Roy Eldridge
Born: 1911-01-30 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died: 1989-02-26
Known For: Acting
Biography
David Roy Eldridge (January 30, 1911 – February 26, 1989), nicknamed "Little Jazz", was an American jazz trumpeter. His sophisticated use of harmony, including the use of tritone substitutions, his virtuosic solos exhibiting a departure from the dominant style of jazz trumpet innovator Louis Armstrong, and his strong impact on Dizzy Gillespie mark him as one of the most influential musicians of the swing era and a precursor of bebop.
Filmography
1974
- Ella Fitzgerald: Live in Cologne as Self - Trumpet
1969
- Das Sonntagskonzert as Self
1964
1961
- After Hours as Himself
1942
- Let Me Off Uptown as Dancer
1941
- Ball of Fire as Trumpeter (uncredited)