Joe Eldridge

This is the brother of trumpeter Roy Eldridge, who regardless of the nickname of “Small Jazz” cast a shadow big enough to obscure him. The siblings arrived through to the Pittsburgh music picture, where Joe Eldridge’s 1st professional job is at the music group of Henri Saporo. More than Roy Eldridge by 3 years, he got in around the bandleading video game early, overtaking the Top notch Serenaders for both regional and local gigs. In the ’30s the Eldridge brothers led an organization together, as the big brother continuing freelancing with players such as for example Velocity Webb and Cecil Scott. Joe Eldridge ultimately set his places on Baltimore, signing up for that city’s Natural cotton Pickers music group before accompanying vocalist Blanche Calloway in the mid ’30s. Next around the plan was a reunion along with his small sibling in the framework of an organization Roy Eldridge was leading in Chicago. In the ultimate many years of the 10 years this group hustled off to NEW YORK. A big bite from the Joe Eldridge discographical pizza includes performances along with his young brother’s music group. For the first ’40s, nevertheless, the saxophonist was back again freelancing by himself, collaborating with fellow saxophonist Budd Johnson as well as the trumpeter and bandleader Scorching Lips Web page. The latter musician recorded the amusing “They Raided the Joint”, co-written with the Eldridge brothers amongst others. Many years with drummer Zutty Singleton in NY prompted a choice to check out that bandleader towards the western coastline. In the middle ’40s Joe Eldridge came back to his brother’s music group, this time showing off a fat audio on tenor saxophone. He also continuing working with Web page. Joe Eldridge resided in Canada through the past due ’40s, including a stint in Quebec with an organization led by Raymond Vin, whose last name will need to have covered by insurance reputation in the wine-guzzling French culture. Finally in 1950 Eldridge came back to NY, spending what will be the final many years of his lifestyle teaching.