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David Roy Eldridge (January 30, 1911 – February 26, 1989), nicknamed “Little Jazz”, was an American jazz trumpet player. His sophisticated use of harmony, including the use of tritone substitutions, his virtuosic solos exhibiting a departure from the dominant style of jazz trumpet innovator Louis Armstrong, and his strong impact on Dizzy Gillespie mark him as one of the most influential musicians of the swing era and a precursor of bebop.

Track listing:
1.Recado Bossa Nova [0:00]
2.Sweethearts Of Parade [6:36]
3.Willow Weep For Me [10:51]
4.Gofor [17:44]
5.I Want A Little Girl [24:24]
6.That Thing [28:27]
7.All Of Me [36:43]
8.Bye Bye Blackbird [41:25]

Personnel:
Roy Eldridge – trumpet, vocals
Oscar Peterson / Norman Simmons – piano
Joe Pass – guitar
Ray Brown – bass
Niels Henning Orsted Pedersen – bass
Boddy Durham – drums
Eddie Locke – drums
Norris Turney – alto saxophone
Budd Johnson – tenor saxophone