ROY ELDRIDGE little jazz giant by John Chilton. INSCRIBED to George (Melly) by Eldridge. FIRST EDITION ISBN: 0826456928

FIRST EDITION SIGNED Hardback copy published by Continuum in 2002. Illustrated. 447 pages including index. Written by John Chilton professional jazz trumpeter and author of books on Jazz. PRE-OWNED but apart from the wrapper that has minimal shelf wear it looks unread and like new. Roy 'Little Jazz Eldridge' was recognised as the all-important link between the playing of Louis Armstrong and the achievements of modernist Dizzy Gillespie.

INSCRIBED to George June 2002. (Melly) written in pencil.