What It's All About (Roy Eldridge album)

What It's All About
Studio album by Roy Eldridge
Released	1976
Recorded	January 16, 1976
Studio	RCA Recording Studios, New York, NY
Genre	Jazz
Length	42:05
Label	Pablo 2310 766
Producer	Norman Granz
Roy Eldridge chronology
Decidedly (1975) What It's All About (1976) Roy Eldridge 4 – Montreux '77 (1977)

What It's All About is an album by trumpeter Roy Eldridge recorded in 1976 and released by the Pablo label. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[5]

AllMusic reviewer Scott Yanow stated "What It's All About is swinging, building up solos to potentially ferocious levels and going for broke. That was always the philosophy that Roy Eldridge followed and, even though it was rather late in his career by the time he recorded this Pablo set, he was still pushing himself". ^[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Roy Eldridge except where noted

1. "I Still Love Him So" (Benny Carter) – 6:12
2. "The Heat's On" – 6:43
3. "That Thing" – 8:19
4. "Recado Bossa Nova" (Luiz Antônio, Djalma Ferreira, Paul Francis Webster) – 6:40
5. "Melange" – 13:10

Personnel

• Roy Eldridge – trumpet
• Norris Turney – alto saxophone
• Budd Johnson – tenor saxophone
• Milt Jackson – vibraphone (tracks 4 & 5)
• Norman Simmons – piano
• Ted Sturgis – bass
• Eddie Locke – drums

References

1. Edwards, D. & Callahan, M. Both Sides Now: Pablo Album Discography Preview accessed May 27, 2019
2. Jazzdisco: Pablo Records Catalog: 2310-700 series. Retrieved May 27, 2019
3. Jazzdisco: Roy Eldridge Catalog accessed May 27, 2019
4. Yanow, Scott. Louis Bellson: What It's All About – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved May 27, 2019.
5. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 425. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.