Roy Eldridge: Trumpet Giant

[EKE BBB]

Due out on April 26

4 CD box-set

[EKE BBB]

Track list:

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ROY ELDRIDGE

'LITTLE JAZZ TRUMPET GIANT'

Disc One (Swing Is Here)

1. (LOOKIE, LOOKIE, LOOKIE) HERE COMES COOKIE (Mack Gordon) 3.01

2. WHAT A LITTLE MOONLIGHT CAN DO (Harry MacGregor Woods) 2.58

3. SWEET LORRAINE (Mitchell Parish, Cliff Burwell) 3.02

4. SWINGIN’ ON THE FAMOUS DOOR (Roy Eldridge) 3.01

5. FAREWELL BLUES (Elmer Schoebel, Paul Mares, Leon Rappolo) 3.01

6. I HOPE GABRIEL LIKES MY MUSIC (Dave Franklin) 3.01

7. SWING IS HERE (Gene Krupa, Roy Eldridge, Chu Berry) 2.52

8. BLUE LOU (Edgar Sampson, Irving Mills) 3.05

9. STEALIN’ APPLES (Andy Razaf, Thomas Waller) 2.57

10. TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE (Clay Boland) 3.08

11. WARMIN’ UP (Teddy Wilson) 3.15

12. BLUES IN C SHARP MINOR (Teddy Wilson) 3.18

13. SHOE SHINE BOY (Sammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin) 3.31

14. WABASH STOMP (Roy Eldridge, Edgar Battle) 3.05

15. FLORIDA STOMP (Joe Eldridge, Edgar Battle, Clyde Hart) 2.53

16. HECKLER’S HOP (Roy Eldridge, Joe Eldridge, Edgar Battle) 2.33

17. THAT THING (Roy Eldridge) 2.56

18. SITTIN’ IN (Roy Eldridge) 2.11

19. STARDUST (Mitchell Parish, Hoagy Carmichael) 3.55

20. BODY AND SOUL (Frank Eyton, Robert Sour, Edward Heyman, John Green) 3.52

21. FORTY-SIX WEST FIFTY-TWO (Chu Berry, Milt Gabler) 2.32

22. S-H-I-N-E (Cecil Mack, Lew Brown, Ford Dabney) 4.04

23. ROY’S RIFFIN’ NOW (Unknown) 1.46

24. I’M GETTING SENTIMENTAL OVER YOU (Ned Washington, George Bassman) 2.56

25. HIGH SOCIETY (Walter Melrose, Porter Steele) 3.01

Disc Two (The Gasser)

