Henry "Red" Allen

Henry "Red" Allen. , Panel 2 , Henry Allen grw up right here in Algiers. As a boy, he heard Louis Armstrong and his father's band. He would learn to play trumpet in that same band. , After playing in various New Orleans groups, he joined the King Oliver Band. They toured New York where Allen was recruited by the Victor label as their answer to Louis Armstrong. , The records launched a successful career as a lead trumpeter. In the 40's he set the standards for swing solos. In the 50's he was a dominant figure in mainstream jazz. , During his later years, he returned to his musical roots, concentrating on the New Orleans style ensemble format. , Panel 3 , Top: Down Club Chicago Dec. 21, 1944. Henry Allen with jazz greats Rick Ramsey, Ben Webster and J.C, Higginbotham. , Panel 4 , Selected Recordings, (As Leader) , It Should Be You/Barfly Blues - 1928 , Feeling Drowsy/Swing Out - 1929 , Sugar Hill Function - 1930 , Body and Soul - 1935 , Get the Mop - 1945 , Ride Red Ride - 1957 , Stormy Weather - 1957 , Feeling Good - 1965, (as Sideman) , I Ain't Got Nobody - 1929 , Song of the Swanee - 1931 , Stingaree Blues - 1933 , Wrappin' it Up - 1933 , Ride Red Ride - 1935 , Sentimental and Melancholy - 1937 , Egyptian Fantasy - 1941