The Complete Verve Roy Eldridge Studio Sessions - Box Set 7CDs

Tracklist: 

CD 1

01. Baby, What's the Matter With You? (Teddy Brannon / Sam Theard) [Roy Eldridge & His Orchestra] 3:21

02. Yard Dog (Roy Eldridge / Buster Harding) [Roy Eldridge & His Orchestra] 2:56

03. Sweet Lorraine (Clifford R. Burwell / Mitchell Parish) [Roy Eldridge & His Orchestra] 2:52

04. Jumbo the Elephant (Bob Astor / Roy Eldridge) [Roy Eldridge & His Orchestra] 2:49

05. Basin Street Blues (Spencer Williams) [Roy Eldridge] 2:43

06. I Remember Harlem (Robert Dade / Roy Eldridge / George Williams) [Roy Eldridge] 3:30

07. Easter Parade (Irving Berlin) [Roy Eldridge & His Orchestra] 2:50

08. I See Everybody's Baby (Robert Dade / George Williams) [Roy Eldridge & His Orchestra] 2:54

09. Roy's Riff (Roy Eldridge) [Roy Eldridge] 3:09

10. Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams (And Dream Your Troubles Away) (Harry Barris / Ted Koehler / Billy Moll) [Roy Eldridge] 3:21

11. Rockin' Chair (Hoagy Carmichael) [Roy Eldridge] 3:16

12. Little Jazz (Roy Eldridge / Buster Harding) [Roy Eldridge] 2:38

13. Love for Sale (Cole Porter) [Roy Eldridge] 3:41

14. Dale's Wail (Roy Eldridge) [Roy Eldridge] 3:37

15. The Man I Love (George Gershwin / Ira Gershwin) [Roy Eldridge] 3:42

16. Oscar's Arrangement (Roy Eldridge) [Roy Eldridge] 2:44

17. Dale's Wail (Roy Eldridge) [Roy Eldridge] 3:04

18. Dale's Wail (Roy Eldridge) [Roy Eldridge] 3:29

19. Dale's Wail (Roy Eldridge) [Roy Eldridge] 3:39

CD 2

01. Willow Weep for Me (Ann Ronell) [Roy Eldridge] 3:20

02. Somebody Loves Me (Buddy DeSylva / George Gershwin / Ira Gershwin / Ballard MacDonald) [Roy Eldridge] 3:33

03. When Your Lover Has Gone (Einar A. Swan) [Roy Eldridge] 3:09

04. When It's Sleepy Time Down South (Clarence Muse / Otis Rene / Leon René) [Roy Eldridge] 3:05

05. Feeling a Draft (Roy Eldridge) [Roy Eldridge] 3:32

06. Don't Blame Me (Dorothy Fields / Jimmy McHugh) [Roy Eldridge] 3:14

07. Echoes of Harlem (Duke Ellington) [Roy Eldridge] 3:46

08. I Can't Get Started (Vernon Duke / Ira Gershwin) [Roy Eldridge] 3:24

09. When It's Sleepy Time Down South (Clarence Muse / Otis Rene / Leon René) [Roy Eldridge] 3:03

10. Echoes of Harlem (Duke Ellington) [Roy Eldridge] (4:03)

11. A Foggy Day (George Gershwin / Ira Gershwin) [Roy Eldridge & His Orchestra] 5:44

12. Blue Moon (Lorenz Hart / Richard Rodgers ) [Roy Eldridge & His Orchestra] 4:00

13. Stormy Weather (Harold Arlen / Ted Koehler) [Roy Eldridge & His Orchestra] 4:27

14. Sweethearts on Parade (Carmen Lombardo / Charles Newman) [Roy Eldridge & His Orchestra] 4:33

15. If I Had You (Jimmy Campbell / Reginald Connelly / Ted Shapiro) [Roy Eldridge & His Orchestra] 3:48

16. I Only Have Eyes for You (Al Dubin / Harry Warren) [Roy Eldridge & His Orchestra] 7:15

17. Sweet Georgia Brown (Ben Bernie / Kenneth Casey / Maceo Pinkard) [Roy Eldridge & His Orchestra] 4:32

18. The Song Is Ended (Irving Berlin) [Roy Eldridge & His Orchestra] 3:35

CD 3

01. Sometimes I'm Happy (Irving Caesar / Clifford Grey / Vincent Youmans) [Roy Eldridge feat. Dizzy Gillespie] 5:24

02. Algo Bueno (Dizzy Gillespie) [Roy Eldridge feat. Dizzy Gillespie] 6:11

03. Trumpet Blues (Roy Eldridge / Dizzy Gillespie) [Roy Eldridge feat. Dizzy Gillespie] 7:56

04. The Heat's On (Roy Eldridge) [Roy Eldridge feat. Dizzy Gillespie] 6:29

05. The Ballad Medley: I'm Through With Love/Can't We Be Friends/Don't You ... (Fred E. Ahlert / P.D. James / Stuff Smith / Roy Turk) [Roy Eldridge feat. Dizzy Gillespie] 11:18

