Roy Eldridge – Little Jazz Live In 1957 – LP

Track Listing:
A. 1. Introduction   Roy Eldridge Quintet: 2. Sweet Georgia Brown - 4:23   3. Embraceable You - 2:32   4. Lover Come Back To Me - 4:29   Roy Eldridge Quartet: 5. Little Jazz - 3:55   6. Rockin' Chair - 3:18   7. Lady Be Good - 3:27
B. Roy Eldridge All Star Group: 1. Soft Wind - 5:45   2. Perdido - 4:29   3. The Long Blues - 9:08

Personnel:
Roy Eldridge Quintet: Roy Eldridge (trumpet) , Bobby Newman (tenor sax) , Jimmy Golden (piano) , Eddie Mathias (bass) , Eddie Levinson (drums)
Roy Eldridge Quartet: Roy Eldridge (trumpet) , Jimmy Neely (piano) , Barney Richmond (bass) , Rudy Collins (drums)
Roy Eldridge All Star Group: Roy Eldridge (trumpet) , Bud Freeman (tenor sax) , Buddy De Franco (clarinet) , J.J. Johnson (trombone) , Art Van Damm (accordion) , Marian McPartland (piano) , Chubby Jackson (bass) , Joe Jones (drums)

Reviews:

1. AllMusic -Scott Yanow
Rare live performances (all from 1957) featuring trumpeter Roy Eldridge in four different settings are heard on this collectors' LP. He excels with a no-name quintet and a quartet, leads an all-star group (taken from a television show) that includes Bud Freeman on tenor, clarinetist Buddy DeFranco, trombonist J.J. Johnson and Art Van Damm on accordion for two numbers and jams a blues with Freeman and an otherwise-unidentified band. The recording quality is decent and, although the results are not essential, this English import album will be greatly enjoyed by Roy Eldridge's fans for the fiery trumpeter is heard in his prime.