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Musiker: Allen, Henry "Red"
Nationalität: US
Geburtsjahr: 1908
Todesjahr: 1967
Instrumente: tp voc
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Traditional Jazz

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Louis Armstrong Jam Session — 1937
New York City 1937
Charles Peterson
 Henry Red Allen
H.L. De Wild Amsterdam
Henry Red Allen tp

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 Album-Bezeichnung: Interpret  —  Titel
LabelLabel-NummerAufnahme-Jahr 
 "Hot Lips" Page at Stuyvesant Casino (Side 1) - Red Allen Dixielanders (Side 2)  —  "HOT LIPS" PAGE / RED ALLEN VOL.3Stycon3001951LP
 Al Sears / Henry "Red"Allen / Mainstream Sextet  —  THE GREATEST OF THE SMALL BANDSRCA VictorRCA FPM1 70141952-59LP
 Allen - Hawkins Orchestra 1933 / Red Allen and his Orchestra 1934  —  ALLEN - HAWKINSGAPSGAPS 0701933-34LP
 Allen-Hawkins Orchestra  —  Allen-Hawkins Orchestra 14Pirats RecordsMPC 5131933EP
 ARMSTRONG  —  V.S.O.P (Very Special Old Phonography) Vol.6OdeonXOC 1751929-30LP
 Artie Shaw  —  ANY OLD TIMERCA VictorLPM-1570-C oder LPM-15701938-45LP
 Artie Shaw  —  The Indispensable, Jazz Tribune #37RCA Victor744321 2641421940-42CD
XArtie Shaw  —  This is Artie ShawRCAVPS-6039 / 1-21938-41LP
 Artie Shaw  —  THIS IS ARTIE SHAW VOL.2RCAVPS-6062 / VPM-60621938-45LP
 Artie Shaw & His Orchestra  —  ClassicsClassics RecordsClassics 11671940-1941CD
 Artie Shaw & His Orchestra  —  THE BEST OF ARTIE SHAW - CONCERTO FOR CLARINETRCADPM 20281938-45LP
 Artie Shaw & His Orchestra  —  The Complete .. Vol.5RCAAXM2-55761941LP
 Artie Shaw & His Orchestra  —  The Indispensable ARTIE SHAW, Volumes 3/4 (1940-1942)RCAPM 436991940-42LP
 Artie Shaw & His Orchestra  —  The Indispensable, Jazz Tribune #37Double Black & WhiteNL89774(2)1940-42LP
 ARTIE SHAW AND HIS ORCHESTRA  —  ANY OLD TIMERCA VictorLPM-1570-C1938-45LP
 Artie Shaw and his Orchestra  —  one night standRCA CamdenCAL-5841938-41LP
XArtie Shaw and his Orchestra  —  One night standRCA CamdenCDN-51071938-41LP
 Artie Shaw and his Orchestra  —  THE COMPLETE ARTIE SHAW VOLUME 5; 1941 -1942RCAAXM 2-55761941-42LP
 Battle Of Trumpets  —  Volume 1MCPS Studios222277-354A/354B/354C/354D1926-1991CD
 Ben Webster  —  Ben WebsterMusica Jazz2 MJP 10681934-1968LP
 Ben Webster  —  Cadillac SlimHistory20.1964-HI1934-49CD
 Ben Webster  —  CottontailBMG Records07863-66790-21934-44CD
 Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra / Henry Allen Jr. and his Orchestra  —  Moten's Swing / Patrol Wagon BluesHis Master's VoiceHMV (E) B.63771932/1930SH
 Benny Carter & His Orchestra  —  1933-1936 (The Chronological)Classics RecordsClassics 530**1933-36CD
 Benny Carter & His Orchestra  —  ClassicsClassics RecordsClassics 5221929-1933CD
 Benny Carter & His Orchestra  —  ClassicsClassics RecordsClassics 522*1929-33CD
 Benny Carter & His Orchestra  —  ClassicsClassics RecordsClassics 530*1933-36CD
 Benny Carter & His Orchestra  —  ClassicsClassics RecordsClassics 5301933-1936CD
 Benny Carter And His Orchestra  —  ClassicsClassics RecordsClassics 12971948-52CD
 Benny Morton and His Orchestra  —  Get Goin' / Fare Thee Well To HarlemColumbiaCol (E) CB 7461934SH
 Benny Morton and His Orchestra / J.C. Higginbotham and His Six Hicks  —  The Gold-Digger's Song / Higginbotham BluesColumbiaCol 360111934SH
 Bill Coleman Buster Bailey  —  The Cradle of Jazz Cuttin' outHistory20.3017-HI1924-42CD
