Roy Eldridge. In a studio, New York, 1976

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Roy Eldridge in a studio, New York, 1976

Roy Eldridge (by name David Roy Eldridge) 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.

b. January 30, 1911 in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
d. February 26, 1989 in Valley Stream New York.

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