On A String

(H. Arlen-T. Koehler)

5. Polite Blues (J) 8:33

(Roy Eldridge)

6. Close Your Eyes (J) 2:37

(Bernice Petkere)

7. The Moon Is Low (78 version) (J) 2:26

(N. H. Brown-A. Freed)

8. The Moon Is Low (alternate take) (J) 3:06

(N. H. Brown-A. Freed)

9. I Missed My Hat (alternate take) (J) 5:23

(Roy Eldridge)

10. Close Your Eyes (alternate take) (J) 2:40

(Bernice Petkere)

11. Ballad Medley: (alternate take) (J) 5:41

I Remember You

(V. Schwertzinger-J. Mercer)

Chelsea Bridge

(Billy Strayhorn)

I've Got The World On A String

(H. Arlen-T. Koehler)

12. Where's Art? (I) 4:04

(Roy Eldridge)

13. I Don't Know (I) 4:34

(Roy Eldridge)

14. Striding (I) 4:34

(Roy Eldridge)

15. Wailing (I) 3:10

(Roy Eldridge)

DISC SIX

1. That's A Plenty (L) 5:33

(L. Pollack-R. Gilbert)

2. Royal Garden Blues (L) 6:13

(C. Williams-S. Williams)

3. Jazz Me Blues (L) 4:40

(Tom Delaney)

4. Tin Roof Blues (L) 7:30

(Pollack-Brunies-Rappolo-Stitzel-Mares-Melrose)

5. Struttin' With Some Barbecue (L) 5:29

(Lil Armstrong)

6. Black And Blue (L) 7:36

(Razaf-Waller-Brooks)

7. Bugle Call Rag (L) 5:05

(Schnoebel-Meyer-Pettis)

8. Ja-Da (L) 4:35

(Bob Carleton)

9. Royal Garden Blues (alternate take) (L) 5:46

(C. Williams-S. Williams)

10. Music For A Stripteaser (H) 3:59

(Ralph Burns)

11. Sprang (H) 4:37

(Ralph Burns)

DISC SEVEN

1. It Never Entered My Mind (N) 1:56

(R. Rodgers-L. Hart)

2. You�re Blas� (N) 3:15

(O. Hamilton-B. Sivier)

3. A Foggy Day (N) 2:30

(G. Gershwin-I. Gershwin)

4. Stars Fell On Alabama (N) 2:24

(Perkins-M. Parish)

5. Can�t We Be Friends (N) 2:37

(K. Swift-P. James)

6. I Can�t Get Started (N) 3:08

(V. Duke-I. Gershwin)

7. How Long Has This Been Going On (N) 3:04

(G. Gershwin-I. Gershwin)

8. Have You Met Miss Jones (N) 2:50

(R. Rodgers-L. Hart)

9. Our Love Is Here To Stay (N) 3:04

(G. Gershwin-I. Gershwin)

10. Cheek To Cheek (N) 2:10

(Irving Berlin)

11. They Can�t Take That Away From Me (N) 2:28

(G. Gershwin-I. Gershwin)

12. Blue Moon (N) 3:15

(R. Rodgers-L. Hart)

13. Bossa Nova (P) 2:44

(Roy Eldridge)

14. The Way You Look Tonight (P) 2:23

(J. Kern-D. Fields)

15. Sweet Sue, Just You (P) 2:25

(V. Young-W. Harris)

16. I�ve Got A Crush On You (P) 2:22

(G. Gershwin-I. Gershwin)

17. When I Grow To Old To Dream (P) 3:00

(S. Romberg-O. Hammerstein)

18. Dreamy (P) 2:39

(Erroll Garner)

19. Honeysuckle Rose (P) 4:14

(F. Waller-A. Razaf)

20. All The Things You Are (P) 3:27

(J. Kern-O. Hammerstein)

21. Easy Living (P) 3:46

(L. Robin-R. Rainger)

22. But Not For Me (P) 3:17

(G. Gershwin-I. Gershwin)

23. Song Of The Islands (P) 3:05

(Charles E. King)

24. Misty (P) 2:45

(E. Garner-J. Burke)

DISCOGRAPHY

The original U.S. Clef, Norgran and Verve issue numbers are given for the purposes of this discography. Compilations and foreign issues are not included, unless they contain first issues of material. All Clef and Verve issue numbers without any letter prefix are singles, which were issued in both 78 and 45 formats.

