Roy Eldridge, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Roy Eldridge

American trumpeter

Date of Birth: 30-Jan-1911

Place of Birth: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Date of Death: 26-Feb-1989

Profession: conductor, singer, bandleader, trumpeter, jazz musician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

David Roy Eldridge (January 30, 1911 – February 26, 1989), nicknamed "Little Jazz", was an American jazz trumpet player.
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.