06. Blue Moon (Lorenz Hart / Richard Rodgers) [Roy Eldridge feat. Dizzy Gillespie] 9:05

07. I've Found a New Baby (Jack Palmer / Spencer Williams) [Roy Eldridge feat. Dizzy Gillespie] 9:15

08. Pretty-Eyed Baby (William Johnson / Leo Moseley / Mary Lou Williams) [Roy Eldridge feat. Dizzy Gillespie] 5:34

09. I Can't Get Started (Vernon Duke / Ira Gershwin) [Roy Eldridge feat. Dizzy Gillespie] 10:59

CD 4

01. Limehouse Blues (Philip Braham / Douglas Furber) [Roy Eldridge feat. Dizzy Gillespie] 9:55

02. Steeplechase (Harry "Sweets" Edison / Roy Eldridge / Dizzy Gillespie / Oscar Peterson) [Dizzy Gillespie] 17:26

03. Tour de Force (Dizzy Gillespie) [Dizzy Gillespie] 11:09

04. Ballad Medley: I'm Through With Love/The Nearness of You/Moonlight ... (John Blackburn / Hoagy Carmichael / George Gershwin / DuBose Heyward / Matty Malneck / Karl Suessdorf / Ned Washington) [Roy Eldridge feat. Dizzy Gillespie] 8:41

05. Les Tricheurs (Roy Eldridge / Stan Getz) 3:14

06. Phil's Tune (Roy Eldridge) 4:22

CD 5

01. I Still Love Him So (Benny Carter) [Roy Eldridge feat. Benny Carter] 5:46

02. The Moon Is Low (Nacio Herb Brown / Arthur Freed) [Roy Eldridge feat. Benny Carter] 6:06

03. I Missed My Hat (Roy Eldridge) [Roy Eldridge feat. Benny Carter] 5:19

04. Ballad Medley: I Remember You/Chelsea Bridge/I've Got the World on ... (Harold Arlen / Ted Koehler / Johnny Mercer / Victor Schertzinger / Billy Strayhorn) [Roy Eldridge feat. Benny Carter] 6:18

05. Polite Blues (Roy Eldridge) [Roy Eldridge feat. Benny Carter] 8:35

06. Close Your Eyes (Bernice Petkere) [Roy Eldridge feat. Benny Carter] 2:39

07. The Moon Is Low (Nacio Herb Brown / Arthur Freed) [Roy Eldridge feat. Benny Carter] 2:28

08. The Moon Is Low (Nacio Herb Brown / Arthur Freed) [Roy Eldridge feat. Benny Carter] 3:09

09. I Missed My Hat (Roy Eldridge) [Roy Eldridge feat. Benny Carter) 5:26

10. Close Your Eyes (Bernice Petkere) [Roy Eldridge feat. Benny Carter] 2:42

11. Ballad Medley: I Remember You/Chelsea Bridge/I've Got the World on ... (Harold Arlen / Ted Koehler / Johnny Mercer / Victor Schertzinger / Billy Strayhorn) [Roy Eldridge feat. Benny Carter] 5:44

12. Where's Art? (Roy Eldridge) [Roy Eldridge feat. Alvin Stoller] 4:06

13. I Don't Know (Roy Eldridge) [Roy Eldridge feat. Alvin Stoller] 4:36

14. Striding (Roy Eldridge) [Roy Eldridge feat. Alvin Stoller] 4:36

15. Wailin' (Roy Eldridge) [Roy Eldridge feat. Alvin Stoller] 3:13

CD 6

01. That's A-Plenty (Ray Gilbert / Lew Pollack) 5:35

02. Royal Garden Blues (Clarence Williams / Spencer Williams) 6:16

03. Jazz Me Blues (Tom Delaney) 4:42

04. Tin Roof Blues (Georg Brunis / Paul Mares / Walter Melrose / Ben Pollack / Leon Roppolo / Mel Stitzel) 7:32

05. Struttin' With Some Barbecue (Lil Hardin / Don Raye) 5:31

06. (What Did I Do to Be So) Black and Blue (Harry Brooks / Andy Razaf / Fats Waller) 7:38

