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    Little Jazz Giant

    02/17/2004 | Avid Records Uk 

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    All Music Guide Review

    A three-disc box set from England's Avid Records, Little Jazz Giant tracks trumpeter Roy Eldridge's career from his early work as part of the Delta Four in 1935 through his own efforts to front a swing combo in the late '30s, his work with bandleaders Teddy Hill and Fletcher Henderson, his brilliant early-'40s sides with Gene Krupa, his profitable stay with Artie Shaw, his uncertain position with the modern bop community, and finally, four concluding tracks with Oscar Peterson. In retrospect, it's interesting how many of the most striking cuts here were actually written by Eldridge, including "That Thing," "The Gasser," "Fish Market," "Wild Driver," "Yard Dog," and "They Raided the Joint," each of which has a perceptible modernist edge. Pound for pound, Eldridge was one of the finest upper-range trumpet players jazz has ever produced, and this set has countless examples of his jet-propelled solos (check out his lightning-fast solos in the version of "St. Louis Blues" that is included here). Avid has released each of the discs from this set as single packages as well, entitled The Gasser (1935-1946), Wild Driver (1944-1950), and The Heat's On (1951-1952). ~ Steve Leggett, All Music Guide

    Track Listing

  • Track#
  • Title
  • time
  • 1
  • Swingin' On That Famous Door
  • 3:00
  • 2
  • Farewell Blues
  • 3:05
  • 3
  • Mary Had a Little Lamb
  • 2:53
  • 4
  • Wabash Stomp
  • 3:10
  • 5
  • Florida Stomp
  • 2:57
  • 6
  • Heckler's Hop
  • 2:37
  • 7
  • Where the Lazy River Goes By
  • 2:33
  • 8
  • That Thing
  • 3:00
  • 9
  • After You've Gone
  • 2:56
  • 10
  • The Gasser
  • 2:57
  • 11
  • Jump Through the Window
  • 2:44
  • 12
  • I Can't Get Started
  • 3:16
  • 13
  • After You've Gone
  • 3:03
  • 14
  • Body and Soul
  • 3:18
  • 15
  • Fish Market
  • 3:14
  • 16
  • Twilight Time
  • 2:57
  • 17
  • Little Jazz Boogie
  • 2:51
  • 18
  • Embraceable You
  • 3:26
  • 19
  • All the Cats Join In
  • 2:44
  • 20
  • Ain't That a Shame
  • 3:23
  • 21
  • Hi Ho Trailus Boot Whip
  • 2:45
  • 22
  • Tippin' Out
  • 2:53
  • 23
  • Yard Dog
  • 3:18
  • 24
  • Lover, Come Back to Me
  • 3:07
  • 25
  • Rockin' Chair
  • 2:50
  • 26
  • It's the Talk of the Town
  • 2:59
  • 27 (2)
  • Don't Be That Way
  • 3:17
  • 28 (2)
  • I Want to Be Happy
  • 3:01
  • 29 (2)
  • Fiesta in Brass
  • 2:59
  • 30 (2)
  • St. Louis Blues
  • 2:41
  • 31 (2)
  • I Only Have Eyes for You
  • 3:13
  • 32 (2)
  • 'S Wonderful
  • 2:41
  • 33 (2)
  • I'm in the Mood for Love
  • 3:17
  • 34 (2)
  • Bean at the Met
  • 3:04
  • 35 (2)
  • The Grabtown Grapple
  • 3:00
  • 36 (2)
  • The Sad Sack
  • 3:08
  • 37 (2)
  • Little Jazz
  • 3:06
  • 38 (2)
  • Scuttlebutt
  • 3:14
  • 39 (2)
  • Mysterioso
  • 3:02
  • 40 (2)
  • Hop, Skip and Jump
  • 3:00
  • 41 (2)
  • The Gentle Grifter
  • 2:53
  • 42 (2)
  • King David
  • 3:00
  • 43 (2)
  • Undecided
  • 3:25
  • 44 (2)
  • Ain't No Flies on Me
  • 3:15
  • 45 (2)
  • Wild Driver
  • 3:07
  • 46 (2)
  • If I Had You
  • 3:31
  • 47 (2)
  • Nuts
  • 3:15
  • 48 (2)
  • Goliath Bounce
  • 3:35
  • 49 (2)
  • I Remember Harlem
  • 2:57
  • 50 (2)
  • L' Isle Adam
  • 3:19
  • 51 (2)
  • Tu Disais Que Tu M'Aimais
  • 3:24
  • 52 (3)
  • I'd Love Him So
  • 3:30
  • 53 (3)
  • Fireworks
  • 3:03
  • 54 (3)
  • Wild Man Blues
  • 3:45
  • 55 (3)
  • Echoes of Harlem
  • 2:47
  • 56 (3)
  • School Days
  • 2:58
  • 57 (3)
  • Saturday Night Fish Fry, Pt. 1
  • 2:29
  • 58 (3)
  • Saturday Night Fish Fry, Pt. 2
  • 2:36
  • 59 (3)
  • The Heat's On
  • 3:03
  • 60 (3)
  • No Rolling Blues
  • 3:07
  • 61 (3)
  • They Raided the Joint
  • 3:18
  • 62 (3)
  • Roy's Got Rhythm (Estrad Swing)
  • 3:27
  • 63 (3)
  • Noppin' John
  • 3:04
  • 64 (3)
  • Scottie
  • 3:02
  • 65 (3)
  • Baby, What's the Matter With You?
  • 3:20
  • 66 (3)
  • Yard Dog
  • 2:54
  • 67 (3)
  • Sweet Lorraine
  • 2:49
  • 68 (3)
  • Jumbo the Elephant
  • 2:49
  • 69 (3)
  • Basin Street Blues
  • 2:44
  • 70 (3)
  • I Remember Harlem
  • 3:32
  • 71 (3)
  • Easter Parade
  • 2:52
  • 72 (3)
  • I See Everybody's Baby
  • 2:54
  • 73 (3)
  • Roy's Riff
  • 3:08
  • 74 (3)
  • Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams
  • 3:20
  • 75 (3)
  • Rockin' Chair
  • 3:16
  • 76 (3)
  • Little Jazz
  • 2:36

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