It Should Be You

Henry "Red" Allen · 1929 · Trompettiste de La Nouvelle-Orléans à New York

Context

Trumpeter Henry "Red" Allen recorded "It Should Be You" for Victor in 1929 in New York, leading his own orchestra. Joachim-Ernst Berendt saw him as the first to fully absorb Armstrong's innovations.

In the genealogy of jazz

This track belongs to Harlem: Henderson, Redman, Ellington, Swing, big bands. Among the origins and influences of Harlem: Henderson, Redman, Ellington: Chicago, Stride (Harlem piano).

Sources

• adp.library.ucsb.edu
• EN: Red Allen

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