Trumpeter Roy Eldridge at the Spotlight Club,
New York City, c. 1946.

Courtesy of William P. Gottlieb.

 

“Rockin’ Chair”

Gene Krupa and His Orchestra featuring Roy Eldridge

1941

Trumpeter Roy Eldridge was the most admired and original of all Armstrong’s disciples. This piece showcases the powerful tone, wide range, and titanic emotion that blew competitors off the bandstand time and time again.