Henry "Red" Allen

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Henry "Red" Allen was an influential American jazz trumpeter and vocalist known for his powerful tone, innovative phrasing, and work with leading big bands of the swing era.

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instanceOf bandleader
human
jazz trumpeter
jazz vocalist
activeYearsEnd 1960s
activeYearsStart 1920s
associatedWith New Orleans jazz tradition NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath pancreatic cancer
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1908-01-07
dateOfDeath 1967-04-17
father Henry Allen Sr. NERFINISHED
fullName Henry James Allen NERFINISHED
genre Dixieland jazz
jazz
swing music
givenName Henry NERFINISHED
influenced early bebop musicians
later swing trumpeters
instrument cornet
trumpet
memberOf Benny Goodman’s band NERFINISHED
Fletcher Henderson Orchestra NERFINISHED
King Oliver's band NERFINISHED
Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra NERFINISHED
Luis Russell Orchestra NERFINISHED
nickname Red NERFINISHED
notableCharacteristic innovative phrasing
powerful trumpet tone
notableSong Body and Soul NERFINISHED
St. James Infirmary NERFINISHED
notableWork recordings for Decca Records in the 1930s
recordings for Victor Records in the late 1920s
occupation musician
singer
trumpeter
performedAt New York City jazz clubs
placeOfBirth Algiers, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath New York City
surface form: New York City, New York, United States
recordLabel Blue Note Records
Decca Records
Prestige Records NERFINISHED
Victor Records NERFINISHED
residence New Orleans, Louisiana, United States NERFINISHED
New York City
surface form: New York City, New York, United States
sexOrGender male
styleComparedTo Louis Armstrong NERFINISHED
vocalStyle jazz vocals

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