Roy Eldridge
Age: N/A | From: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
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Aliases: No known aliases
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
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Movie Involvements: 3
TV Involvements: 0
Most Famous Work
Biography
David Roy Eldridge (January 30, 1911 – February 26, 1989), nicknamed "Little Jazz", was an American jazz trumpeter. 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.
Most Famous Work
Thanks for the Boogie Ride
(1945) Self / Trumpet Player (uncredited)
Let Me Off Uptown
(1942) Dancer
Ella Fitzgerald: Live in Cologne
(1974) Self - Trumpet (and scat singing on 1)Acting
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | N/A | |
| 1974 | Self - Trumpet (and scat singing on 1) | |
| 1964 | N/A | |
| 1961 | Himself | |
| 1945 | Self / Trumpet Player (uncredited) | |
| 1942 | Dancer | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
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