Eldridge was a swing musician. Dizzy was a bebopper.
Louis Armstrong was well known for his virtuosity with the Trumpet. Miles Davis is widely considered one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century. Dizzy Gillespie was a trumpet virtuoso and gifted improviser, building on the style of Roy Eldridge but adding new layers of harmonic complexity.
Roy Eldridge's birth name is Eldridge, David Roy.
Roy Eldridge is 5' 3".
Roy Eldridge was born on January 30, 1911.
Roy Eldridge went by Little Jazz, and Speedy Gonzales.
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Roy Eldridge died on February 26, 1989 at the age of 78.
Roy Eldridge was born on January 30, 1911.
Roy Gillespie has written: 'The experimental use of on-line terminals in public libraries, phase two, Scotland'
He played the trumpet.
See the related link, below, for a great discography of Roy's music.
The cast of High and Dizzy - 1920 includes: Roy Brooks as His Friend Mildred Davis as The Girl William Gillespie Wallace Howe as Her Father Gaylord Lloyd Harold Lloyd as The Boy Charles Stevenson as Police Officer Noah Young as Man who breaks hotel room door