07. Bugle Call Rag (Billy Meyers / Jack Pettis / Elmer Schoebel) 5:06

08. Ja-Da (Bob Carlton) 4:37

09. Royal Garden Blues (Clarence Williams / Spencer Williams) 5:48

10. Music for a Stripteaser (Ralph Burns) 4:01

11. Sprang (Ralph Burns) 4:39

CD 7

01. It Never Entered My Mind (Lorenz Hart / Richard Rodgers) [Roy Eldridge feat. Russell Garcia & Strings] 2:00

02. You're Blasé (Ord Hamilton / Bruce Sievier) [Roy Eldridge feat. Russell Garcia & Strings] 3:17

03. A Foggy Day (George Gershwin / Ira Gershwin) [Roy Eldridge feat. Russell Garcia & Strings] 2:32

04. Stars Fell on Alabama (Mitchell Parish / Frank Perkins) [Roy Eldridge feat. Russell Garcia & Strings] 2:26

05. Can't We Be Friends? (Paul James / Kay Swift) [Roy Eldridge feat. Russell Garcia & Strings] 2:40

06. I Can't Get Started (Vernon Duke / Ira Gershwin) [Roy Eldridge feat. Russell Garcia & Strings] 3:10

07. How Long Has This Been Going On (George Gershwin / Ira Gershwin) [Roy Eldridge feat. Russell Garcia & Strings] 3:06

08. Have You Met Miss Jones? (Lorenz Hart / Richard Rodgers) [Roy Eldridge feat. Russell Garcia & Strings] 2:52

09. Love Is Here to Stay (George Gershwin / Ira Gershwin) [Roy Eldridge feat. Russell Garcia & Strings] 3:07

10. Cheek to Cheek (Irving Berlin) [Roy Eldridge feat. Russell Garcia & Strings] 2:12

11. They Can't Take That Away from Me (George Gershwin / Ira Gershwin) 2:30

12. Blue Moon (Lorenz Hart / Richard Rodgers) [Roy Eldridge feat. The Russell Garcia Orchestra] 3:17

13. Bossa Nova (Roy Eldridge) 2:46

14. The Way You Look Tonight (Dorothy Fields / Jerome Kern) 2:25

15. Sweet Sue, Just You (Will J. Harris / Victor Young) 2:28

16. I've Got a Crush on You (George Gershwin / Ira Gershwin) 2:25

17. When I Grow Too Old to Dream (Oscar Hammerstein II / Sigmund Romberg) 3:02

18. Dreamy (Erroll Garner / Sydney Shaw) 2:41

19. Honeysuckle Rose (Andy Razaf / Fats Waller) 4:16

20. All the Things You Are (Oscar Hammerstein II / Jerome Kern) 3:30

21. Easy Living (Ralph Rainger / Leo Robin) 3:48

22 But Not for Me (George Gershwin / Ira Gershwin) 3:19

23. Song of the Islands (Charles E. King) 3:07

24. Misty (Johnny Burke / Erroll Garner) 2:48

Alto Saxophone – Benny Carter (tracks: 5-1 to 5-11), Hal McKusick (tracks: 6-10, 6-11), Sam Marowitz (tracks: 6-10, 6-11)

Arranged By – Ralph Burns (tracks: 6-10, 6-11)

Baritone Saxophone – Danny Bank (tracks: 6-10, 6-11)

Bass – Benny Moten (tracks: 7-13 to 7-24), Clyde Lombardi (tracks: 1-1 to 1-4), John Simmons (tracks: 5-1 to 5-11), Ray Brown (tracks: 1-9 to 1-12, 1-13 to 4-1, 4-5, 4-6, 6-10, 6-11), Walter Page (tracks: 6-1 to 6-9)

Clarinet – Eddie Barefield (tracks: 6-1 to 6-9)

Directed By – George Williams (tracks: 1-5 to 1-8)

Directed By, Arranged By – Russell Garcia (tracks: 7-1 to 7-12)

Drums – Alvin Stoller (tracks: 2-1 to 2-8, 5-1 to 5-15), Buddy Rich (tracks: 2-9 to 2-14, 4-5, 4-6), Charlie Smith (2) (tracks: 1-1 to 1-4), Eddie Locke (tracks: 7-13 to 7-24), J.C. Heard (tracks: 1-9 to 1-12), Jo Jones (tracks: 1-13 to 1-19, 6-1 to 6-9), Louis Bellson (tracks: 3-1 to 4-1, 6-10, 6-11)

Guitar – Barney Kessel (tracks: 1-9 to 1-12, 1-13 to 1-19), Herb Ellis (tracks: 2-1 to 4-1, 4-5, 4-6)

Piano – Bruce MacDonald (tracks: 5-1 to 5-11), Dick Wellstood (tracks: 6-1 to 6-9), Ronnie Ball (tracks: 7-13 to 7-24), Teddy Brannon (tracks: 1-1 to 1-4)

Piano, Organ – Oscar Peterson (tracks: 1-9 to 1-12, 1-13 to 4-1,4-5, 4-6, 6-10, 6-11)

Tenor Saxophone – Al Cohn (tracks: 6-10, 6-11), Buddy Tate (tracks: 1-1 to 1-4), Flip Phillips (tracks: 4-5, 4-6)

Trombone – Benny Morton (tracks: 6-1 to 6-9)

Trumpet – Al De Risi (tracks: 6-10, 6-11), Al Porcino (tracks: 6-10, 6-11), Bernie Glow (tracks: 6-10, 6-11), Harry Edison (tracks: 4-5, 4-6), Lou Oles (tracks: 6-10, 6-11)

Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Piano – Roy Eldridge

Trumpet, Vocals – Dizzy Gillespie (tracks: 3-1 to 4-1,)