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Roy Eldridge, Ahmed Abdul-Malik

Monday, 01/30/12 9pm

Tonight we celebrate the birthday of one of the great jazz trumpeters, Roy Eldridge, listening to his early work with Fletcher Henderson's Orchestra, with Teddy Wilson and Billie Holiday and with Gene Krupa & Anita O'Day. and with Coleman Hawkins & Charles Mingus. We also celebrate Ahmed Abdul-Malik's birthday.

Playlist

9:00pm

Christopher Columbus

Artist Name Fletcher Henderson And His Orchestra
Composer Fletcher Henderson
Soloists Roy Eldridge-Trumpet ; Chu Berry-Tenor Sax ; Buster Bailey-Clarinet
CD/Album Little Jazz
Record co./Cat # Columbia 45275
Release Year 1936
Note Birthday: Roy Eldridge 1.30.1911

9:04pm

Mary Had A Little Lamb

Artist Name Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra
Composer Malneck, Symes
Soloists Roy Eldridge-Trumpet, Vocals ; Teddy Wilson-Piano ; Chu Berry-Tenor Sax ; Sid Catlett-Drums ; Buster Bailey-Clarinet
CD/Album Little Jazz
Record co./Cat # Columbia 45275
Release Year 1936
Note Birthday: Roy Eldridge 1.30.1911

9:07pm

Am I Blue?

Artist Name Billie Holiday
Composer H. Akst, G. Clarke
Soloists Billie Holiday-Vocals ; Roy Eldridge-Trumpet
CD/Album The Billie Holiday Collection, Volume 4
Record co./Cat # Columbia/Legacy 87070
Release Year 1941
Note Birthday: Roy Eldridge 1.30.1911

9:10pm

Let Me Off Uptown

Artist Name Roy Eldridge With The Gene Krupa Orchestra
Composer R. Evans, E. Bostick
Soloists Roy Eldridge-Trumpet, Vocals ; Anita O' Day-Vocals ; Gene Krupa-Drums
CD/Album Uptown
Record co./Cat # Columbia 45448
Release Year 1941
Note Birthday: Roy Eldridge 1.30.1911

9:13pm

Little Jazz

Artist Name Artie Shaw And His Orchestra
Composer Harding, Eldridge
Soloists Roy Eldridge-Trumpet ; Artie Shaw-Clarinet
CD/Album Blues In The Night
Record co./Cat # Bluebird 2432-2
Release Year 1945
Note Birthday: Roy Eldridge 1.30.1911

9:16pm

Bernie's Tune

Artist Name Gene Krupa & Buddy Rich
Composer Bernie Miller, Michael Stoller, Jerry Leiber
Soloists Roy Eldridge-Trumpet ; Dizzy Gillespie-Trumpet ; Illinois Jacquet-Tenor Sax ; Flip Phillips-Tenor Sax ; Oscar Peterson-Piano ; Gene Krupa & Buddy Rich-Drums
CD/Album Krupa And Rich
Record co./Cat # Verve 314 521 643-2
Release Year 1955
Note Birthday: Roy Eldridge 1.30.1911

9:32pm

Body And Soul

Artist Name Charles Mingus
Composer Green-Heyman-Sour-Eyton
Soloists Charles Mingus-Bass ; Roy Eldridge-Trumpet ; Eric Dolphy-Alto Sax ; Jimmy Knepper-Trombone ; Tommy Flanagan-Piano ; Jo Jones-Drums
CD/Album The Complete Candid Recordings Of Charles Mingus
Record co./Cat # Mosaic 3-111
Release Year 1960
Note Birthday: Roy Eldridge 1.30.1911

9:48pm

Perdido

Artist Name Coleman Hawkins, Roy Eldridge, Johnny Hodges
Composer Juan Tizol, Drake, Lengsfelder
Soloists Coleman Hawkins-Tenor Sax ; Roy Eldridge-Trumpet ; Johnny Hodges-Alto Sax ; Tommy Flanagan-Piano
CD/Album Hawkins! Eldridge! Hodges! Alive! At The Village Gate
Record co./Cat # Verve 314 513 755-2
Release Year 1962
Note Birthday: Roy Eldridge 1.30.1911

10:01pm

Hard, Oh Lord

Artist Name Odetta
Composer Trad.
Soloists Odetta-Vocals ; Buck Clayton-Trumpet ; Dick Wellstood-Piano ; Ahmed Abdul-Malik-Bass
CD/Album Odetta And The Blues
Record co./Cat # Riverside 9417
Release Year 1962
Note Birthday: Ahmed Abdul-Malik 1.30.1927

10:05pm

In Walked Bud

Artist Name The Thelonious Monk Quartet
Composer Thelonious Monk
Soloists John Coltrane-Tenor Sax ; Thelonious Monk-Piano ; Ahmed Abdul-Malik-Bass ; Roy Haynes-Drums
CD/Album Live At The Five Spot
Record co./Cat # Blue Note Records 99786 2
Release Year 1957
Note Birthday: Ahmed Abdul-Malik 1.30.1927

10:16pm

Tanjah

Artist Name Randy Weston
Composer Randy Weston
Soloists Randy Weston-Piano ; Ahmed Abdul-Malik-Oud, Arabic Narration ; Julius Watkins-French Horn
CD/Album Tanjah
Record co./Cat # Verve 314 527 778-2
Release Year 1973
Note Birthday: Ahmed Abdul-Malik 1.30.1927

10:28pm

Rhythm-A-Ning

Artist Name The Thelonious Monk Quartet
Composer Thelonious Monk
Soloists Johnny Griffin-Tenor Sax ; Thelonious Monk-Piano ; Ahmed Abdul-Malik-Bass ; Roy Haynes-Drums
CD/Album A Life In Time-The Roy Haynes Story
Record co./Cat # Dreyfus Jazz 36715
Release Year 1958
Note Birthday: Ahmed Abdul-Malik 1.30.1927

10:37pm

Waltz For Monk

Artist Name Mulgrew Miller
Composer Donald Brown
Soloists Mulgrew Miller-Piano
CD/Album Live At Yoshi's Volume One
Record co./Cat # MaxJazz 208
Release Year 2004
Note In Concert: 2.9.12 St. Mike's. Colchester

10:46pm

Breakthrough

Artist Name Tia Fuller
Composer Tia Fuller
Soloists Tia Fuller-Alto Sax
CD/Album Healing Space
Record co./Cat # Mack Avenue 1033
Release Year 2007
Note In Concert: 2.11.12 Vt Jazz Center, Brattleboro

10:53pm

My One And Only Love

Artist Name Grant Green
Composer R. Melin, G. Wood
Soloists Grant Green-Guitar
CD/Album Born To Be Blue
Record co./Cat # Blue Note Records 7-84432-2
Release Year 1961