Roy Eldridge
American jazz trumpeter
Born on: January 30, 1911Died on: February 26, 1989
Aged: 78 years 27 days (936 months)
Birth Sign: Aquarius
David Roy Eldridge, 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.
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