What It's All About (Roy Eldridge album)

What It's All About is an album by trumpeter Roy Eldridge recorded in 1976 and released by the Pablo label.[1][2][3]

What It's All About
Studio album by
Released1976
RecordedJanuary 16, 1976
StudioRCA Recording Studios, New York, NY
GenreJazz
Length42:05
LabelPablo
2310 766
ProducerNorman Granz
Roy Eldridge chronology
Decidedly
(1975)
What It's All About
(1976)
Roy Eldridge 4 – Montreux '77
(1977)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings    [5]

AllMusic reviewer Scott Yanow stated "What It's All About is swinging, building up solos to potentially ferocious levels and going for broke. That was always the philosophy that Roy Eldridge followed and, even though it was rather late in his career by the time he recorded this Pablo set, he was still pushing himself".[4]

Track listing

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All compositions by Roy Eldridge except where noted

  1. "I Still Love Him So" (Benny Carter) – 6:12
  2. "The Heat's On" – 6:43
  3. "That Thing" – 8:19
  4. "Recado Bossa Nova" (Luiz Antônio, Djalma Ferreira, Paul Francis Webster) – 6:40
  5. "Melange" – 13:10

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Edwards, D. & Callahan, M. Both Sides Now: Pablo Album Discography Preview accessed May 27, 2019
  2. ^ Jazzdisco: Pablo Records Catalog: 2310-700 series. Retrieved May 27, 2019
  3. ^ Jazzdisco: Roy Eldridge Catalog accessed May 27, 2019
  4. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Louis Bellson: What It's All About – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
  5. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 425. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.