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Released
  
1960

Artist
  
Roy Eldridge

Producer
  
Norman Granz

Genre
  
Jazz

Length
  
36:37

Release date
  
1960

Label
  
Verve Records

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Recorded
  
June 2 & 3, 1960New York City

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Swingin' on the Town is an album by American jazz trumpeter Roy Eldridge recorded in 1960 and released on the Verve label.

Contents

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars stating "Eldridge is the focus here, and his performances are supple, swinging and charming. He doesn't do anything out of the ordinary, but he delivers the expected with grace. Not a major album in his catalog, but certainly an enjoyable one".

Track listing

  1. "Bossa Nova" (Roy Eldridge) - 2:47
  2. "The Way You Look Tonight" (Jerome Kern, Dorothy Fields) - 2:26
  3. "Sweet Sue, Just You" (Victor Young, Will J. Harris) - 2:28
  4. "I've Got a Crush on You" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 2:25
  5. "When I Grow Too Old to Dream" (Sigmund Romberg, Oscar Hammerstein II) - 3:03
  6. "Crème de Menthe" (Erroll Garner) - 2:40
  7. "Honeysuckle Rose" (Fats Waller, Andy Razaf) - 4:18
  8. "All the Things You Are" (Kern, Hammerstein II) - 3:30
  9. "Easy Living" (Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin) - 3:48
  10. "But Not for Me" (Gershwin, Gershwin) - 3:18
  11. "Song of the Islands" (Charles E. King) - 3:07
  12. "Misty" (Garner, Johnny Burke) - 2:45

Personnel

  • Roy Eldridge - trumpet
  • Ronnie Ball - piano
  • Benny Moten - bass
  • Eddie Locke - drums

    • References

    Swingin' on the Town Wikipedia
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