Little Jazz

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Little Jazz
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Studio album by
Roy Eldridge
Released1955
RecordedSeptember 14, 1954
Fine Sound Studios, NYC
Genre Jazz
Label Clef
MGC 683
Producer Norman Granz
Roy Eldridge chronology
Dale's Wail
(1954)		Little Jazz
(1955)		 Roy and Diz
(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.

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Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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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

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References

  1. ↑ Edwards, D. & Callahan, M. Clef Label Discography, accessed November 24, 2015
  2. ↑ Clef Records Catalog: 600 series accessed November 24, 2015
  3. 1 2 Allmusic listing, accessed November 24, 2015
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