Red Allen

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
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.