Red Allen

Red Allen
Allen at the Onyx Club, New York City c. May 1946 Photo: William P. Gottlieb
Allen at the Onyx Club, New York City
c. May 1946
Photo: William P. Gottlieb
Background information
Birth nameHenry James Allen Jr.
Born(1908-01-07)January 7, 1908
Algiers, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
DiedApril 17, 1967(1967-04-17) (aged 59)
New York City, New York, U.S.
GenresJazz
OccupationMusician
InstrumentTrumpet
Years active1924–1967

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]

  1. ^ Berendt, Joachim (1976). The Jazz Book. Paladin. pp. 187–188.
  2. ^ Cook, Richard (2005). Richard Cook's Jazz Encyclopedia. London: Penguin Books. p. 9. ISBN 0-141-00646-3.