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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. The album was originally recorded for the Swedish label Metronome, and some cuts were also released on Prestige Records.

Track listing:
All compositions by Roy Eldridge except as indicated

“Scotty” (George Duvivier) – 3:02
“No Rolling Blues” (John Collins) – 3:06
“The Heat’s On” – 3:02
“Saturday Nite Fish Fry Part 1” (Louis Jordan, Ellis Walsh) – 2:24
“Saturday Nite Fish Fry Part 2” (Jordon, Walsh) – 2:34
“Hoppin’ John” (Collins) – 3:09
“They Raided the Joint” – 3:15
“School Days” (Will Cobb, Gus Edwards) – 2:58
“Echos of Harlem” (Duke Ellington) – 2:47
“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

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Released: 1955
Recorded: January 20, 22 & 29, 1951
Stockholm, Sweden
Label: EmArcy
MG 36084