''What It's All About'' is an album by trumpeter
Roy Eldridge
David Roy Eldridge (January 30, 1911 – February 26, 1989), 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 t ...
recorded in 1976 and released by the
Pablo
Pablo is a Spanish form of the name Paul.
People
* Pablo Alborán, Spanish singer
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label.
Jazzdisco: Roy Eldridge Catalog
accessed May 27, 2019
Reception
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reviewer Scott Yanow stated "''What It's All About'' is swinging, building up solos to potentially ferocious levels and going for broke. That was always the philosophy that Roy Eldridge followed and, even though it was rather late in his career by the time he recorded this Pablo set, he was still pushing himself".
Track listing
All compositions by Roy Eldridge except where noted
# "I Still Love Him So" (Benny Carter
Bennett Lester Carter (August 8, 1907 – July 12, 2003) was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, trumpeter, composer, arranger, and bandleader. With Johnny Hodges, he was a pioneer on the alto saxophone. From the beginning of his career ...
) – 6:12
# "The Heat's On" – 6:43
# "That Thing" – 8:19
# "Recado Bossa Nova" (Luiz Antônio, Djalma Ferreira, Paul Francis Webster
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Life and career
Webster was born in New York City, United St ...
) – 6:40
# "Melange" – 13:10
Personnel
*Roy Eldridge
David Roy Eldridge (January 30, 1911 – February 26, 1989), 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 t ...
– trumpet
*Norris Turney
Norris Turney (September 8, 1921, Wilmington, Ohio, United States – January 17, 2001, Kettering, Ohio) was an American jazz flautist and saxophonist.
Biography
Turney began his career in the American Midwest, Midwest, playing in territory bands ...
– alto saxophone
*Budd Johnson
Albert J. "Budd" Johnson III (December 14, 1910 – October 20, 1984) was an American jazz saxophonist and clarinetist who worked extensively with, among others, Ben Webster, Benny Goodman, Big Joe Turner, Coleman Hawkins, Dizzy Gillespie, Duke ...
– tenor saxophone
*Milt Jackson
Milton Jackson (January 1, 1923 – October 9, 1999), nicknamed "Bags", was an American jazz vibraphonist, usually thought of as a bebop player, although he performed in several jazz idioms. He is especially remembered for his cool swinging solo ...
– vibraphone (tracks 4 & 5)
*Norman Simmons
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Simmons worked with Elkan Blout on proteins and polypeptides and was also recognized for isolating a structural ...
– piano
* Ted Sturgis – bass
*Eddie Locke
Eddie Locke (August 2, 1930 – September 7, 2009) was an American jazz drummer.
Eddie Locke was a part of the fertile and vibrant Detroit jazz scene during the 1940s and 1950s, which brought forth many great musicians including the Jones bro ...
– drums
References
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1976 albums
Roy Eldridge albums
Pablo Records albums
Albums produced by Norman Granz