Roy Eldridge oral history interview

Page numbers here indicate page numbers for "Read Online" interface. Page numbers listed on transcripts may differ. Tape 1 Side 1...pp. 1 - 29 Tape 1 Side 2...pp. 29 - 56 Tape 2 Side 1...pp. 57 - 83 Tape 2 Side 2...pp. 84 - 111 Tape 3 Side 1...pp. 111 - 140 Tape 3 Side 2...pp. 140 - 148 There is no audio recording matching pages 25 through 27 Portions of the publicly available digital files for this transcript have been altered to restore them to their original state.Roy (Little Jazz) Eldridge (1911-1989) was an American jazz trumpeter and brother of the alto saxophonist Joe Eldridge. After playing with regional bands in the Ohio Valley area and the Midwest, he went to New York (1930). He played in Fletcher Henderson's band for two years and led his own groups before joining Gene Krupa's band as a trumpeter and singer.Portions of the publicly available digital files for this transcript have been altered to restore them to their original state