XBill Coleman, Dizzy Gillespie, Sarah Vaughan, Red Allen  —  I GIGANTI DEL JAZZ, 22CURCIO / I Giganti del JazzGJ-221957-61LP
 Billie Holiday  —  "The Golden Years" Volume IIColumbiaC3L 401935-42LP
XBillie Holiday  —  THE BILLIE HOLIDAY STORY VOLUME 1CBS682281933-39LP
 Billie Holiday  —  THE BILLIE HOLIDAY STORY VOLUME 1ColumbiaKG 321211933-39LP
 Billie Holiday  —  THE BILLIE HOLIDAY STORY VOLUME 2CBS682291935-41LP
 Billie Holiday  —  The Billie Holiday Story Volume ICBS68228*1933-39LP
 Billie Holiday  —  The Billie Holiday Story Volume IICBS68229*1935-41LP
XBillie Holiday  —  The Billie Holiday Story Volume IIColumbiaPG 321241935-41LP
 Billie Holiday  —  The Golden YearsColumbia1758-601933 - 1941LP
 Billie Holiday  —  THE GOLDEN YEARS Record 1CBS / Columbia62037 / C3L 21 (CL 1758)1933-39LP
 Billie Holiday  —  THE GOLDEN YEARS VOLUME 2CBS62814 / 62815 / 628161935-42LP
 Billie Holiday  —  The Quintessential #3CBSCBS 460820 21936/37CD
 Billie Holiday  —  The Quintessential #3CBSCBS 460820 11936-37LP
 Billie Holiday  —  The Quintessential Billie Holiday Volume 3 (1936-1937)CBSCBS 460820 2*1936/37CD
 Billy Banks  —  BILLY BANKS AND HIS ORCHESTRAParlophoneR29291932SH
 Billy Banks  —  BILLY BANKS AND HIS ORCHESTRAParlophonePZ 110631932SH
XBilly Banks  —  BILLY BANKS and His RhythmakersCBS527321932LP
 Billy Banks and his Orchestra  —  Bugle Call Rag / Spider CrawlParlophoneR 28931932SH
 Billy Banks and his Orchestra  —  Who's Sorry Now / Bald Headed MamaVocalion9-A/B1932SH
 Billy Banks and his Rhythmakers  —  THE RHYTHMAKERS Volume 1VJM RecordsVLP531932LP
 Billy Banks and The Rhythmmakers  —  Mean Old Bed Bug Blues / Yellow Dog BluesVocalionV.10211932SH
 Bobby Hackett & Red Allen  —  Jazz From Bill Green's Rustic Lodge: 1949 - 1951Jass RecordsJass Sixteen1949-1951LP
 Bubber Miley  —  BUBBER MILEY and his friends 1929 -1931RCA Victor741 0571929-31LP
 Bud Freeman - Shorty Baker All Stars  —  SUMMER CONCERT 1960Jazz ArchivesJA-381960LP
XBunny Bergian  —  Through The YearsJazz ArchivesJA-191936-42LP
 Buster Bailey  —  An Introduction to Buster Bailey - His Best Recordings 1924-1942Best Of Jazz40381924-42CD
 Buster Bailey  —  ClassicsClassics RecordsClassics 9041925-1940CD
 Buster Bailey  —  COMPLETE RECORDINGS 1934 - 1940RaritiesRarities 171934-40LP
XBuster Bailey  —  COMPLETE RECORDINGS 1934 - 1940RaritiesNO 171934-40LP
 Buster Bailey and his Seven Chocolate Dandies  —  Call of the Delta / Shanghai ShuffleColumbia356771934SH
 Buster Bailey and his Seven Chocolate Dandies  —  Call of the Delta / Shanghai ShuffleParlophoneR 26121934SH
 Butterbeans and Susie  —  What It Takes to Bring You Back / Papa Ain't No Santa ClausHarmonyHar 10851930SH
 CharlesJelly Roll Morton  —  Hot Jazz, Pop Jazz, Hokum and HilarityRCA VictorLPM-5241927-30LP
 Charlie Shavers & Coleman Hawkins  —  A Famous Jazz PartyThe Jazz FactoryJFCD 228571958CD
 Chicago Rhythm Kings / Jack Bland  —  Who Stole the Lock / Someone Stole Gabriel's HornBrunswickBr (F) A500.3171932SH
 Chicago Rhythm Kings/ The Rhythmakers  —  Anything For You / It's Gonna Be YouBrunswickA500.3161932SH
 CHICAGO STYLE - TRADITIONAL JAZZ REVIVAL: Condon, Spanier, Freeman  —  THE ARCHIV COLLECTION OF GREAT JAZZ RECORDINGS 65 - 68The Franklin Mint Record SocietyFM JAZZ 065-0681927-79LP
 Chocolate Dandies / Horace Henderson  —  CHOCOLATE DANDIES / HORACE HENDERSON AND HIS ORCHESTRAParlophoneR 17921933SH
XClarence Williams and his Orchestra  —  CLARENCE WILLIAMS, Volume 2London RecordsAL 35611928LP