(A) ROY ELDRIDGE AND HIS ORCHESTRA: Roy Eldridge (tp, vcl), Buddy Tate (ts), Teddy Brannon (p), Clyde Lombardi (b), Charlie Smith (d).

NYC, August 1951

579-6 Baby, What�s The Matter With You? (RE-vcl) Clef 8996

580-6 Yard Dog Clef 8955

581-3 Sweet Lorraine -

582-5 Jumbo The Elephant (RE, band-vcl) Clef 8996

Note: All titles issued on Clef EPC158, MGC113, MGC704, Verve MGV8088. _____________________________________________________________________________

(B) ROY ELDRIDGE WITH STRINGS -1 / ROY ELDRIDGE AND HIS ORCHESTRA -2: Roy Eldridge (tp), unknown (flute), (fr horn), (strings), (p), (g), (b), (d), George Williams (dir).

NYC, December 1951

644-6 Basin Street Blues -1 Clef 8962

645-2 I Remember Harlem -1 -

646-4 Easter Parade -2 Clef 8975

647-3 I See Everybody�s Baby -2 -

Note: All titles issued on Clef EPC131, MGC113, MGC704, Verve MGV8088. _____________________________________________________________________________

© THE ROY ELDRIDGE QUINTET: Roy Eldridge (tp,vcl), Oscar Peterson (org), Barney Kessel (g), Ray Brown (b), J.C. Heard (d).

NYC, February 13, 1953

1081-2 Roy�s Riff Clef 89087

1082-1 Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams Clef 89097

1083-7 Rockin� Chair (RE-vcl) Clef 89087

1084-4 Little Jazz Clef 89097

Note: All titles issued on Clef EPC199, MGC150, MGC704, Verve MGV8088. _____________________________________________________________________________

(D) THE ROY ELDRIDGE QUINTET: Roy Eldridge (tp), Oscar Peterson (org), Barney Kessel (g), Ray Brown (b), Jo Jones (d).

Fulton Studios, NYC, April 23, 1953

1222-1 Love For Sale Clef 89056

1223-5 Dale�s Wail -

1224-3 The Man I Love Clef (Au) CL011 (45)

1225-2 Oscar�s Arrangement -

1223-10 Dale�s Wail (alt) previously unissued

1223-12 Dale�s Wail (alt) previously unissued

1223-13 Dale�s Wail (alt) previously unissued

Note: All issued titles on Clef EPC200, MGC150, MGC705, Verve MGV8089. Take 13 of Dale�s Wail was originally chosen as the master take, but take 5 was ultimately used for release. The alternate takes of Dale's Wail were recorded at the end of the session. _____________________________________________________________________________

(E) THE ROY ELDRIDGE QUINTET: Roy Eldridge (tp), Oscar Peterson (p), Herb Ellis (g), Ray Brown (b), Alvin Stoller (d).

Radio Recorders, LA, December 10, 1953

1379-6 Willow Weep For Me Clef 89110

1380-2 Somebody Loves Me -

1381-1 When Your Lover Has Gone Clef 89123

1382-8 When It�s Sleepy Time Down South Clef 89116

1382-9 When It�s Sleepy Time Down South (alt) previously unissued

1383-1 Feeling A Draft

1384-2 Don�t Blame Me

1385-3 Echoes Of Harlem Clef 89116

1385-4 Echoes Of Harlem (10� LP master)

1386-3 I Can�t Get Started Clef 89123

Note: For 1384, discographies and Verve files list take �1, which is actually a false start, as the master.

All titles (except 1382-9 & 1385-3) issued on Clef MGC162

All titles (except 1382-9 & 1385-4) issued on Clef MGC705, Verve MGV8089 _____________________________________________________________________________

(F) ROY ELDRIDGE AND HIS ORCHESTRA: Roy Eldridge (tp), Oscar Peterson (p), Herb Ellis (g), Ray Brown (b), Buddy Rich (d).

Fine Sound, NYC, September 15, 1954

1961-1 If I Had You

1962-2 Blue Moon

1963-5 Stormy Weather

1964-1 Sweethearts On Parade

1965-3 A Foggy Day

1966-1 I Only Have Eyes For You

1967-1 Sweet Georgia Brown

1968-1 The Song Is Ended

Note: All titles issued on Clef MGC683, Verve MGV8068. _____________________________________________________________________________

(G) ROY AND DIZ: Roy Eldridge, Dizzy Gillespie (tp,vcl), Oscar Peterson (p), Herb Ellis (g), Ray Brown (b), Louie Bellson (d).

