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Born: January 07, 1908 in New Orleans, LA
Years Active: 20 's, 30 's, 40 's, 50 's, 60 's
Died: April 17, 1967 in New York, NY
Genre: Jazz

Biography:
One of the last great New Orleans trumpeters to emerge during the post-Louis Armstrong era, Henry "Red" Allen has long been overshadowed by Satch and his successors but actually had a fresh new approach of his own to offer. Allen sounded modern no ma ...More >>

Discography: 1965 Feeling Good 1963 Rare Red Allen Trio Performances 1961 Henry Red Allen Quartet "Live" 1960 We've Got Rhythm 1960 Red Allen Plays King Oliver More >>

Similar Artists: Clark Terry Wingy Manone Rex Stewart Harry "Sweets" Edison George Wettling More >>

Influenced By: King Oliver Bunk Johnson Louis Armstrong Peter Bocage More >> Followers: Roy Eldridge Charlie Shavers Dizzy Gillespie More >>

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