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Roy Eldridge & Dizzy Gillespie
Trumpet Kings
Compil. UK 1990 on Verve Records label
Jazz and Pop (Bop, Vocal, Swing)
—Sleeve info— Print on spine: Roy Eldridge & Dizzy Gillespie Trumpet Kings Verve Select Double 2683 022 Gatefold sleeve Mono enhanced stereo Printed & Made by The E. J. Day Group, London & Bedford Marketed by Polydor A1 to C1, C3 to D2: Recorded in New York, Oct. 29, 1954. C2: Recorded in New York, Nov. 2, 1955. —Center labels info— Distributed under license of MGM Records Inc. Los Angeles, USA Polydor Records Ltd. M.G.M. Records Ltd · Made In Gt. Britain Published by (as on labels): A1. B. Feldman & Co. A2. Chappell & Co. B1, B2.2. Chappell & Co. B2.1. K. Prowse Mus. --> Keith Prowse Music B2.3, 2.5. C. Connelly. --> Campbell Connelly B2.4. F. D. & H. --> Francis, Day & Hunter B3. Leeds Mus. --> Leeds Music C1. Jatap Pub. --> JATAP Publishing C2.1. K. Prowse Mus. C2.2. Fam.-Chappell. --> Famous Chappell C2.3, C2.4. Chappell & Co. C3. Kassner Music. D1. Ascherberg, Hopwood & Crew. D2. Robbins Music. —Extra info— A compilation of two previously recording sessions: 1) Songs from the same sessions as: "Dizzy Gillespie & Roy Eldridge - Diz & Roy LP" (VE2 2524), recorded in Oct. '54 with Gillespie and Eldridge on trumpets, Oscar Peterson on piano, Herb Ellis on guitar, Ray Brown on bass and Louis Bellson on drums. 2) One extra Ballad Medley, more like a battle between Roy and Diz, recorded in Nov. '55. Personnel is the same, except for Buddy Rich, who replaces Bellson on drums.
Musicians
 | Roy Eldridge tr, 1911-1989 US trumpet, vocals, album by, trumpet, soloist, written by |
 | Dizzy Gillespie tr, 1917-1993 US trumpet, vocals, album by, trumpet, soloist, written by |
 | Ray Brown b, 1926-2002 US bass |
 | John Snell , compiled by, album compiled by |
 | Buddy Rich dr, 1917-1987 US drums |
 | Louis Bellson dr, 1924-2009 IT drums |
 | Herb Ellis g, 1921-2010 US guitar |
 | Alun Morgan , 1928-2018 liner notes, notes by |
 | Oscar Peterson p, 1925-2007 CA piano, piano, soloist |
Producers
| Norman Granz recording supervisor, under the personal supervision of |
Composers
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I've Found A New Baby | Roy Eldridge & Dizzy Gillespie | Jack Palmer, Spencer Williams | |
| 2 | I Can't Get Started | Roy Eldridge & Dizzy Gillespie | Ira Gershwin, Vernon Duke | |
| 3 | Sometimes I'm Happy | Roy Eldridge & Dizzy Gillespie | Clifford Grey, Irving Caesar, Vincent Youmans | |
| 4 | Ballad Medley | Roy Eldridge & Dizzy Gillespie | ||
| 5 | I'm Thru With Love | Roy Eldridge & Dizzy Gillespie | Fud Livingston, Gus Kahn, Matty Malneck | |
| 6 | Can't We Be Friends | Roy Eldridge & Dizzy Gillespie | Kay Swift, Paul James | |
| 7 | Don't You Kown | Roy Eldridge & Dizzy Gillespie | Huey "Piano" Smith | |
| 8 | I Don't Know Why | Roy Eldridge & Dizzy Gillespie | Fred E. Ahlert, Roy Turk | |
| 9 | If I Had You | Roy Eldridge & Dizzy Gillespie | James Campbell, Reginald Connelly, Ted Shapiro | |
| 10 | - | Roy Eldridge & Dizzy Gillespie | ||
| 11 | Pretty Eyed Baby | Roy Eldridge & Dizzy Gillespie | Mary Lou Williams, William Johnson | |
| 12 | Trumpet Blues | Roy Eldridge & Dizzy Gillespie | Dizzy Gillespie, Roy Eldridge | |
| 13 | Ballad Medley | Roy Eldridge & Dizzy Gillespie | ||
| 14 | I'm Thru With Love | Roy Eldridge & Dizzy Gillespie | Fud Livingston, Gus Kahn, Matty Malneck | |
| 15 | The Nearness Of You | Roy Eldridge & Dizzy Gillespie | Hoagy Carmichael, Ned Washington | |
| 16 | Moonlight In Vermont | Roy Eldridge & Dizzy Gillespie | John Blackburn, Karl Suessdorf | |
| 17 | Summertime | Roy Eldridge & Dizzy Gillespie | DuBose Heyward, George Gershwin | |
| 18 | - | Roy Eldridge & Dizzy Gillespie | ||
| 19 | Algo Buena | Roy Eldridge & Dizzy Gillespie | Dizzy Gillespie | |
| 20 | Limehouse Blues | Roy Eldridge & Dizzy Gillespie | Douglas Furber, Philip Braham | |
| 21 | Blue Moon | Roy Eldridge & Dizzy Gillespie | Rodgers & Hart |
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