Complete Verve Studio Session

7枚のＣＤに未収録されたロイ・エルドリッジのヴェーヴでのスタジオ録音完全収録版。スイング系のトランペッターだったロイ・エルドリッジだが、ノーマン・グランツの流れ出るアイディアによって、従来持っていたイメージよりモダンな作品も演奏された。数多く付き合ったオスカー・ピーターソンのモダニティもロイにプラスに作用した。スウイング期からモダン・スイング（中間派）をへてハードバップへとやや回り道をしたような時代の感性が感じ取れる演奏が展開する。

DISCOGRAPHY
(A) ROY ELDRIDGE AND HIS ORCHESTRA: Roy Eldridge (tp, vcl), Buddy Tate (ts), Teddy Brannon (p), Clyde Lombardi (b), Charlie Smith (d). NYC, August 1951 (B) ROY ELDRIDGE WITH STRINGS -1 / ROY ELDRIDGE AND HIS ORCHESTRA -2: Roy Eldridge (tp), unknown (flute), (fr horn), (strings), (p), (g), (b), (d), George Williams (dir). NYC, December 1951 (C) THE ROY ELDRIDGE QUINTET: Roy Eldridge (tp,vcl), Oscar Peterson (org), Barney Kessel (g), Ray Brown (b), J.C. Heard (d). NYC, February 13, 1953 (D) THE ROY ELDRIDGE QUINTET: Roy Eldridge (tp), Oscar Peterson (org), Barney Kessel (g), Ray Brown (b), Jo Jones (d). Fulton Studios, NYC, April 23, 1953 (E) THE ROY ELDRIDGE QUINTET: Roy Eldridge (tp), Oscar Peterson (p), Herb Ellis (g), Ray Brown (b), Alvin Stoller (d). Radio Recorders, LA, December 10, 1953 (F) ROY ELDRIDGE AND HIS ORCHESTRA: Roy Eldridge (tp), Oscar Peterson (p), Herb Ellis (g), Ray Brown (b), Buddy Rich (d). Fine Sound, NYC, September 15, 1954 (G) ROY AND DIZ: Roy Eldridge, Dizzy Gillespie (tp,vcl), Oscar Peterson (p), Herb Ellis (g), Ray Brown (b), Louie Bellson (d). Radio Recorders, LA, October 29, 1954 (H) RALPH BURNS: Roy Eldridge (tp), Flip Phillips –1 (ts) with the Ralph Burns Orchestra: Al De Risi, Bernie Glow, Lou Oles, Al Porcino (tp), Hal McKusick, Sam Markowitz (as), Al Cohn (ts), Danny Bank (bari), Oscar Peterson (p), Ray Brown (b), Louie Bellson (d), Ralph Burns (arr) NYC, February 4, 1955 (I) ROY ELDRIDGE AND ALVIN STOLLER: Roy Eldridge (tp, flg-1, p with overdubbed tp-2), Alvin Stoller (d). Radio Recorders, LA, March 21, 1955 (J) THE ROY ELDRIDGE-BENNY CARTER ORCHESTRA: Roy Eldridge (tp, flh-1), Benny Carter (as), Bruce McDonald (p), John Simmons (b), Alvin Stroller (d). Radio Recorders, LA, March 23, 1955 (K) THE TRUMPETS OF ROY ELDRIDGE, DIZZY GILLESPIE, HARRY EDISON: Harry Edison, Dizzy Gillespie, Roy Eldridge (tp), Oscar Peterson (p), Herb Ellis (g), Ray Brown (b), Buddy Rich (d). Radio Recorders, LA, November 2, 1955 (L) ROY ELDRIDGE AND HIS CENTRAL PLAZA DIXIELANDERS: Roy Eldridge (tp), Benny Morton (tb), Eddie Barefield (cl), Dick Wellstood (p), Walter Page (b), Jo Jones (d). Fine Sound, NYC, June 3, 1956 (M) DIZZY GILLESPIE & ROY ELDRIDGE: Dizzy Gillespie, Roy Eldridge (tp), John Lewis (p), Herb Ellis (g), Ray Brown (b), Stan Levey (d). Radio Recorders, LA, October 16, 1956 4028-2 Ballad Medley: Verve MGV8212 (N) RUSSELL GARCIA AND STRINGS WITH ROY ELDRIDGE: Roy Eldridge (tp), unknown (strings), (harp), (p), (g), (b), (d), Russell Garcia (dir, arr). Capitol Studios, LA October 10, 1957 Capitol Studios, LA October 11, 1957 (O) SOUNDTRACK: Roy Eldridge (tp), Stan Getz-1 (ts), Oscar Peterson (p), Herb Ellis (g), Ray Brown (b), Gus Johnson (d). Paris, May 1, 1958 (P) THE ROY "LITTLE JAZZ" ELDRIDGE QUARTET: Roy Eldridge (tp), Ronnie Ball (p), Ben Moten (b), Eddie Locke (d). Nola Studios, NYC, June 2 & 3, 1960