http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6797&rws=%2Froy-eldridge%2Ftop-tracks.rssBop was not created from nothing; it was an extension of existing developments in Swing. And trumpet virtuoso Roy Eldridge was a key player in the transition. Eldridge began his career in Chicago in the 1920s, playing in carnival, circus and dance bands. In 1931, he moved to New York City and joined the big band circuit. Four years later, he started his own big band, which toured and recorded for the next ten years. Eldridge's dazzlingly bright tone and enormous range made him an exceptional soloist, and his phrasing possessed a dramatic flair that secured his position as a trumpet star. His pyrotechnic playing pointed the way towards Bop, inspiring a young trumpeter named Dizzy Gillespie. In the late 1940s, Eldridge began touring and recording with small groups as well, collaborating with Gillespie in 1954. He retired in 1981. - Noah EnelowClassic Swingen720Tue, 29 Dec 2009 08:06:04 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6797&rws=%2Froy-eldridge%2Ftop-tracks.rss Bop was not created from nothing; it was an extension of existing developments in Swing. And trumpet virtuoso Roy Eldridge was a key player in the transition. Eldridge began his career in Chicago in the 1920s, playing in carnival, circus and dance bands. In 1931, he moved to New York City and joined the big band circuit. Four years later, he started his own big band, which toured and recorded for the next ten years. Eldridge's dazzlingly bright tone and enormous range made him an exceptional soloist, and his phrasing possessed a dramatic flair that secured his position as a trumpet star. His pyrotechnic playing pointed the way towards Bop, inspiring a young trumpeter named Dizzy Gillespie. In the late 1940s, Eldridge began touring and recording with small groups as well, collaborating with Gillespie in 1954. He retired in 1981. - Noah Enelow http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.657722&rws=%2Froy-eldridge%2Ftop-tracks.rss Swing Mon, 9 May 1949 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Roy Eldridge on Rhapsody Online 657722 tra.657722 Roy Eldridge art.6797 0.99 Uptown alb.102133 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/1/9/3/1303914_170x170.jpg 1990-01-30 00:00:00.0 1949-05-09 00:00:00.0 true Let Me Off Uptown tra.657722 185000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.657722&rws=%2Froy-eldridge%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.657722&variant=data&rws=%2Froy-eldridge%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3315003&rws=%2Froy-eldridge%2Ftop-tracks.rss Classic Swing Tue, 2 Oct 2001 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Roy Eldridge on Rhapsody Online 3315003 tra.3315003 Roy Eldridge art.6797 0.99 Jazz Romance: A Night In With Verve alb.267809 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/7/7/6/1656777_170x170.jpg 2001-10-09 00:00:00.0 2001-10-02 00:00:00.0 true How Long Has This Been Going On? tra.3315003 189000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3315003&rws=%2Froy-eldridge%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3315003&variant=data&rws=%2Froy-eldridge%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.658100&rws=%2Froy-eldridge%2Ftop-tracks.rss Bebop Tue, 12 Oct 1999 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Roy Eldridge on Rhapsody Online 658100 tra.658100 Roy Eldridge art.6797 0.99 Jazz: The Definitive Performances alb.136849 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/3/0/6/1286032_170x170.jpg 1999-10-12 00:00:00.0 1999-10-12 00:00:00.0 true God Bless The Child tra.658100 176000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.658100&rws=%2Froy-eldridge%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.658100&variant=data&rws=%2Froy-eldridge%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3282928&rws=%2Froy-eldridge%2Ftop-tracks.rss Classic Swing Tue, 20 Aug 2002 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Roy Eldridge on Rhapsody Online 3282928 tra.3282928 Roy Eldridge 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http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.657721&rws=%2Froy-eldridge%2Ftop-tracks.rss Classic Swing Mon, 9 May 1949 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Roy Eldridge on Rhapsody Online 657721 tra.657721 Roy Eldridge art.6797 0.99 Uptown alb.102133 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/1/9/3/1303914_170x170.jpg 1990-01-30 00:00:00.0 1949-05-09 00:00:00.0 true Green Eyes tra.657721 158000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.657721&rws=%2Froy-eldridge%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.657721&variant=data&rws=%2Froy-eldridge%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.10441311&rws=%2Froy-eldridge%2Ftop-tracks.rss Classic Swing Wed, 13 Jul 1977 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Roy Eldridge on Rhapsody Online 10441311 tra.10441311 Roy Eldridge art.6797 