Joseph Eldridge (1908 – March 5, 1952)[1] was an American jazz alto saxophonist.
[1] Eldridge played professionally starting in 1927, leading a group called the Elite Serenaders for several years.
He played with Speed Webb and Cecil Scott early in the 1930s, and in 1933, co-led an ensemble with his brother.
After working with McKinney's Cotton Pickers and Blanche Calloway, he joined his brother's new band in late 1936, remaining with the group until 1940.
[1] Eldridge led his own band at the club Jimmy Ryan's in 1943, then relocated to Los Angeles, where he worked with Singleton and his brother Roy again and also with Hot Lips Page.