ROY ELDRIDGE, trumpet (flugelhorn on 6 & 14)
BENNY CARTER, alto sax
BRUCE McDONALD, piano
JOHN SIMMONS, bass
ALVIN STOLLER, drums
Los Angeles, March 23, 1955.
7-10:
ROY ELDRIDGE, trumpet (on 8-10), flugelhorn (on 7), also piano (on 10)
ALVIN STOLLER, drums
Los Angeles, March 21, 1955.
*BONUS TRACKS:
Roy Eldridge (tp), Stan Getz (ts on 16 only), Oscar Peterson (p), Herb Ellis (g),
Ray Brown (b), Gus Johnson (d).
01 I STILL LOVE HIM SO 5:46
02 THE MOON IS LOW 6:06
03 I MISSED MY HAT 5:19
04 BALLAD MEDLEY: I REMEMBER YOU/ CHELSEA BRIDGE/
I'VE GOT THE WORLD ON A STRING 6:18
05 POLITE BLUES 8:35
06 CLOSE YOUR EYES 2:39
07 WHERE'S ART 4:06
08 I DON'T KNOW 4:36
09 STRIDING 4:36
10 WAILING 3:13
11 THE MOON IS LOW [78 version] 2:28
12 THE MOON IS LOW [alt tk] 3:09
13 I MISSED MY HAT [alt tk] 5:26
14 CLOSE YOUR EYES [alt tk] 2:42
15 BALLAD MEDLEY: I REMEMBER YOU/ CHELSEA BRIDGE/
I'VE GOT THE WORLD ON A STRING [alt tk] 5:44
16 LES TRICHEURS 3:14*
17 PHIL'S TUNE 4:22*
TOTAL TIME: 78:26
DOWN BEAT original review: URBANE JAZZ:
“Two major soloists in full form backed by a firm, swinging rhythm
section. The soul is there, and it’s not that ‘polite’ once you start listening
beneath the surface.” (Nat Hentoff)
