Henry Allen
Henry James “Red” Allen was born on January 7 1908 in Algiers, Louisiana. An American jazz trumpeter, singer, composer, and bandleader, Allen was known for playing Dixieland, trad jazz, and modern swing. Allen's father was a trumpet player and he spent time playing drums, ukulele, violin before settling on the trumpet. His career began in 1924 playing with the Excelsior Brass Band and on riverboats along the Mississippi River before relocating to New York City in 1929. After three years spent with Luis Russell's Orchestra, Allen went on to join Fletcher Henderson's Orchestra in 1933 before joining Lucky Millinder's Mills Blue Rhythm Band from 1934 to 1937. He eventually rejoined the Luis Russell Orchestra in 1937 (now led by a young Louis Armstrong). Allen spent the 1940s as a bandleader playing with trombonist J.C. Higginbotham, clarinetist Edmond Hall, and pianist Kenny Kersey as well as recording with Fats Waller, Jelly Roll Morton, and vocalists Victoria Spivey and Billie Holiday. Solo records, "Red Allen, Kid Ory & Jack Teagarden at Newport", was released in 1957 and "Mr. Allen" in 1962. After being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 1966, "Red" Allen played a final tour of England before he died April 17th, 1967, in New York City.
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blue hawaii
Lounge - Erschienen bei Rainbow Records am 01.01.1995
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The dynamic trumpet of henry red allen
Jazz - Erschienen bei EPM am 01.01.1929
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1933
Coleman Hawkins & His Orchestra, Horace Henderson and His Orchestra, Henry Allen
Jazz - Erschienen bei Hep Records am 01.06.1990
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The Henry Allen Collection Vol. 2
Jazz - Erschienen bei Collectors Classics am 20.11.1992
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Step Into My Life
Jazz - Erschienen bei Rainbow Records am 02.06.2013
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The Henry Allen Collection Vol. 4 - 1936-1937
Jazz - Erschienen bei Collectors Classics am 20.10.1993
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The Henry Allen Collection Vol. 3 - 1935-1936
Jazz - Erschienen bei Collectors Classics am 20.03.1993
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The Henry Allen Collection Vol. 5 - 1937-1941
Jazz - Erschienen bei Collectors Classics am 20.07.1997
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Swing Time - The Encyclopedia of Jazz, Vol. 1
Jazz - Erschienen bei Documents am 09.01.2008
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The Henry Allen Collection Vol. 6 - 1941-1946
Jazz - Erschienen bei Collectors Classics am 20.09.1997
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The Legend of Henry Allen
Jazz - Erschienen bei Ibis am 02.10.2012
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The Henry Allen Collection Vol. 1 - 1932
Jazz - Erschienen bei Collectors Classics am 20.08.1992
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1937-1941 (HD Remastered)
Jazzgesang - Erschienen bei Reborn recordings am 08.04.2019
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1936-1937 (HD Remastered)
Jazzgesang - Erschienen bei Reborn recordings am 08.04.2019
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The Sound of Henry Allen (Original Jazz Sound)
Bebop - Erschienen bei Original Jazz Sound am 05.03.2012
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