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Trumреtеr Rоу Eldrіdgе rесоrdеd 28 selections fоr Decca durіng 1943-46 wіth hіѕ bіg bаnd but thіѕ rather сhіntzу LP (from thе lаtеr dауѕ оf MCA’ѕ Jаzz Hеrіtаgе ѕеrіеѕ) оnlу hаѕ ten numbеrѕ, less thаn a hаlf-hоur of muѕіс. Fоrtunаtеlу thе ԛuаlіtу іѕ оn a higher lеvеl thаn thе ԛuаntіtу аnd thе grеаt trumреtеr (whо іѕ thе main soloist оn every ѕоng аnd еvеn tаkеѕ a vосаl оn “Ain’t Thаt a Shаmе”) is hеаrd nеаr thе реаk оf hіѕ powers оn tunes ѕuсh as “After Yоu’vе Gоnе,” “I Cаn’t Get Started” аnd “Yаrd Dоg.” (AllMusic Review by Scott Yanow).

Track listing:

A1 After You’ve Gone 0:00
A2 I Can’t Get Started 2:38
A3 Little Jazz Boogie 5:57
A4 All The Cats Join In 8:45
A5 Ain’t That A Shame 11:30
B1 Hi Ho Trailus Boot Whip 14:48
B2 Tippin’ Out 17:32
B3 Yard Dog 20:18
B4 Les Bounce 23:22
B5 Rockin’ Chair 26:33

Personnel:

A1 – A2
Chicago, November 16, 1943
Roy Eldridge (trumpet); Joe Eldridge, Andrew Gardner (alto saxes); Ike Quebec, Thomas Archia (tenor saxes); Roselle Gayle (piano); Ted Sturgis (bass); Doc West (drums)

A3 – A5
New York, March 5, 1945
Roy Eldridge, Andy Tarretti, William Graham, James Maxwell, John “Yank” Lawson (trumpets); Will Bradley, Ward Silloway, Fred Ohms, Harold Matthews (trombones); Ray eckstrand, Michael Doty (alto saxes); Donald Purvance, Hank Ross (tenor saxes); Ernie Caceres (baritone sax); Dave Bowman (piano); Michael Bryan (guitar); Ted Sturgis (bass); Cozy Cole (drums)

B1 – B4
New York, May 7, 1946
Roy Eldridge, henry Clay, Elman Wright, Thomas Grider, James Thomas (trumpets); Sandy Watson, George Robunson, Albert Riding, Nathaniel Atkins (trombones); Edmund “Sahib Shihab” Gregory, Christopher Johnson (alto saxes); Thomas Archia, Albert Green (tenor saxes); Albert B Townsend (baritone sax); Lavere “Buster” Harding (piano); Napoleon “Snags” Allen (guitar); Louis Carrington (bass); Earl Phillips (drums)

B5
New York, September 24, 1946
Roy Eldridge, Thomas Grider, Marion Hazel, David Page, Sylvester Lewis (trumpets); Fred Robinson, George Robinson, Charles Greenlea, Richard Dunlop (trombones); Edmund “Sahib Shihab” Gregory, Joe Eldridge (alto saxes); Walter Lockhart, Harold Webster (tenor saxes); Cecil Payne (baritone sax); Duke Jordan (piano); Carol Pruitt (bass) Leon Abramson (drums)