Roy Eldridge

(1911-1989)

American jazz trumpeter

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David Roy Eldridge (January 30, 1911 – February 26, 1989), nicknamed "Little Jazz", was an American jazz trumpet player. 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.

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Born	David Roy Eldridge 30 January 1911 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Died	26 February 1989 (aged 78) Valley Stream, Long Island, New York
Zodiac	Aquarius
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