Roy Eldridge - Swingin' on the Town (1960)

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Title: Swingin' on the Town
Year Of Release: 1999
Label: Verve Records [314 559 828-2]
Genre: Jazz, Swing
Quality: FLAC (tracks + .cue,log,scans) | MP3/320 kbps
Total Time: 36:42
Total Size: 313 MB(+3%) | 87 MB(+3%)
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Tracklist

1. Bossa Nova (Roy Eldridge) - 2:46
2. The Way You Look Tonight (Jerome Kern-Dorothy Fields) - 2:24
3. Sweet Sue, Just You (Victor Young-Will J. Harris) - 2:26
4. I've Got a Crush Oil You (George and Ira Gershwin) - 2:23
5. When I Glow Too Old to Dream (Sigmund Romberg-Oscar Hammerstein II) - 3:00
6. Creme de Menthe [issued as "Dreamy"] (Erroll Garner) - 2:40
7. Honeysuckle Rose (Fats Waller-Andy Razaf) - 4:14
8. All the Things You Are (Jerome Kern-Oscar Hammerstein II) - 3:28
9. Easy Living (Ralph Rainger-Leo Robin) - 3:47
10. But Not for Me (George and Ira Gershwin) - 3:17
11. Song Of the Islands (Charles E. King) - 3:05
12. Misty (Erroll Garner) - 2:46

personnel :

Roy Eldridge - trumpet
Ronnie Ball - piano
Benny Moten - bass
Eddie Locke - drums

Recorded in June 1960, Swingin' on the Town was a bit of a retro affair at the time, since swing was no longer popular dance music, nor the cutting edge of jazz. Still, Eldridge was one of the best swing trumpeters of any era, and his music continued to deepen over the years; there was no reason for him not to play swing standards if he could still make them sound fresh. Throughout Swingin' on the Town, he does make it sound fresh. It helps that he's supported by bassist Benny Moten, pianist Ronnie Ball and drummer Eddie Locke, who keep things lively, but Eldridge is the focus here, and his performances are supple, swinging and charming. He doesn't do anything out of the ordinary, but he delivers the expected with grace. Not a major album in his catalog, but certainly an enjoyable one.~Stephen Thomas Erlewine