Roy Eldridge
Birth date
January 30, 1911
Death date
February 26, 1989
Place of birth
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Profession
Acting
Age
78 years
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Biography
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 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.
