| Rockin' Chair | ||||
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| Released | 1955 | |||
| Recorded | August and December 1951 and December 13, 1952 New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Clef MGC 704 | |||
| Producer | Norman Granz | |||
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Rockin' Chair is an album by American jazz trumpeter Roy Eldridge recorded in 1951 and 1952 and originally released on the Clef label. [1] [2]
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