American jazz musician and band leader (1908–1967)
This article is about the jazz musician. For the bluegrass singer and guitarist, see Red Allen (bluegrass).
For other people named Henry Allen, see Henry Allen (disambiguation).
Red Allen
Allen at the Onyx Club, New York City c. May 1946 Photo: William P. Gottlieb
Background information
Birth name
Henry James Allen
Born
(1908-01-07)January 7, 1908 Algiers, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Died
April 17, 1967(1967-04-17) (aged 59) New York City, New York, U.S.
Genres
Jazz
Occupation(s)
Musician
Instrument(s)
Trumpet
Years active
1924–1967
Musical artist
Henry James "Red" Allen, Jr. (January 7, 1908 – April 17, 1967) was an American jazz trumpeter and vocalist whose playing has been claimed by Joachim-Ernst Berendt and others as the first to fully incorporate the innovations of Louis Armstrong.[1][2]
^Berendt, Joachim (1976). The Jazz Book. Paladin. pp. 187–188.
^Cook, Richard (2005). Richard Cook's Jazz Encyclopedia. London: Penguin Books. p. 9. ISBN 0-141-00646-3.
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