Roy Eldridge, Dizzy Gillespie & Clark Terry
With the exception of a few untypically reclusive members, the jazz trumpet fraternity has a tradition of gregariousness, helpfulness, fellow feeling, even the sharing of musical secrets. There is another side to the coin, and its name is competitiveness. This recording contains a rounded demonstration of both aspects. Its three trumpeters, giants in the field, loved each other as friends and colleagues and wouldn't have missed an opportunity for mutual combat. Roy Eldridge's style led to Diz… MORE
