構成数 | 1枚

合計収録時間 | 01:17:32

Personnel includes: Roy Eldridge (vocals, trumpet, flugelhorn, piano); George Williams (conductor); Anita O'day (vocals); Sam Marowitz, Hal McKusick (alto saxophone); Coleman Hawkins, Eddie Shu (tenor saxophone); Danny Bank (baritone saxophone); Joe Ferrante, Bernie Glow, Nick Travis (trumpet); Jimmy Cleveland, J.J. Johnson, Fred Ohms, Kai Winding, Benny Morton (trombone); Eddie Barefield (clarinet); Dick Wellstood (piano); Oscar Peterson (piano, organ); Barney Kessel, Herb Ellis (guitar); Ray Brown, Walter Page, George Duvivier (bass); Jo Jones, J.C. Heard, Alvin Stoller, Buddy Rich, Gene Krupa (drums); George Williams Orchestra. Producer: Norman Granz. Compilation producer: Michael Lang. Recorded in New York, New York and Hollywood, California between 1951 and 1956. Includes liner notes by Dan Morgenstern. Digitally remastered by Andrew Nicholas (Polygram Studios). Personnel: Roy Eldridge (vocals, trumpet, flugelhorn, piano); Anita O'Day, Billie Holiday (vocals); Herb Ellis, Barney Kessel, Barry Galbraith (guitar); Eddie Barefield (clarinet); Sonny Stitt (alto saxophone, tenor saxophone); Hal McKusick, Johnny Hodges, Sam Marowitz, Benny Carter (alto saxophone); Coleman Hawkins, Eddie Shu, Aaron Sachs, Ben Webster (tenor saxophone); Danny Bank (baritone saxophone); Joe Ferrante , Ernie Royal, Bernie Glow, Nick Travis (trumpet); Fred Ohms, J.J. Johnson , Jimmy Cleveland, Kai Winding, Vic Dickenson, Benny Morton (trombone); Oscar Peterson (piano, organ); Dave McKenna, Dick Wellstood, Hank Jones , Ronnie Ball, Billy Strayhorn, Bruce MacDonald (piano); Eddie Locke, Gene Krupa, J.C. Heard , Mickey Sheen, Jo Jones , Alvin Stoller, Sam Woodyard, Buddy Rich (drums). Liner Note Author: Dan Morgenstern. Recording information: Fine Recording St (12/1951-06/1960); Fine Sound Studio, New York, NY (12/1951-06/1960); Fulton Studios, New York, NY (12/1951-06/1960); New York, NY (12/1951-06/1960); Radio Recorders, Hollywood, CA (12/1951-06/1960). Director: Scott Townsend. Editor: Peter Pullman. Photographers: Paul J. Hoeffler; Lee Tanner; Herman Leonard. Unknown Contributor Roles: Fletcher Henderson; Gene Krupa; Johnny Hodges; Mildred Bailey; Oscar Peterson; Roy Eldridge; Teddy Hill; Ben Webster; Billy Strayhorn; Charlie Barnett. Arrangers: George Williams ; Quincy Jones; Russell Garcia ; Billy Strayhorn. These 19 songs cut throughout the 1950s offer a smorgasbord of Roy Eldridge's expertise. There's an impressive array of musical talents and settings here, forming something of a sampler of Eldridge's time on the Verve label. "Ja-Da" finds him combining with a spirited group of Basie alumni, while "Let Me Off Uptown" reunites the trumpeter with Anita O'Day and Gene Krupa in a reprise of their trend-setting 1941 hit which is as aurally fulfilling as the original. "I Remember Harlem" is another standout; here, the moody, atmospheric melody is like few other Eldridge recordings. Against a beautiful and eerie arrangement featuring a bevy of strings and flute, Eldridge's playing is gorgeous and seductive, illuminating the nocturnal mood of the song like a street light on a darkened avenue.

録音 | モノラル／ステレオ (Studio)