 Clarence Williams Blue Five  —  Clarence Williams Vol.2Swaggie RecordsS 12821924 - 1930LP
 Clarence Williams' Jazz Kings  —  1929 to 1931 IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDERVJM RecordsVLP 471929-31LP
 Claude Hopkins  —  Music of the early jazz dances20th Century Fox RecordsFox 30091958LP
 Coleman Hawkins  —  Body & SoulRCA VictorLPV-5011927-63LP
 Coleman Hawkins  —  ClassicsClassics RecordsClassics 5871929-1934CD
 Coleman Hawkins  —  COLEMAN HAWKINSFamily RecordsSFR-DP 7171933-35LP
XColeman Hawkins  —  Coleman Hawkins recordings made between 1930 and 1941CBS682271930-41LP
 Coleman Hawkins  —  GEMS OF JAZZ VOLUME 4DeccaDL 53841933-34LP
 Coleman Hawkins  —  His Best RecordingsBest Of Jazz40491923-45CD
 Coleman Hawkins  —  Il classico Coleman HawkinsMusica Jazz2 MJP 10091933-41LP
 Coleman Hawkins  —  RARE BROADCASTS AREA 1950Musidisc30 JA 52171958LP
XColeman Hawkins  —  THE HAWKRegalREG 10471933-34LP
XColeman Hawkins / Horace Henderson and theire Orchestras  —  Vintage HawkMusic for PleasureMFP 11281933-34LP
 Coleman Hawkins & his Orchestra  —  The Day You Came Along / Jamaica ShoutParlophonePar (E) R16851933SH
 Coleman Hawkins & Red Allen  —  WARHORSES VOLUME ONE:Jass Records1987*1957LP
 Coleman Hawkins - Don Byas  —  Super SessionHistory20.1962-HI1929-45CD
 Coleman Hawkins and his friends  —  AT A FAMOUS JAZZ PARTYEnigma3011958LP
XColeman Hawkins and his friends  —  AT A FAMOUS JAZZ PARTYEnigma3021958LP
 Coleman Hawkins and his Orchestra  —  Yor're Gonna Lose Your Gal / My Galveston GalBrunswickA 500.373 (E)1933SH
 Coleman Hawkins and his Orchestra / Coleman Hawkins  —  Jamaica Shout / Honeysuckle RoseDeccaDe 3358 B/A1933/1934SH
XColeman Hawkins and Mary Lou Williams  —  Jazz PioneersPrestigePR 76471933-36LP
 Coleman Hawkins and Orchestras  —  The Indispensable COLEMAN HAWKINS, "BODY AND SOUL", 1927 -1956RCANL 892771927-56LP
 Coleman Hawkins and Red Allen  —  HIGH STANDARDS VOLUME 2Jass RecordsJass 111958LP
 Coleman Hawkins, Red Allen  —  HIGH STANDARDS VOLUME TWOJass RecordsJass Eleven1958LP
 Count Basie and Friends  —  Count Basie and Friends ...Waterfall StudiosJazz o LogyunbekanntDVD
 Dixieland All-Stars  —  DIXIECATSRoulette RecordsR-250151957LP
 Don Redman and his Orchestra  —  Chant Of The Weed / Shakin' The AfricanBrunswickBr 6211 A/B1931SH
 Don Redman and his Orchestra  —  DON REDMAN'S BAND 1931 -1938JokerSM 31071931-38LP
 Don Redman and his Orchestra  —  I Heard / Song Of The WeedDeccaDe (CH) 303601931SH
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After Last Night with You Henry "Red" Allen and his Orchestra  —  After Last Night with You / I was Born to SwingParlophoneSH
I was Born to Swing Henry "Red" Allen and his Orchestra  —  After Last Night with You / I was Born to SwingParlophoneSH
Copenhagen Louis Armstrong  —  (Alternate masters)OFCLP
Money blues Louis Armstrong  —  (Alternate masters)OFCLP
You're drivin' me crazy Louis Armstrong  —  (Alternate masters)OFCLP
Poor old Joe Louis Armstrong  —  (Alternate masters)OFCLP
Introduction Henry Red Allen Quartet  —  HENRY RED ALLEN quartet "live" at the London House ChicagoFanfare RecordsLP
Lover come back to me Henry Red Allen Quartet  —  HENRY RED ALLEN quartet "live" at the London House ChicagoFanfare RecordsLP
Do you know what it means to miss New Orleans? Henry Red Allen Quartet  —  HENRY RED ALLEN quartet "live" at the London House ChicagoFanfare RecordsLP
Tenderly Henry Red Allen Quartet  —  HENRY RED ALLEN quartet "live" at the London House ChicagoFanfare RecordsLP
