In August 1960, “Verve” label released “Swingin’ on the Town”, the 18th Roy Eldridge album. It was recorded in June 1960, in New York City, and was produced by Norman Granz.
Personnel:
- Roy Eldridge – trumpet
- Ronnie Ball – piano
- Benny Moten – bass
- Eddie Locke – drums
Track listing:
- Bossa Nova – Roy Eldridge
- The Way You Look Tonight – Jerome Kern, Dorothy Fields
- Sweet Sue, Just You – Victor Young, Will J. Harris
- I’ve Got a Crush on You – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
- When I Grow Too Old to Dream – Sigmund Romberg, Oscar Hammerstein II
- Crème de Menthe – Erroll Garner
- Honeysuckle Rose – Fats Waller, Andy Razaf
- All the Things You Are – Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II
- Easy Living – Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin
- But Not for Me – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
- Song of the Islands – Charles E. King
- Misty – Eroll Garner, Johnny Burke
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