Rockin' Chair (Roy Eldridge album)
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{{Infobox album
| name = Rockin' Chair
| type = Studio
| artist = Roy Eldridge
| cover = Rockin' Chair (Roy Eldridge album).jpg
| alt =
| released = 1955
| recorded = August and December 1951 and December 13, 1952
New York City
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Jazz
| length =
| label = Clef
MGC 704
| producer = Norman Granz
| chronology = Roy Eldridge
| prev_title = Roy's Got Rhythm
| prev_year = 1951
| next_title = Dale's Wail
| next_year = 1953
}}
Rockin' Chair is an album by American jazz trumpeter Roy Eldridge recorded in 1951 and 1952 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{{Cite web |title=Roy Eldridge Catalog |url=https://www.jazzdisco.org/roy-eldridge/catalog/ |access-date=2023-10-03 |website=www.jazzdisco.org}}
Reception
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = Allmusic
| rev1Score = {{rating|4.5|5}}
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AllMusic awarded the album 4½ stars.{{Citation |title=Roy Eldridge - Rockin' Chair Album Reviews, Songs & More {{!}} AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/rockin-chair-mw0000872716 |access-date=2023-10-03 |publisher=allmusic.com |language=en}}
Track listing
- "I See Everybody's Baby" (Robert Dade, George Williams) – 2:54
- "Little Jazz" (Roy Eldridge, Buster Harding) – 2:38
- "Basin Street Blues" (Spencer Williams) – 2:43
- "I Remember Harlem" (Eldridge, Bob Astor, Williams) – 3:30
- "Rockin' Chair" (Hoagy Carmichael) – 3:16
- "Easter Parade" (Irving Berlin) – 2:50
- "Roy's Riff" (Eldridge) – 3:09
- "Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams" (Harry Barris, Ted Koehler, Billy Moll) – 3:21
- "Baby What's The Matter With You" (Teddy Brannon, Sam Theard) – 3:21
- "Yard Dog" (Eldridge, Harding) – 2:56
- "Sweet Lorraine" (Cliff Burwell, Mitchell Parish) – 2:52
- "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
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