Fletcher Henderson & His Orchestra - Victor 25373 (1936)

Fletcher Henderson p, a, dir / Dick Vance, Joe Thomas t / Roy Eldridge t, v / Fernando Arbello tb / Ed Cuffee tb, v / Buster Bailey cl, as / Jerome Pasquall as / Elmer Williams, Chu Berry ts, bar / Horace Henderson p / Bob Lessey g / Israel Crosby sb / Sid Catlett d.

Recorded in Chicago on August 4, 1936.

The Metronome All Stars With Vocals By Billy Eckstine - MGM 11573 (1953)

Roy Eldridge t / Kai Winding tb / John La Porta cl / Lester Young, Warne Marsh ts / Teddy Wilson p / Billy Bauer g / Eddie Safranski sb / Max Roach d / Terry Gibbs vb / Billy Eckstine v.

Recorded in 1953.

Gene Krupa & His Orchestra - Okeh 6210 (1941)

Fifteen years ago or thereabouts, when I was just getting into Big Band / Swing music, I found one of those greatest hits budget cds by various band leaders. On it was Krupa's Let Me Off Uptown. Hearing it once was all it took and it became a personal favorite from then on.

Recorded during the first session Roy Eldridge joined Krupa's band (replacing Shorty Sherock), it showcased Eldridge and Anita O'Day in a vocal conversation.

Like the earlier Artie Shaw post featuring Roy Eldridge, this song ranks right up there for me as a Swing Era favorite.

Gene Krupa d, dir / Roy Eldridge t, v / Graham Young, Torg Halten, Norman Murphy t / Babe Wagner, Jay Kelliher, John Grassi tb / Mascagni Ruffo, Clint Neagley as / Sam Musiker, Walter Bates ts / Bob Curtis p / Ray Biondi g / Biddy Bastien sb / Anita O'Day, Howard DuLaney v.

Recorded in New York on May 8, 1941.

Artie Shaw & His Orchestra (Roy Eldridge) - Victor 20-1668 (1945)

I couldn't believe that I didn't have this on a cd so I could check out the liner notes for personnel...nor could I find it using a quick web search.

Safe to say, Roy Eldridge is blowing on this infectious tune...one of my favorites of the swing era...albeit late in the swing era.

Recorded on April 5, 1945.

Roy Eldridge & His Orchestra - Blue Ace 222 (1936) (Originally Vocalion 3479)

Here we have Roy Eldridge's first recordings released under his own name. There was a rejected take of Christopher Columbus on Decca recorded a year before in 1936.

Blue Ace was a record label that issued bootlegs from the swing era. (Mostly Vocalions?)

Roy Eldridge t / George Scoops Carry, Joe Eldridge as, a / Dave Young ts / Teddy Cole p / John Collins g / Charles Truck Parham sb / Zutty Singleton d.

Recorded in Chicago on January 23, 1937.

Fletcher Henderson & His Orchestra - Victor 25334 (1936)

Fletcher Henderson p, a, dir / Dick Vance, Joe Thomas, Roy Eldridge t / Fernando Arbello, Ed Cuffee tb / Buster Bailey as, ss / Jerome Pasquall cl, as / Elmer Williams, Chu Berry ts / Horace Henderson p / Bob Lessey g / John Kirby sb / Sidney Catlett d / Teddy Lewis v / Spud Murphy a.

Recorded in Chicago on May 23, 1936.