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 101-125 of 182 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	62336	10-in.	7/7/1937	Alexander's ragtime band	Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra	vocalist
Decca	62337	10-in.	7/7/1937	Cuban Pete	Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra	vocalist
Decca	62338	10-in.	7/7/1937	I've got a heart full of rhythm	Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra	vocalist
Decca	62339	10-in.	7/7/1936	Sun showers	Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra	vocalist
Decca	64432	10-in.	8/11/1938	You're going to leave the old home Jim	Blue Lu Barker	vocalist
Decca	64433	10-in.	8/11/1938	New Orleans blues	Blue Lu Barker	vocalist
Decca	64434	10-in.	8/11/1938	He caught that B & O	Blue Lu Barker	vocalist
Decca	64435	10-in.	8/11/1938	Don't you make me high	Blue Lu Barker	vocalist
Decca	64907	10-in.	1/18/1939	Jeepers creepers	Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra	vocalist
Decca	64908	10-in.	1/18/1939	What is this thing called swing?	Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra	vocalist
Decca	65344	10-in.	4/5/1939	Hear me talkin' to ya	Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra	vocalist
Decca	65345	10-in.	4/5/1939	Save it pretty Mama	Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra	vocalist
Decca	65346	10-in.	4/5/1939	West End blues	Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra	vocalist
Decca	65347	10-in.	4/5/1939	Savoy blues	Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra	vocalist
Decca	65460	10-in.	4/25/1939	(I'm) Confessin' (that I love you)	Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra	vocalist
Decca	65461	10-in.	4/25/1939	Our Monday date	Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra	vocalist
Decca	65462	10-in.	4/25/1939	If it's good then I want it	Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra	vocalist
Decca	65463	10-in.	4/25/1939	Me and Brother Bill	Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra	vocalist
Decca	65811	10-in.	6/14/1939	Plain Lenox Avenue	Rosetta Howard	vocalist
Decca	65812	10-in.	6/14/1939	Men are like street cars	Rosetta Howard	vocalist
Decca	65813	10-in.	6/14/1939	He's mine all mine	Rosetta Howard	vocalist
Decca	65814	10-in.	6/14/1939	Headin' for the river	Rosetta Howard	vocalist
Decca	65824	10-in.	6/15/1939	Baby, won't you please come home?	Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra	vocalist
Decca	65825	10-in.	6/15/1939	Poor old Joe	Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra	vocalist
Decca	65826	10-in.	6/15/1939	Shanty boat on the Mississippi	Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra	vocalist

(Results 101-125 of 182 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Allen, Henry," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103481.

Allen, Henry. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103481.

"Allen, Henry." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.