Little Jazz Explained

Little Jazz
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Roy Eldridge
Cover:	Little Jazz.jpg
Released:	1955
Recorded:	September 14, 1954 Fine Sound Studios, NYC
Genre:	Jazz
Label:	Clef MGC 683
Producer:	Norman Granz
Chronology:	Roy Eldridge
Prev Title:	Dale's Wail
Prev Year:	1954
Next Title:	Roy and Diz
Next Year:	1954

Little Jazz is an album by American jazz trumpeter Roy Eldridge recorded in 1954 and originally released on the Clef label.^{[1] [2]} "Little Jazz" was Roy Eldridge's nickname.

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 4½ stars.^[3]

Track listing

1. "A Foggy Day" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 5:44
2. "Blue Moon" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 4:00
3. "Stormy Weather" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) - 4:27
4. "Sweethearts on Parade" (Carmen Lombardo, Charles Newman) - 4:33
5. "If I Had You" (Jimmy Campbell, Reg Connelly, Ted Shapiro) - 3:48
6. "I Only Have Eyes for You" (Harry Warren, Al Dubin) - 7:15
7. "Sweet Georgia Brown" (Ben Bernie, Maceo Pinkard, Kenneth Casey) - 4:32
8. "The Song Is Ended" (Irving Berlin) - 3:35

Personnel

• Roy Eldridge - trumpet
• Oscar Peterson - piano
• Herb Ellis - guitar
• Ray Brown - bass
• Buddy Rich - drums

Notes and References

1. Edwards, D. & Callahan, M. Clef Label Discography, accessed November 24, 2015
2. http://www.jazzdisco.org/verve-records/clef-records-catalog-600-series/#mgc-683 Clef Records Catalog: 600 series
3. http://www.allmusic.com/album/little-jazz-clef-mw0000916151 Allmusic listing