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Roy Eldridge On Piano Jazz

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Studio Sessions

Roy Eldridge On Piano Jazz

One of the great trumpeters of the swing era, "Little Jazz" talks about a career that includes collaborations with Fletcher Henderson, Gene Krupa and Billie Holiday. In this session from 1986, Eldridge also shows off his piano chops and vocal gifts.

Roy Eldridge On Piano Jazz

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Behind 'A Great Day In Harlem': Jean Bach On Piano Jazz

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Behind 'A Great Day In Harlem': Jean Bach On Piano Jazz

Nominated for a 1995 Academy Award, Jean Bach's A Great Day in Harlem documented the gathering of 57 jazz greats on a Harlem front stoop for an Esquire magazine shoot in 1959. Bach remembers the legacy of this iconic image, including those who have appeared on Piano Jazz.

Behind 'A Great Day In Harlem': Jean Bach On Piano Jazz

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Dizzy Gillespie: 'Roy and Diz'

Dizzy Gillespie once said that he heard Roy Eldridge playing trumpet and uttered, "That's the job I want." Later, the two musicians were bitter rivals, but eventually agreed to produce a record. The result was 1954's Roy and Diz, a classic repertoire of dueling trumpets.

Dizzy Gillespie: 'Roy and Diz'

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