Radio Recorders, LA, October 29, 1954

2016-1 Sometimes I�m Happy Clef MGC671, MGC730

2017-3 Algo Bueno Clef MGC641, MGC731

2018-1 Trumpet Blues - -

2019-1 The Heat�s On Verve PR2-3

2020-1 The Ballad Medley: Clef MGC671, MGC730

I�m Through With Love (D. Gillespie)

Can�t We Be Friends (R. Eldridge)

Don�t You Think (O. Peterson)

I Don�t Know Why I Love You Like I Do (D. Gillespie)

If I Had You (R. Eldridge)

2021-1 Blue Moon Clef MGC671, MGC731

2022-1 I�ve Found A New Baby Clef MGC641, MGC730

2023-5 Pretty Eyed Baby (RE, DG-vcl) Clef MGC641, MGC731

2024-1 I Can�t Get Started Clef MGC641, MGC730

2025-6 Limehouse Blues Clef MGC671, MGC731

MGC730=Verve MGV8109.

MGC731=Verve MGV8110. _____________________________________________________________________________

(H) RALPH BURNS: Roy Eldridge (tp), Flip Phillips �1 (ts) with the Ralph Burns Orchestra: Al De Risi, Bernie Glow, Lou Oles, Al Porcino (tp), Hal McKusick, Sam Markowitz (as), Al Cohn (ts), Danny Bank (bari), Oscar Peterson (p), Ray Brown (b), Louie Bellson (d), Ralph Burns (arr)

NYC, February 4, 1955

2256-5 Music For A Stripteaser �1 Norgran MGN 1028, Verve MGV 8121

2257-3 Sprang - -

Note: Roy Eldridge does not play on the remaining six tunes from this album. _____________________________________________________________________________

(I) ROY ELDRIDGE AND ALVIN STOLLER: Roy Eldridge (tp, flg-1, p with overdubbed tp-2), Alvin Stoller (d).

Radio Recorders, LA, March 21, 1955

2292-1 Where�s Art? -1

2293-1 I Don�t Know -1

2294-1 Striding

2295-7 Wailing -2

Note: All titles issued on Verve MGV8202, CD 314 531 637-2. This session was originally scheduled for release on Clef MGC716. _____________________________________________________________________________

(J) THE ROY ELDRIDGE-BENNY CARTER ORCHESTRA: Roy Eldridge (tp, flh-1), Benny Carter (as), Bruce McDonald (p), John Simmons (b), Alvin Stroller (d).

Radio Recorders, LA, March 23, 1955

2296-1 I Still Love Him So

2297-1 The Moon Is Low (LP take)

2297-2 The Moon Is Low (alt) previously unissued

2297-3 The Moon Is Low (78 take) Verve 89143

2298-3 Close Your Eyes (alt) -1

2298-4 Close Your Eyes (78 take) -1 Verve 89143

2299-1 I Missed My Hat (alt)

2299-2 I Missed My Hat

2300-1 Polite Blues

2301-1 Ballad Medley: previously unissued

I Remember You/

Chelsea Bridge/

I�ve Got The World On A String

2301-2 Ballad Medley:

I�ll Remember You/

Chelsea Bridge/

I�ve Got The World On A String

Note: Matrices 2296, 2297, 2298-4, 2292-2, 2300 and 2301-2 were issued on Verve MGV8202.

All titles, except 2297-2 and 2301-1, issued on CD 314 531 637-2 _____________________________________________________________________________

(K) THE TRUMPETS OF ROY ELDRIDGE, DIZZY GILLESPIE, HARRY EDISON: Harry Edison, Dizzy Gillespie, Roy Eldridge (tp), Oscar Peterson (p), Herb Ellis (g), Ray Brown (b), Buddy Rich (d).

Radio Recorders, LA, November 2, 1955

2540-1 Tour De Force Verve MGV8212

2541-3 Steeplechase - _____________________________________________________________________________

(L) ROY ELDRIDGE AND HIS CENTRAL PLAZA DIXIELANDERS: Roy Eldridge (tp), Benny Morton (tb), Eddie Barefield (cl), Dick Wellstood (p), Walter Page (b), Jo Jones (d).

