Henry Allen

Henry Allen

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.

Birth and Death Data: Born January 7, 1908 (New Orleans), Died April 17, 1967 (New York City)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1929 - 1946

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, trumpet, director, composer, cornet

Notes: Also known as Henry "Red" Allen.

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 51-75 of 182 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BRC-70198	10-in.	8/28/1931	Freakish blues	Luis Russell Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, cornet, trumpet
Victor	D6VB-1561	10-in.	1/14/1946	Buzz me	Henry Allen ; J. C. Higginbotham ; Red Allen Orchestra	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	vocalist, director
Victor	D6VB-1562	10-in.	1/14/1946	Drink hearty (but stay with your party)	Henry Allen ; J. C. Higginbotham ; Red Allen Orchestra	Male vocal solo, with vocal group and instrumental ensemble	composer, vocalist
Victor	D6VB-1563	10-in.	1/14/1946	Get the mop (the ignorant stick)	Henry Allen ; J. C. Higginbotham ; Red Allen Orchestra	Male vocal solo, with vocal group and jazz/dance band	composer, director, vocalist
Victor	D6VB-2262	10-in.	7/16/1946	Count me out	J. C. Higginbotham ; Red Allen Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, trumpet, director, composer
Victor	D6VB-2500	10-in.	7/16/1946	Check up	Henry Allen ; J. C. Higginbotham ; Red Allen Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, trumpet, director, composer
Victor	D6VB-2501	10-in.	7/16/1946	If it's love you want (baby, that's me)	J. C. Higginbotham ; Red Allen Orchestra	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, trumpet, vocalist, director
Victor	D6VB-2502	10-in.	7/16/1946	Let me miss you	Henry Allen ; J. C. Higginbotham ; Red Allen Orchestra	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, trumpet, vocalist, director
Columbia	W152720	10-in.	2/23/1934	The gold diggers' song	Henry Allen ; Benny Morton Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and trumpet solo	vocalist, instrumentalist, trumpet
Columbia	W265135	10-in.	9/22/1933	Queer notions-1	Fletcher Henderson's Orchestra		vocalist
Columbia	W265136	10-in.	9/22/1933	It's the talk of the town	Fletcher Henderson's Orchestra		vocalist
Columbia	W265137	10-in.	9/22/1933	Night life-3	Fletcher Henderson's Orchestra		vocalist
Columbia	W265138	10-in.	9/22/1933	Nagasaki-2	Fletcher Henderson's Orchestra		vocalist
Columbia	W265144	10-in.	9/29/1933	Jamaica shout-1	Coleman Hawkins Orchestra		vocalist
Columbia	W265150	10-in.	10/3/1933	Happy feet	Horace Henderson Orchestra		vocalist
Columbia	W265151	10-in.	10/3/1933	I'm rhythm crazy now-1	Horace Henderson Orchestra		vocalist
Columbia	W265152	10-in.	10/3/1933	Old man river	Horace Henderson Orchestra		vocalist
Columbia	W265153	10-in.	10/3/1933	Minnie the moocher's wedding day-1	Horace Henderson Orchestra		vocalist
Columbia	W265154	10-in.	10/3/1933	Ain't cha glad?-1	Horace Henderson Orchestra		vocalist
Columbia	W265155	10-in.	10/3/1933	I've got to sing a torch song	Horace Henderson Orchestra		vocalist
OKeh	W403493	10-in.	12/10/1929	I ain't got nobody (And nobody cares for me)	Louis Armstrong Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, trumpet
OKeh	W403494	10-in.	12/10/1929	Dallas blues	Louis Armstrong Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, trumpet
OKeh	W403495	10-in.	12/13/1929	St. Louis blues	Louis Armstrong Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, trumpet
OKeh	W403496	10-in.	12/13/1929	Rockin' chair	Louis Armstrong Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet	instrumentalist, trumpet
OKeh	W403681	10-in.	1/24/1930	Song of the islands	Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra [Luis Russell Orchestra]	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, trumpet

(Results 51-75 of 182 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Allen, Henry," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103481.

Allen, Henry. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103481.

"Allen, Henry." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.