0.0 Montreux '77 alb.10435478 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/8/9/4/1864980_170x170.jpg 2006-06-06 00:00:00.0 1977-07-13 00:00:00.0 true Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea tra.10441311 568000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.10441311&rws=%2Froy-eldridge%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.10441311&variant=data&rws=%2Froy-eldridge%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.10665283&rws=%2Froy-eldridge%2Ftop-tracks.rss Classic Swing Thu, 1 Jan 2004 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Roy Eldridge on Rhapsody Online 10665283 tra.10665283 Roy Eldridge art.6797 0.99 Roy Eldridge alb.10658265 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/5/2/3/853257_170x170.jpg 2004-01-01 00:00:00.0 2004-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Fallin' In Love Again tra.10665283 167000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.10665283&rws=%2Froy-eldridge%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.10665283&variant=data&rws=%2Froy-eldridge%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.657724&rws=%2Froy-eldridge%2Ftop-tracks.rss Classic Swing Mon, 9 May 1949 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Roy Eldridge on Rhapsody Online 657724 tra.657724 Roy Eldridge art.6797 0.99 Uptown alb.102133 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/1/9/3/1303914_170x170.jpg 1990-01-30 00:00:00.0 1949-05-09 00:00:00.0 true Rockin' Chair tra.657724 184000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.657724&rws=%2Froy-eldridge%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.657724&variant=data&rws=%2Froy-eldridge%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.657729&rws=%2Froy-eldridge%2Ftop-tracks.rss Classic Swing Mon, 9 May 1949 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Roy Eldridge on Rhapsody Online 657729 tra.657729 Roy Eldridge art.6797 0.99 Uptown alb.102133 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/1/9/3/1303914_170x170.jpg 1990-01-30 00:00:00.0 1949-05-09 00:00:00.0 true Skylark tra.657729 188000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.657729&rws=%2Froy-eldridge%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.657729&variant=data&rws=%2Froy-eldridge%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.657733&rws=%2Froy-eldridge%2Ftop-tracks.rss Classic Swing Mon, 9 May 1949 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Roy Eldridge on Rhapsody Online 657733 tra.657733 Roy Eldridge art.6797 0.99 Uptown alb.102133 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/1/9/3/1303914_170x170.jpg 1990-01-30 00:00:00.0 1949-05-09 00:00:00.0 true Pass The Bounce tra.657733 175000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.657733&rws=%2Froy-eldridge%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.657733&variant=data&rws=%2Froy-eldridge%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.657739&rws=%2Froy-eldridge%2Ftop-tracks.rss Classic Swing Mon, 9 May 1949 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Roy Eldridge on Rhapsody Online 657739 tra.657739 Roy Eldridge art.6797 0.99 Uptown alb.102133 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/1/9/3/1303914_170x170.jpg 1990-01-30 00:00:00.0 1949-05-09 00:00:00.0 true Bop Boogie tra.657739 184000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.657739&rws=%2Froy-eldridge%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.657739&variant=data&rws=%2Froy-eldridge%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2301563&rws=%2Froy-eldridge%2Ftop-tracks.rss Classic Swing Sat, 1 Jan 1994 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Roy Eldridge on Rhapsody Online 2301563 tra.2301563 Roy Eldridge art.6797 0.99 Little Jazz: The Best Of The Verve Years alb.124683 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/0/4/2/1082401_170x170.jpg 2004-10-12 00:00:00.0 1994-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Willow Weep For Me tra.2301563 203000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2301563&rws=%2Froy-eldridge%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2301563&variant=data&rws=%2Froy-eldridge%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.658018&rws=%2Froy-eldridge%2Ftop-tracks.rss Classic Swing Sat, 1 Jan 1994 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Roy Eldridge on Rhapsody Online 658018 tra.658018 Roy Eldridge art.6797 0.99 Little Jazz: The Best Of The Verve Years alb.124683 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/0/4/2/1082401_170x170.jpg 2004-10-12 00:00:00.0 1994-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Dreamy tra.658018 163000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.658018&rws=%2Froy-eldridge%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.658018&variant=data&rws=%2Froy-eldridge%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.658091&rws=%2Froy-eldridge%2Ftop-tracks.rss Classic Swing Tue, 24 Sep 1946 