Fine Sound, NYC, June 3, 1956

2815-1 Royal Garden Blues (alt) previously unissued

2815-2 Royal Garden Blues

2816-1 That�s A Plenty

2817-1 Tin Roof Blues

2818-3 Jazz Me Blues

2819-4 Ja-Da

2820-1 Struttin� With Some Barbecue

2821-1 (What Did I Do To Be So) Black And Blue

2822-4 Bugle Call Rag

Note: All but the first title issued on Verve MGV1010. _____________________________________________________________________________

(M) DIZZY GILLESPIE & ROY ELDRIDGE: Dizzy Gillespie, Roy Eldridge (tp), John Lewis (p), Herb Ellis (g), Ray Brown (b), Stan Levey (d).

Radio Recorders, LA, October 16, 1956

4028-2 Ballad Medley: Verve MGV8212

I�m Through With Love (R. Eldridge)

The Nearness Of You (D. Gillespie)

Moonlight In Vermont (R. Eldridge)

Summertime (D. Gillespie)

Note: Most discographies have incorrectly assumed that Oscar Peterson is the pianist on this session. _____________________________________________________________________________

(N) RUSSELL GARCIA AND STRINGS WITH ROY ELDRIDGE: Roy Eldridge (tp), unknown (strings), (harp), (p), (g), (b), (d), Russell Garcia (dir, arr).

Capitol Studios, LA October 10, 1957

21601-7 Have You Met Miss Jones

21602-8 I Can't Get Started

21603-5 Blue Moon

21604-4 How Long Has This Been Going On

21605-4 Our Love Is Here To Stay

same as above

Capitol Studios, LA October 11, 1957

21606-4 Stars Fell On Alabama

21607-5 You're Blase

21608-7 They Can't Take That Away From Me

21609-7 Can't We Be Friends

21610-6 It Never Entered My Mind

21611-8 Cheek To Cheek

21600-3 A Foggy Day

Note: All titles issued on Verve MGV2088 _____________________________________________________________________________

(O) SOUNDTRACK: Roy Eldridge (tp), Stan Getz-1 (ts), Oscar Peterson (p), Herb Ellis (g), Ray Brown (b), Gus Johnson (d).

Paris, May 1, 1958

1389 Les Tricheurs �1 Barclay (F) EP-

74024

1391 Phil�s Tune -

Note: Roy Eldridge does not play on the two remaining tunes from this session. All four tunes were issued as bonus tracks on CD 314 521 674-2. _____________________________________________________________________________

(P) THE ROY "LITTLE JAZZ" ELDRIDGE QUARTET: Roy Eldridge (tp), Ronnie Ball (p), Ben Moten (b), Eddie Locke (d).

Nola Studios, NYC, June 2 & 3, 1960

26662-5 The Way You Look Tonight

26663-6 I've Got A Crush On You

26664-2 Song Of The Islands

26665-5 Dreamy

26666-5 Sweet Sue

26667-19 When I Grow Too Old To Dream

26668-5 Easy Living

26669-3 Honeysuckle Rose

26670-5 But Not For Me

26671-2 All The Things You Are

26672-1 Bossa Nova

26673-5 Misty

All titles issued on Verve MGV8389 _________________________________________________________________________

EPs:

Clef EPC 131 Roy Eldridge With Strings

Clef EPC 158 Roy Eldridge And His Orchestra

Clef EPC 199 The Roy Eldridge Quintet

Clef EPC 200 The Roy Eldridge Quintet

10" LPs:

Clef MGC 113 Roy Eldridge Collates

Clef MGC 150 The Roy Eldridge Quintet

Clef MGC 162 The Strolling Mr. Eldridge

12� LPs:

Clef MGC 641 Roy And Diz

Clef MGC 671 Roy And Diz, Vol.2

Clef MGC 683 Roy Eldridge � Little Jazz

Clef MGC 704 Roy Eldridge � Rockin� Chair

Clef MGC 705 Roy Eldridge � Dale�s Wail

Clef MGC 730 Roy Eldridge and Dizzy Gillespie � Trumpet Battle

Clef MGC 731 Roy Eldridge and Dizzy Gillespie � The Trumpet Kings

Norgran MGN 1028 Ralph Burns Among the JATPs

Verve MGV 1010 Roy Eldridge and His Central Plaza Dixielanders � Swing Goes Dixie

Verve MGV 2088 Roy Eldridge � That Warm Feeling

Verve MGV 8068 Roy Eldridge � Little Jazz

Verve MGV 8088 Roy Eldridge � Rockin� Chair

Verve MGV 8089 Roy Eldridge � Dale�s Wail

Verve MGV 8109 Roy Eldridge and Dizzy Gillespie � Trumpet Battle

Verve MGV 8110 Roy Eldridge and Dizzy Gillespie � The Trumpet Kings

Verve MGV 8121 Ralph Burns Among the JATPs

Verve MGV 8202 The Urbane Jazz of Roy Eldridge-Benny Carter

Verve MGV 8212 Tour de Force

Verve MGV 8389 Roy Eldridge � Swingin� on the Town

Verve PR2-3 Various Artists - The Greatest Names in Jazz (3 LPs)

CDs

Verve 314 521 674-2 Herb Ellis � Nothin� But the Blues Verve 314 531 637-2 Benny Carter � New Jazz Sounds � The Urbane Sessions

Original sessions produced by Norman Granz (A-N), unknown (O) and Val Valentin (P).

