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Also Known As David Roy Eldridge • Little Jazz
Born January 30, 1911 • Pittsburgh • Pennsylvania
Died February 26, 1989 (aged 78) • New York

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Roy Eldridge, c. 1946.
Roy Eldridge, c. 1946.
(From left to right) Thelonious Monk, Howard McGhee, Roy Eldridge, and Teddy Hill in front of Minton's Playhouse, New York City, c. 1947.
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