
In October 1954, “Clef” label released “Roy and Diz”, album by Roy Eldridge and Dizzy Gillespie. It was recorded in October 1954, and was produced by Norman Granz.
Personnel:
- Roy Eldridge, Dizzy Gillespie – vocals, trumpet
- Oscar Peterson – piano
- Herb Ellis – guitar
- Ray Brown – bass
- Louis Bellson – drums
Track listing:
- Sometimes I’m Happy – Irving Caesar, Vincent Youmans
- Algo Bueno – Woody ‘n’ You) – Dizzy Gillespie
- Trumpet Blues – Roy Eldridge, Dizzy Gillespie
- Ballad Medley – I’m Through with Love/Can’t We Be Friends/Don’t You Know?/I Don’t Know Why I Love You Like I Do/If I Had You – Fud Livingston, Paul James, Kay Swift, Bobby Worth, Fred E. Ahlert, Roy Turk, Irving King, Ted Shapiro
- Blue Moon – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
- I’ve Found a New Baby – Jack Palmer, Spencer Williams
- Pretty Eyed Baby – Mary Lou Williams, Snub Mosley, William Luther Johnson
- I Can’t Get Started – Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin
- Limehouse Blues – Philip Braham, Douglas Furber