Roy's Got Rhythm Explained

Roy's Got Rhythm
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Roy Eldridge
Cover:	Roy's Got Rhythm.jpg
Released:	1955
Recorded:	January 20, 22 & 29, 1951 Stockholm, Sweden
Genre:	Jazz
Label:	EmArcy MG 36084
Chronology:	Roy Eldridge
Prev Title:	Roy Eldridge in Paris
Prev Year:	1950
Next Title:	Rockin' Chair
Next Year:	1951

Roy's Got Rhythm is an album by American jazz trumpeter Roy Eldridge featuring tracks recorded in Sweden in 1951 and released on the EmArcy label.^[1] The album was originally recorded for the Swedish label Metronome, and some cuts were also released on Prestige Records.^[2]

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars with its review by Scott Yanow stating: "Between his Paris sessions of 1950 and 1951 for Vogue, trumpeter Roy Eldridge traveled to Sweden and recorded nine spirited selections for Metronome which were reissued on this EmArcy LP. None of Eldridge's sidemen (except for clarinetist Ove Lind who is just on two songs) gained much of a reputation outside of Sweden, but they fare well during these fairly basic performances which are based in swing but also influenced a little by early rhythm & blues".^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Roy Eldridge except as indicated

1. "Scotty" (George Duvivier) – 3:02
2. "No Rolling Blues" (John Collins) – 3:06
3. "The Heat's On" – 3:02
4. "Saturday Nite Fish Fry Part 1" (Louis Jordan, Ellis Walsh) – 2:24
5. "Saturday Nite Fish Fry Part 2" (Jordon, Walsh) – 2:34
6. "Hoppin' John" (Collins) – 3:09
7. "They Raided the Joint" – 3:15
8. "School Days" (Will Cobb, Gus Edwards) – 2:58
9. "Echos of Harlem" (Duke Ellington) – 2:47
10. "Roy's Got Rhythm" – 3:26

• Recorded in Stockholm, Sweden on January 20 (3–5, 8 & 9), January 22 (tracks 2, 7 & 10) and January 29 (tracks 1 & 6), 1951

Personnel

• Roy Eldridge – trumpet, vocals
• Leppe Sundevall – bass trumpet (tracks 3–5 & 8)
• Ove Lind – clarinet (tracks 1 & 6)
• Carl-Henrik Norin – tenor saxophone (tracks 3–5 & 8)
• Rolf Berg – guitar (tracks 1 & 6)
• Charles Norman – piano, harpsichord
• Gunnar Almstedt (tracks 1 & 6), Thore Jederby (tracks 2–5 & 7–10) – bass
• Anders Burman – drums

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/mercury-records/catalog-emarcy-36000-series/#mg-36084 EmArcy Records discography
2. Web site: Prestige Records Discography: 1951 .
3. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed October 3, 2012