Peterson Eldridge 1961 Blues in Bb 17-06-06.mov

Blues in Bb Peterson Oscar/Roy Eldridge 1961
At a concert in Italy in 1961 Oscar Peterson and his trio with Herb Ellis gtr, Ray Brown bass, Ed Thigpen drums feature trumpet player Roy Eldridge in a simple arrangement on a Bb blues pattern. I believe its called Soft Winds
Known for his dazzling improvisational skills and intensely competitive nature, Roy Eldridge is generally regarded as a key instrumentalist of the swing era. His extroverted, virtuoso style influenced a generation of swing trumpeters and paved the way for many bebop innovators including Dizzy Gillespie, Kenny Dorham and Dexter Gordon.

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[28handcraft]

You got it. Soft Winds, indeed. It's from the Goodman sextet book. Nominally a 16 bar blues head followed by standard 12 bar solos.

[BeBopElmo]

Real jazz. Hot, swinging, and lyrical. Beautiful track. I think the head has a title, something like "Soft Winds." But it is a tune. Thanks for the joy.

[CCEX]

"Soft Winds" could easily get boring, but Ray Brown kept my interest here. Oscar was too busy during the guitar solo. and Roy, as wonderful as always, didn't have anything new to sayl Still, I wish my band, or any other current local band could play close to the level of these masters.

[riinareismaa]

I can't believe that's Oscar Peterson - he's killing off the guitar :(

[swing65]

Swing!! Algo que no se compra en la farmacia.....

[skweenison1]

haha what??

[28handcraft]

Very good! Freddie Freeloader is a sort of minimalistic version of this melody, I suppose. However, since they are both pretty simple blues tunes, I doubt anybody is ripping anyone else off... If you want a blues rip off, compare Don Redman's "Hot and Anxious" to Glenn Miller's "In The Mood" (there is even a bit of a rip-off in the title!).

[baldlawnmower]

Is it just me or does it sound just like Freddie Freeloader? Did Miles rip it off? I'm not trying to be an instigator, I'm just curious.

[julesmonendrumface]

Thats not ed thigphen

[Larryamg]

Roy was the master of the "understated". I would encourage any beginning trumpet student to buy a Harmon Mute and study this YouTube. Harmon Mutes will give any young play the sound that swings.

Intermidate students should note that less notes is better. Roy is "the gold standard" for sparse notes and yet totally swinging.