Little Jazz

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Little Jazz was the nickname of Roy Eldridge, a pioneering American jazz trumpeter known for his fiery style and as a key link between swing and bebop.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human ⓘ
jazz trumpeter ⓘ
nickname ⓘ
activeYearsEnd 1980s ⓘ
activeYearsStart 1920s ⓘ
associatedAct Artie Shaw ⓘ
Benny Goodman ⓘ
Gene Krupa ⓘ
Jazz at the Philharmonic ⓘ
Norman Granz ⓘ
Teddy Hill ⓘ
awardReceived Grammy Hall of Fame induction ⓘ
burialPlace Pinelawn Memorial Park, New York, United States ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1911-01-30 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1989-02-26 ⓘ
ethnicity African American ⓘ
fullName David Roy Eldridge ⓘ
genre bebop ⓘ
jazz ⓘ
swing ⓘ
influenced Dizzy Gillespie ⓘ
modern jazz trumpeters ⓘ
influencedBy Louis Armstrong ⓘ
instrument trumpet ⓘ
movement bebop ⓘ
swing era ⓘ
nickname Little Jazz ⓘ
notableFor being a key link between swing and bebop ⓘ
fiery trumpet style ⓘ
notableWork After You've Gone ⓘ
Rockin' Chair ⓘ
Wabash Stomp ⓘ
occupation bandleader ⓘ
composer ⓘ
trumpeter ⓘ
placeOfBirth Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States ⓘ
placeOfDeath Valley Stream, New York, United States ⓘ
recordLabel Columbia Records ⓘ
Decca Records ⓘ
Verve Records ⓘ
refersTo Roy Eldridge ⓘ
residence New York City ⓘ
styleCharacteristic advanced harmonic approach ⓘ
intense rhythmic drive ⓘ
virtuosic high-note playing ⓘ

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Roy Eldridge → nickname → Little Jazz ⓘ
Roy Eldridge → nickname → Little Jazz ⓘ
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