Dale's Wail

Dale's Wail is an album by American jazz trumpeter Roy Eldridge recorded in 1953 and originally released on the Clef label.

Reception
Allmusic awarded the album 4½ stars stating it " features the great swing trumpeter at the peak of his powers".

Track listing
All compositions by Roy Eldridge except as indicated
 * 1) "Dale's Wail" - 3:42
 * 2) "Love for Sale" (Cole Porter) - 3:39
 * 3) "The Man I Love" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 3:38
 * 4) "Oscar's Arrangement" - 2:40
 * 5) "Willow Weep for Me" (Ann Ronell) - 3:18
 * 6) "Somebody Loves Me" (George Gershwin, Ballard MacDonald) - 3:30
 * 7) "When Your Lover Has Gone" (Einar Aaron Swan) - 3:06
 * 8) "When It's Sleepy Time Down South" (Clarence Muse, Leon René, Otis René) - 3:02
 * 9) "Feeling a Draft" - 3:29
 * 10) "Don't Blame Me" (Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields) - 3:10
 * 11) "Echoes of Harlem" (Duke Ellington) - 3:59
 * 12) "I Can't Get Started" (Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin) - 3:21
 * Recorded in New York City on April 20, 1953 (tracks 1-4) and in Los Angeles, CA in December 1953 (tracks 5-12)

Personnel

 * Roy Eldridge - trumpet
 * Oscar Peterson - piano, organ
 * Herb Ellis (tracks 5-12), Barney Kessel (tracks 1-4) - guitar
 * Ray Brown - bass
 * Jo Jones (tracks 1-4), Alvin Stoller (tracks 5-12) - drums