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Rockin' Chair (Roy Eldridge album)

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Released
  
1955

Artist
  
Roy Eldridge

Producer
  
Norman Granz

Genre
  
Jazz

Rockin' Chair (1951-52)
  
Dale's Wail (1953)

Release date
  
1955

Label
  
Clef Records

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Recorded
  
August and December 1951 and December 13, 1952 New York City

Similar
  
Dale's Wail, Roy's Got Rhythm, Heckler's Hop, Swingin' on the Town, Roy and Diz

Rockin' Chair is an album by American jazz trumpeter Roy Eldridge recorded in 1951 and 1952 and originally released on the Clef label.

Contents

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 4½ stars.

Track listing

  1. "I See Everybody's Baby" (Robert Dade, George Williams) - 2:54
  2. "Little Jazz" (Roy Eldridge, Buster Harding) - 2:38
  3. "Basin Street Blues" (Spencer Williams) - 2:43
  4. "I Remember Harlem" (Eldridge, Bob Astor, Williams) - 3:30
  5. "Rockin' Chair" (Hoagy Carmichael) - 3:16
  6. "Easter Parade" (Irving Berlin) - 2:50
  7. "Roy's Riff" (Eldridge) - 3:09
  8. "Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams" (Harry Barris, Ted Koehler, Billy Moll) - 3:21
  9. "Baby What's The Matter With You" (Teddy Brannon, Sam Theard) - 3:21
  10. "Yard Dog" (Eldridge, Harding) - 2:56
  11. "Sweet Lorraine" (Cliff Burwell, Mitchell Parish) - 2:52
  12. "Jumbo the Elephant" (Eldridge, Astor) - 2:49
  • Recorded in New York City in August 1951 (tracks 9-12), December 1951 (tracks 1, 3, 4 & 6) and on December 13, 1952 (tracks 2, 5, 7 & 8)

    • Personnel

  • Roy Eldridge - trumpet
  • Buddy Tate - tenor saxophone (tracks 9-12)
  • Teddy Brannon (tracks 9-12), Oscar Peterson (tracks 2, 5, 7 & 8) - piano
  • Herb Ellis - guitar (tracks 2, 5, 7 & 8)
  • Clyde Lombardi (tracks 9-12), Ray Brown (tracks 2, 5, 7 & 8) - bass
  • Charlie Smith (tracks 9-12), J. C. Heard (tracks 2, 5, 7 & 8) - drums
  • Unidentified orchestra conducted by George Williams (tracks 1, 3, 4 & 6)

    • References

    Rockin' Chair (Roy Eldridge album) Wikipedia
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