1. SMACK (Leonard Feather) 2.39

2. I SURRENDER, DEAR (Gordon Clifford, Harry Barris) 4.37

3. I CAN’T BELIEVE THAT YOU’RE IN LOVE WITH ME

(Clarence Gaskill, James McHugh) 4.12

4. LET ME OFF UPTOWN (Redd Evans, Earl Bostic) 3.02

5. ROCKIN’ CHAIR (Hoagy Carmichael) 3.00

6. BALL OF FIRE (Roy Eldridge, Gene Krupa) 2.59

7. ROYAL FLUSH (Count Basie) 3.28

8. THE GASSER (Roy Eldridge) 2.53

9. JUMP THROUGH THE WINDOW (Roy Eldridge) 2.40

10. MINOR JIVE (Roy Eldridge) 2.41

11. TEA FOR TWO (Irving Caesar, Vincent Youmans) 3.23

12. DON’T BE THAT WAY (Mitchell Parish, Edgar Sampson, Benny Goodman) 3.17

13. I WANT TO BE HAPPY (Irving Caesar, Vincent Youmans) 3.01

14. FIESTA IN BRASS (Roy Eldridge, Emmett Berry, Joe Thomas) 2.58

15. ST. LOUIS BLUES (W.C. Handy) 2.36

16. AFTER YOU’VE GONE (Henry Creamer, Turner Layton) 3.01

17. THE SAD SACK (Buster Harding, Artie Shaw) 3.03

18. LITTLE JAZZ BOOGIE (Buster Harding) 2.46

19. EMBRACEABLE YOU (Ira Gershwin, George Gershwin) 3.26

20. LITTLE JAZZ (Buster Harding) 3.00

21. JUST FLOATIN’ ALONG (George Siravo, Artie Shaw) 3.03

22. SCUTTLEBUTT (John Carleton, Artie Shaw) 3.08

23. ALL THE CATS JOIN IN (Eddie Sauter, Alec Wilder, Ray Gilbert) 2.44

24. TIPPIN’ OUT (Buster Harding, Roy Eldridge) 2.45

25. LOVER, COME BACK TO ME (Oscar Hammerstein II, Sigmund Romberg) 3.08

Disc Three (Kind David In Paris...And Stockholm Too)

1. KING DAVID (Roy Eldridge) 3.00

2. IT DON’T MEAN A THING (IF IT AIN’T GOT THAT SWING) (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills) 3.00

3. WRAP YOUR TROUBLES IN DREAMS (Ted Koehler, Billy Moll, Harry Harris) 3.09

4. UNDECIDED (Sid Robin, Charlie Shavers) 3.23

5. AIN’T NO FLIES ON ME (Unknown) 3.18

6. THE MAN I LOVE (Ira Gershwin, George Gershwin) 3.31

7. EASTER PARADE (Irving Berlin) 2.55

8. WILD DRIVER (Roy Eldridge) 3.08

9. IF I HAD YOU (Ted Shapiro, Jimmy Campbell, Reg. Connelly) 3.32

10. NUTS (Roy Eldridge) 3.15

11. SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME (Ira Gershwin, George Gershwin) 3.07

12. GOLIATH BOUNCE (Roy Eldridge) 3.35

13. I REMEMBER HARLEM (Roy Eldridge) 2.53

14. BABY, DON’T DO ME LIKE THAT (Roy Eldridge) 3.23

15. L’ISLE ADAM (Roy Eldridge) 3.16

16. (WHAT DID I DO TO BE SO) BLACK & BLUE? (Andy Razaf, Harry Brooks, Fats Waller) 3.25

17. ECHOES OF HARLEM (Duke Ellington) 2.42

18. SCHOOLDAYS (Roy Eldridge) 2.51

19. SATURDAY NIGHT FISH FRY (Part 1) (Jordan, Walsh) 2.24

20. SATURDAY NIGHT FISH FRY (Part 2) (Jordan, Walsh) 2.31

21. THE HEAT’S ON (Roy Eldridge) 2.59

22. NO ROLLING BLUES (John Collins) 3.03

23. THEY RAIDED THE JOINT (Eldridge, Jackson, Page) 3.12

24. ESTRAD SWING (ROY’S GOT RHYTHM) (Roy Eldridge) 3.23

25. HOPPIN’ JOHN (Roy Eldridge) 3.07

Disc Four (Dale's Wail)

1. SCOTTIE (George Duvivier) 2.58

2. OH! SHUT UP (Roy Eldridge) 3.09

3. HOLLYWOOD PASTIME (Dorsey) 3.59

4. I’D LOVE HIM SO (Benny Carter) 3.24

5. THE HEAT IS ON (TRES CHAUD) (Roy Eldridge) 3.23

6. WILD MAN BLUES (Lil Hardin) 3.47

7. FIREWORKS (Clarence Williams) 2.58

8. BABY, WHAT’S THE MATTER WITH YOU? (Roy Eldridge) 3.20

9. YARD DOG (Roy Eldridge, Buster Harding) 2.54

10. SWEET LORRAINE (Mitchell Parish, Cliff Burwell) 2.50

11. JUMBO THE ELEPHANT (Roy Eldridge) 2.47

12. BASIN STREET BLUES (Spencer Williams) 2.42

13. I REMEMBER HARLEM (Roy Eldridge) 3.29

14. EASTER PARADE (Irving Berlin) 2.49

15. I SEE EVERYBODY’S BABY (Astor, Williams) 2.52

16. ROY’S RIFF (Roy Eldridge) 3.07

17. WRAP YOUR TROUBLES IN DREAMS (Ted Koehler, Billy Moll, Harry Barris) 3.18

18. ROCKIN’ CHAIR (Hoagy Carmichael) 3.12

19. LITTLE JAZZ (Buster Harding) 2.35

20. LOVE FOR SALE (Cole Porter) 3.39

21. DALE’S WAIL (Roy Eldridge) 3.36

22. ST. LOUIS BLUES (Parts 1& 2) (W.C. Handy) 6.18

[EKE BBB]

