Henry "Red" Allen

trumpet, vocals · 1908–1967 · New Orleans

Son of a brass band leader, he played with King Oliver, Luis Russell, Fletcher Henderson, and Lucky Millinder. He then led his own groups, notably at the Metropole Cafe in New York, and toured in the United States and Europe.

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Styles

• Harlem: Henderson, Redman, Ellington
• Swing, big bands

Landmark tracks

• It Should Be You (1929)

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