Released 1955 Artist Roy Eldridge Producer Norman Granz Genre Jazz | Urbane Jazz
(1955) Jazz Giant
(1958) Release date 1955 Label Efor, S.L | |
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Recorded March 21 & 23, 1955
Radio Recorders, Hollywood, CA Urbane Jazz
(1955) Swing Goes Dixie
(1956) Similar Roy Eldridge albums, Jazz albums | ||
Urbane Jazz is an album by American jazz trumpeter Roy Eldridge and saxophonist Benny Carter recorded in 1955 and released on the Verve label.
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Reception
Allmusic awarded the album 4½ stars stating "This release features the swing-inflected trumpet of Roy Eldridge combined with the always cosmopolitan-sounding alto sax of the venerable Benny Carter. This combination was quite fortuitous because Eldridge took his main inspiration not from Louis Armstrong, but from saxophonists Carter and Coleman Hawkins, transposing that rapid arpeggio style and rich tone to his horn. This gave the trumpet player a keen awareness of harmony and unparalleled dexterity, especially in his solos".
Track listing
All compositions by Roy Eldridge except as indicated
- "I Still Love Him So" (Benny Carter) - 5:47
- "The Moon Is Low" (Arthur Freed, Nacio Herb Brown) – 6:07
- "I Missed My Hat" - 5:19
- "Ballad Medley: I Remember You/Chelsea Bridge/I've Got the World on a String" (Victor Schertzinger, Johnny Mercer/Billy Strayhorn/Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) - 6:20
- "Polite Blues" - 8:36
- "Close Your Eyes" (Bernice Petkere) - 2:40
- "Where's Art" - 4:07
- "I Don't Know" - 4:37
- "Striding" - 4:37
- "Wailing" - 3:14
Personnel
Songs
1I Still Love Him So5:47
2The Moon Is Low6:07
3I Missed My Hat5:20