Urbane Jazz

Urbane Jazz
Studio album by Roy Eldridge and Benny Carter
Released 1955
Recorded March 21 & 23, 1955
Radio Recorders, Hollywood, CA
Genre Jazz
Label Verve
MGV 8202
Producer Norman Granz
Roy Eldridge chronology
Roy and Diz
(1954)		 Urbane Jazz
(1955)		 Swing Goes Dixie
(1956)
Benny Carter chronology
New Jazz Sounds
(1954)		 Urbane Jazz
(1955)		 Jazz Giant
(1958)

Urbane Jazz is an album by American jazz trumpeter Roy Eldridge and saxophonist Benny Carter recorded in 1955 and released on the Verve label.[1][2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]

Allmusic awarded the album 4½ stars stating "This release features the swing-inflected trumpet of Roy Eldridge combined with the always cosmopolitan-sounding alto sax of the venerable Benny Carter. This combination was quite fortuitous because Eldridge took his main inspiration not from Louis Armstrong, but from saxophonists Carter and Coleman Hawkins, transposing that rapid arpeggio style and rich tone to his horn. This gave the trumpet player a keen awareness of harmony and unparalleled dexterity, especially in his solos".[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Roy Eldridge except as indicated

  1. "I Still Love Him So" (Benny Carter) - 5:47
  2. "The Moon Is Low" (Arthur Freed, Nacio Herb Brown) – 6:07
  3. "I Missed My Hat" - 5:19
  4. "Ballad Medley: I Remember You/Chelsea Bridge/I've Got the World on a String" (Victor Schertzinger, Johnny Mercer/Billy Strayhorn/Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) - 6:20
  5. "Polite Blues" - 8:36
  6. "Close Your Eyes" (Bernice Petkere) - 2:40
  7. "Where's Art" - 4:07
  8. "I Don't Know" - 4:37
  9. "Striding" - 4:37
  10. "Wailing" - 3:14

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Edwards, D. & Callahan, M. Verve Label Discography, accessed November, 24, 2015
  2. ↑ Roy Eldridge Catalog accessed November 24, 2015
  3. 1 2 Nathan, Dave. The Urbane Jazz of Roy Eldridge – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
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