1929-1930 Henry "Red" Allen

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1929-1930

Disc 1
1LISTENIt Should Be You 3:10
2LISTENBiff'ly Blues / Henry Allen & His New York Orchestra 3:27
3LISTENFeeling Drowsy / Henry Allen & His New York Orchestra 3:37
4LISTENSwing Out / Henry Allen & His New York Orchestra 3:18
5LISTENMake a Country Bird Fly Wild / Victoria Spivey 3:30
6LISTENFunny Feathers / Victoria Spivey 3:01
7LISTENHow Do They Do It That Way? / Victoria Spivey 3:23
8LISTENPleasin' Paul / Victoria Spivey 2:57
9LISTENBlood Hound Blues / Victoria Spivey 2:43
10LISTENDirty T.B. Blues / Victoria Spivey 3:13
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Disc 2
1LISTENIt Should Be You 3:11
2LISTENBiff'ly Blues / Henry Allen & His New York Orchestra 3:24
3LISTENFeeling Drowsy / Henry Allen & His New York Orchestra 3:35
4LISTENSwing Out / Henry Allen & His New York Orchestra 3:31
5LISTENMake a Country Bird Fly Wild / Victoria Spivey 3:30
6LISTENFunny Feathers / Victoria Spivey 2:56
7LISTENHow Do They Do It That Way? / Victoria Spivey 3:20
8LISTENPleasin' Paul / Victoria Spivey 2:58
9LISTENDay Breakin' Blues 3:06
10LISTENHeartbreak Blues 3:02
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Editorial Reviews

A swell two-CD collection gathering 43 of New Orleans trumpet master Henry "Red" Allen's best early recordings for the Victor label, 1929-1930 shows the first glimpse of what could be termed the post-Louis Armstrong school of jazz trumpet. Though like everyone in jazz (not just trumpet players), Allen was influenced by his former New Orleans compatriot, he took just as much from Duke Ellington's trumpet players from the same period, particularly James "Bubber" Miley's work with mutes. The other key difference is that Allen lacked Armstrong's natural ebullience, both as a trumpeter and as a singer, and favored a grittier tone; Armstrong rarely recorded anything as gripping as "Dirty TB Blues" (one of 12 tracks with vocals by the great Victoria Spivey) or as funky as the bass-driven "Ease on Down (Case on Down)," recorded in late 1930 with the Luis Russell Orchestra, where Allen would be a featured soloist for the next several years. The remastered sound on these discs is exceptional, making 1929-1930 one of the best available compilations of this period of Henry "Red" Allen's career. ~ Stewart Mason, All Music Guide All Music Guide

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