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Swingin' on the Town
Studio album by Roy Eldridge
Released	1960
Recorded	June 2 & 3, 1960 New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	36:37
Label	Verve MGV 8389
Producer	Norman Granz
Roy Eldridge chronology
That Warm Feeling (1957) Swingin' on the Town (1960) Saturday Night Fish Fry (1962)

Swingin' on the Town is an album by American jazz trumpeter Roy Eldridge recorded in 1960 and released on the Verve label.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars stating "Eldridge is the focus here, and his performances are supple, swinging and charming. He doesn't do anything out of the ordinary, but he delivers the expected with grace. Not a major album in his catalog, but certainly an enjoyable one".

Track listing

1. "Bossa Nova" (Roy Eldridge) - 2:47
2. "The Way You Look Tonight" (Jerome Kern, Dorothy Fields) - 2:26
3. "Sweet Sue, Just You" (Victor Young, Will J. Harris) - 2:28
4. "I've Got a Crush on You" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 2:25
5. "When I Grow Too Old to Dream" (Sigmund Romberg, Oscar Hammerstein II) - 3:03
6. "Crème de Menthe" (Erroll Garner) - 2:40
7. "Honeysuckle Rose" (Fats Waller, Andy Razaf) - 4:18
8. "All the Things You Are" (Kern, Hammerstein II) - 3:30
9. "Easy Living" (Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin) - 3:48
10. "But Not for Me" (Gershwin, Gershwin) - 3:18
11. "Song of the Islands" (Charles E. King) - 3:07
12. "Misty" (Garner, Johnny Burke) - 2:45

Personnel

• Roy Eldridge - trumpet
• Ronnie Ball - piano
• Benny Moten - bass
• Eddie Locke - drums

References

1. Edwards, D. & Callahan, M. Verve Label Discography, accessed December 11, 2015
2. Roy Eldridge Catalog accessed December 11, 2015
3. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Swingin' on the Town – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved December 11, 2015.

• 1960 albums
• Roy Eldridge albums
• Verve Records albums
• Albums produced by Norman Granz