I´d like to compare it with the recent Avid 3 CD box-set:

(from their website)

Roy Eldridge - Little Jazz Giant

CD BOX SET AMBX137 ( 5022810213727)

76 sides recorded between 1935 & 1952

Featuring Teddy Wilson, Coleman Hawkins, Artie Shaw, Barney Kessel, Zoot Sims, Dick Hyman, Buddy Tate, Oscar Peterson...and many more!

Continuing AVID Entertainment's Gold Remasters 3 x CD Box Set series we present one of the unsung jazz trumpet hero's of the classic jazz era…Roy Eldridge, "The Little Jazz Giant".

Our musical journey begins in 1935 with The Delta Four before Roy was invited to front his own swing combo in 1937, a period he was to look back on as the happiest of his playing life.

There followed a period of big band success before Roy joined Artie Shaw in 1944 as a featured sideman on an astronomical $500 a week!

Following appearances in Europe including Paris and Stockholm, two great jazz cities, Roy returned to New York to fulfil an ambition to record with strings before finishing off our musical journey with four tracks recorded with Oscar Peterson in 1952.

CD1

1. Swingin' On That Famous Door

2. Farewell Blues

3. Mary Had A Little Lamb

4. Wabash Stomp

5. Florida Stomp

6. Heckler's Hop

7. Where The Lazy River Goes By

8. That Thing

9. After You've Gone

10. The Gasser

11. Jump Through The Window

12. I Can't Get Started

13. After You've Gone

14. Body And Soul

15. Fish Market

16. Twilight Time

17. Little Jazz Boogie

18. Embraceable You

19. All The Cats Join In

20. Ain't That A Shame?

21. Hi Ho Trailus Boot Whip

22. Tippin' Out

23. Yard Dog

24. Lover, Come Back To Me

25. Rockin' Chair

26. It's The Talk Of The Tow

CD2

1. Don't Be That Way

2. I Want To Be Happy

3. Fiesta In Brass

4. St Louis Blues

5. I Only Have Eyes For You

6. 'S'wonderful

7. I'm In The Mood For Love

8. "Bean" At The Met

9. The Grabtown Grapple

10. The Sad Sack

11. Little Jazz

12. Scuttlebutt

13. Mysterioso

14. Hop Skip And Jump

15. The Gentle Grifter

16. King David

17. Undecided

18. Ain't No Flies On Me

19. Wild Driver

20. If I Had You

21. Nuts

22. Goliath Bounce

23. I Remember Harlem

24. L'isle Adam

25. Tu Disais Que Tu M'aimais

CD3

1. I'd Love Him So

2. Fireworks

3. Wild Man Blues

4. Echoes Of Harlem

5. School Days

6. Saturday Night Fish Fry - Part 1

7. Saturday Night Fish Fry - Part 2

8. The Heat's On

9. No Rolling Blues

10. They Raided The Joint

11. Roy's Got Rhythm

12. Nappin' John

13. Scottie

14. Baby, What's The Matter With You?

15. Yard Dog

16. Sweet Lorraine

17. Jumbo The Elephant

18. Basin Street Blues

19. I Remember Harlem

20. Easter Parade

21. I See Everybody's Baby

22. Roy's Riff

23. Wrap You Troubles In Dreams

24. Rockin' Chair

25. Little Jazz

...but I´m too lazy!

[montg]

I picked up the Avid box set a few months ago. I was disappointed in the remastering of the Decca big band sides--very cramped and compressed....unususal because Avid is generally pretty good.

[RDK]

Ooohh. This could be a very nice set!