Produced for release by Michael Cuscuna and Scott Wenzel

Tape transfers: Ellen Fitton

Mastered using 24-bit resolution by Malcolm Addey at the Malcolm Addey Studio, New York City

Session (P) is stereo. All other selections are mono.

Special thanks to the Institute Of Jazz Studies and Lily Salinas and Jessica Ruiz at the Universal tape vault.

Producer�s note:

All selections are taken from the original tape masters, except sessions A and B which were dubbed onto tape from the original acetates. There is peak distortion throughout session L. The bad edit on Bossa Nova (P) is on the album master.

All tracks courtesy of The Verve Music Group.

This compilation (p)2003 Universal Music Enterprises, a Division of UMG Recordings Inc., Santa Monica, CA 90404-U.S.A. Manufactured by Universal Music Enterprises. Warning: All rights reserved. Unauthorized duplication is a violation of applicable laws.

�2003 Mosaic Records L.L.C., 35 Melrose Place, Stamford, CT 06902. All rights reserved.

[kh1958]

Just got an e-mail.

I've been reluctant to pick this up; how many vocals?

Reluctance in this case is a folly. It's a great set.

[Van Basten II]

Would recommend it also, great set.

[J.A.W.]

Just got an e-mail.

I've been reluctant to pick this up; how many vocals?

Beware if you don't like jazz-with-strings, there's quite a lot of it.

[B. Goren.]

Would recommend it also, great set.

[Van Basten II]

Just got an e-mail.

I've been reluctant to pick this up; how many vocals?

Beware if you don't like jazz-with-strings, there's quite a lot of it.

Generally it does bother me, but in this particular case i thought the strings fitted him well

Edited June 25, 2008 by Van Basten II

[BeBop]

Thanks, especially for general reaction to my concern about vocals. Lots of sessions show Eldridge or others "vcl", but I couldn't tell how many tracks were affected.

[BFrank]

I'm a little concerned about the strings, as well.

Are they unobtrusive, or do they dominate the sessions?

After a quick look through the discography, it didn't appear that there were that many sets that weren't small group recordings.

[John L]

This is one not to miss, some of the best trumpet playing ever recorded.

[mikelz777]

You can listen to samples of the entire box set here:

Roy Eldridge Mosaic samples.

[montg]

This is an exciting set and Eldridge is one of the greats. It's mostly small group jazz, few vocals (as others have noted). Eldridge has like a three octave range and a lot of the tempos are up---lots of heat

[paul secor]

Get it, Get it, Get it. You won't regret it.

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

Get it, Get it, Get it. You won't regret it.

Oh, all right then, if you say so.

MG

[JSngry]

For god's sake y'all, don't fuck up & let this one get away.

[trane_fanatic]

For god's sake y'all, don't fuck up & let this one get away.

Can't the same be said for 92.3% of all Mosaics?

[JSngry]

Nope.

Especially not lately.

[BeBop]

For god's sake y'all, don't fuck up & let this one get away.

Thanks. I needed that.

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

See? All the speculation in the "your next Mosaic" thread about what my next Mosaic was going to be was wrong.

MG

[BFrank]

Might have to break down and get this one.

I haven't bought a Mosaic since Max Roach. It's probably time ...

[Face of the Bass]

It seems like every time a Mosaic goes on Running Low all the fans come out imploring everyone to buy it. And I've had this one on my list for some time. But now I'm thinking, "Why do I need seven discs of Roy Eldridge?" And I don't have a good answer to that question.

[JSngry]

Please allow me to amplify - Roy Eldridge was one of htose "jazz musicians" who was in fact a True Force Of Nature (capitalization for once used without irony, subtext, or anything other than 100% love, respect, and awe). The music on this set is all consistently in line with that, even the mellow" stuff (hey, mellow is a part of nature to, if it's real).

So again - for god's sake y'all, don't fuck up & let this one get away