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Roy Eldridge on Rhapsody Online 658091 tra.658091 Roy Eldridge art.6797 0.99 After You've Gone alb.221491 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/7/8/9/1079878_170x170.jpg 1991-10-08 00:00:00.0 1946-09-24 00:00:00.0 true It's The Talk Of The Town tra.658091 182000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.658091&rws=%2Froy-eldridge%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.658091&variant=data&rws=%2Froy-eldridge%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7551247&rws=%2Froy-eldridge%2Ftop-tracks.rss Classic Swing Tue, 17 Feb 2004 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Roy Eldridge on Rhapsody Online 7551247 tra.7551247 Roy Eldridge art.6797 0.99 Little Jazz Giant alb.7548102 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/5/5/9/1719559_170x170.jpg 2005-06-07 00:00:00.0 2004-02-17 00:00:00.0 true I Remember Harlem tra.7551247 213000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7551247&rws=%2Froy-eldridge%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7551247&variant=data&rws=%2Froy-eldridge%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.657863&rws=%2Froy-eldridge%2Ftop-tracks.rss Classic Swing Tue, 24 Sep 1946 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Roy Eldridge on Rhapsody Online 657863 tra.657863 Roy Eldridge art.6797 0.99 After You've Gone alb.221491 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/7/8/9/1079878_170x170.jpg 1991-10-08 00:00:00.0 1946-09-24 00:00:00.0 true Twilight Time tra.657863 173000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.657863&rws=%2Froy-eldridge%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.657863&variant=data&rws=%2Froy-eldridge%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.657841&rws=%2Froy-eldridge%2Ftop-tracks.rss Classic Swing Fri, 1 Jan 1954 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Roy Eldridge on Rhapsody Online 657841 tra.657841 Roy Eldridge art.6797 0.0 Roy And Diz alb.155556 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/3/3/9/1079336_170x170.jpg 1994-04-19 00:00:00.0 1954-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Limehouse Blues tra.657841 594000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.657841&rws=%2Froy-eldridge%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.657841&variant=data&rws=%2Froy-eldridge%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.10441312&rws=%2Froy-eldridge%2Ftop-tracks.rss Classic Swing Wed, 13 Jul 1977 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Roy Eldridge on Rhapsody Online 10441312 tra.10441312 Roy Eldridge art.6797 0.0 Montreux '77 alb.10435478 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/8/9/4/1864980_170x170.jpg 2006-06-06 00:00:00.0 1977-07-13 00:00:00.0 true Gofor tra.10441312 422000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.10441312&rws=%2Froy-eldridge%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.10441312&variant=data&rws=%2Froy-eldridge%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6553364&rws=%2Froy-eldridge%2Ftop-tracks.rss Classic Swing Wed, 16 Jul 1975 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Roy Eldridge on Rhapsody Online 6553364 tra.6553364 Roy Eldridge art.6797 0.0 The Trumpet Kings at Montreux alb.6541963 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/4/5/3/1813540_170x170.jpg 2006-12-05 00:00:00.0 1975-07-16 00:00:00.0 true Montreux Blues tra.6553364 805000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6553364&rws=%2Froy-eldridge%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6553364&variant=data&rws=%2Froy-eldridge%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.10665257&rws=%2Froy-eldridge%2Ftop-tracks.rss Classic Swing Thu, 1 Jan 2004 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Roy Eldridge on Rhapsody Online 10665257 tra.10665257 Roy Eldridge art.6797 0.99 Roy Eldridge alb.10658265 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/5/2/3/853257_170x170.jpg 2004-01-01 00:00:00.0 2004-01-01 00:00:00.0 true I'm In The Mood For Love tra.10665257 192000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.10665257&rws=%2Froy-eldridge%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.10665257&variant=data&rws=%2Froy-eldridge%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.10665261&rws=%2Froy-eldridge%2Ftop-tracks.rss Classic Swing Thu, 1 Jan 2004 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Roy Eldridge on Rhapsody Online 10665261 tra.10665261 Roy Eldridge art.6797 0.99 Roy Eldridge alb.10658265 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/5/2/3/853257_170x170.jpg 2004-01-01 00:00:00.0 2004-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Fish Market tra.10665261 192000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.10665261&rws=%2Froy-eldridge%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.10665261&variant=data&rws=%2Froy-eldridge%2Ftop-tracks.rss 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