''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 ...

recorded in 1976 and released by the Pablo label.Jazzdisco: Roy Eldridge Catalog
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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 Paul Francis Webster (December 20, 1907 – March 18, 1984) was an American lyricist who won three Academy Awards for Best Original Song, and was nominated sixteen times for the award. Life and career Webster was born in New York City, United S ...

) – 6:40 # "Melange" – 13:10

Personnel

– 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 Midwest, playing in territory bands such as the Jete ...

– 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. He is especially remembered for his cool swinging solos as a member of the Modern Jazz Quartet and his penchant for collaborating with ...

– vibraphone (tracks 4 & 5) *

Norman Simmons Norman Simmons (May 28, 1915 – January 27, 2004) was a DNA research pioneer.Ted Sturgis Ted "Mohawk" Sturgis (25 April 1913 – 18 October 1995) was an American jazz bassist. Life and career Born in Cape Charles, Virginia, Sturgis started his music studies on piano at age five. He also played alto saxophone, guitar and drums in addi ...

– 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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