Joe Eldridge (musician)
Joseph "Joe" Eldridge (* 1908 in Pittsburgh , † 5. March 1952 in New York City ) was an American alto saxophonist and violinist of Swing . He was the brother of trumpeter Roy Eldridge .
At the beginning of his musician career, Joe Eldridge worked in various Territory Bands around his hometown of Pittsburgh. In 1927 he went to New York for the first time to play with Henry Saparo. In 1933 he formed the Eldridge Brothers Rhythm Team with his younger brother Roy . Shortly afterwards he became a member of McKinney's Cotton Pickers , in 1936 he played in Roy Eldridge's band in Chicago and went with him to New York from 1938 to 1940. There he worked at Zutty Singleton , again with Roy and with Hot Lips Page , and lived in Canada for a while in the late 1940s . He returned to New York shortly before his death.
literature
- Ian Carr , Digby Fairweather , Brian Priestley : Rough Guide Jazz. The ultimate guide to jazz. 1800 bands and artists from the beginning until today. 2nd, expanded and updated edition. Metzler, Stuttgart / Weimar 2004, ISBN 3-476-01892-X .
- Richard Cook , Brian Morton : The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD . 6th edition. Penguin, London 2002, ISBN 0-14-051521-6 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Eldridge, Joe |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Eldridge, Joseph |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American alto saxophonist and swing violinist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1908 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Pittsburgh |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 5, 1952 |
| Place of death | New York City |