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Roy's Got Rhythm
| Recorded | Jan 20-29, 1951 |
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| Label | Emarcy |
| Catalog | PRLP 114 |
| Released | 1951 |
| Personnel | 9 credited players |
| Discogs | master 833833 |
The record
Swedish jazzmen surround the trumpeter on this early-1951 date, trading choruses over a tight local scene far from his usual American rhythm sections. Charlie Norman's harpsichord touch adds an odd, charming wrinkle to an otherwise straight-ahead blowing session.
Session personnel
- Gunnar Almstedt — bass
- Thore Jederby — bass
- Ove Lind — clarinet
- Anders Burman — drums
- Rolf Berg — guitar
- Charlie Norman — harpsichord, piano
- Carl-Henrik Norin — tenor saxophone
- Leppe Sundevall — trombone, trumpet
- Roy Eldridge — trumpet
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 1957 | Emarcy · MG 36084 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono earliest on file |
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| 1957 | Emarcy — MONO |
| 1959 | Emarcy · MG 36084 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Styrene, Mono |
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