Little Jazz
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{{Infobox album
| name = Little Jazz
| type = Studio
| artist = Roy Eldridge
| cover = Little Jazz.jpg
| alt =
| released = 1955
| recorded = September 14, 1954
Fine Sound Studios, NYC
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Jazz
| length =
| label = Clef
MGC 683
| producer = Norman Granz
| chronology = Roy Eldridge
| prev_title = Dale's Wail
| prev_year = 1954
| next_title = Roy and Diz
| next_year = 1954
}}
Little Jazz is an album by American jazz trumpeter Roy Eldridge recorded in 1954 and originally released on the Clef label.Edwards, D. & Callahan, M. [http://www.bsnpubs.com/new/clef.pdf Clef Label Discography], accessed November 24, 2015[http://www.jazzdisco.org/verve-records/clef-records-catalog-600-series/#mgc-683 Clef Records Catalog: 600 series] accessed November 24, 2015 "Little Jazz" was Roy Eldridge's nickname.
Reception
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = Allmusic
| rev1Score = {{rating|4.5|5}}
}}
Allmusic awarded the album 4½ stars.[http://www.allmusic.com/album/little-jazz-clef-mw0000916151 Allmusic listing], accessed November 24, 2015
Track listing
- "A Foggy Day" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 5:44
- "Blue Moon" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 4:00
- "Stormy Weather" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) - 4:27
- "Sweethearts on Parade" (Carmen Lombardo, Charles Newman) - 4:33
- "If I Had You" (Jimmy Campbell, Reg Connelly, Ted Shapiro) - 3:48
- "I Only Have Eyes for You" (Harry Warren, Al Dubin) - 7:15
- "Sweet Georgia Brown" (Ben Bernie, Maceo Pinkard, Kenneth Casey) - 4:32
- "The Song Is Ended" (Irving Berlin) - 3:35
Personnel
References
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