Bill Bailey Henry Red Allen Quartet  —  HENRY RED ALLEN quartet "live" at the London House ChicagoFanfare RecordsLP
Rosetta Henry Red Allen Quartet  —  HENRY RED ALLEN quartet "live" at the London House ChicagoFanfare RecordsLP
All of me Henry Red Allen Quartet  —  HENRY RED ALLEN quartet "live" at the London House ChicagoFanfare RecordsLP
Introduction Henry Red Allen Quartet  —  HENRY RED ALLEN quartet "live" at the London House ChicagoFanfare RecordsLP
Ballin' the jack Henry Red Allen Quartet  —  HENRY RED ALLEN quartet "live" at the London House ChicagoFanfare RecordsLP
Snowy morning blues Henry Red Allen Quartet  —  HENRY RED ALLEN quartet "live" at the London House ChicagoFanfare RecordsLP
Autumn leaves Henry Red Allen Quartet  —  HENRY RED ALLEN quartet "live" at the London House ChicagoFanfare RecordsLP
Love is just around the corner Henry Red Allen Quartet  —  HENRY RED ALLEN quartet "live" at the London House ChicagoFanfare RecordsLP
Basin street blues Henry Red Allen Quartet  —  HENRY RED ALLEN quartet "live" at the London House ChicagoFanfare RecordsLP
Ridin' but walkin' Fats Waller  —  "FATS" WALLER AND HIS BUDDIESHis Masters VoiceSH
Won't you get off it, please Fats Waller  —  "FATS" WALLER AND HIS BUDDIESHis Masters VoiceSH
Shanghai suffle Fletcher Henderson  —  FLETCHER HENDERSON AND HIS ORCHESTRADeccaSH
Down south camp meetin' Fletcher Henderson  —  FLETCHER HENDERSON AND HIS ORCHESTRADeccaSH
Call of the Delta Buster Bailey and his Seven Chocolate Dandies  —  Call of the Delta / Shanghai ShuffleColumbiaSH
Shanghai Shuffle Buster Bailey and his Seven Chocolate Dandies  —  Call of the Delta / Shanghai ShuffleColumbiaSH
Swing out Red Allen  —  Ridin' withVault OriginalsLP
Feeling drowsy Red Allen  —  Ridin' withVault OriginalsLP
Biffly Blues Red Allen  —  Ridin' withVault OriginalsLP
It should be you Red Allen  —  Ridin' withVault OriginalsLP
Pleasin' Paul Red Allen  —  Ridin' withVault OriginalsLP
How do they do it that way Red Allen  —  Ridin' withVault OriginalsLP
Funny feathers Blues Red Allen  —  Ridin' withVault OriginalsLP
Make a country bird fly wild Red Allen  —  Ridin' withVault OriginalsLP
You've Got me Voodoo'd Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra  —  You've Got me Voodoo'd / Harlem StompDeccaSH
Harlem Stomp Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra  —  You've Got me Voodoo'd / Harlem StompDeccaSH
Teapot Dome Blues Fletcher Henderson  —  Ken Burns JazzColumbia / LegacyCD
Shanghai Shuffle Fletcher Henderson  —  Ken Burns JazzColumbia / LegacyCD
Copenhagen Fletcher Henderson  —  Ken Burns JazzColumbia / LegacyCD
Sugar Foot Stomp Fletcher Henderson  —  Ken Burns JazzColumbia / LegacyCD
The Chant Fletcher Henderson  —  Ken Burns JazzColumbia / LegacyCD
Hot Mustard Fletcher Henderson  —  Ken Burns JazzColumbia / LegacyCD
Sensation Fletcher Henderson  —  Ken Burns JazzColumbia / LegacyCD
Livery Stable Blues Fletcher Henderson  —  Ken Burns JazzColumbia / LegacyCD
My Pretty Girl Fletcher Henderson  —  Ken Burns JazzColumbia / LegacyCD
Hot And Anxious Fletcher Henderson  —  Ken Burns JazzColumbia / LegacyCD
Comin' And Goin' Fletcher Henderson  —  Ken Burns JazzColumbia / LegacyCD
Radio Rhythm Fletcher Henderson  —  Ken Burns JazzColumbia / LegacyCD
Oh! It Looks Like Rain Fletcher Henderson  —  Ken Burns JazzColumbia / LegacyCD
King Porter Stomp Fletcher Henderson  —  Ken Burns JazzColumbia / LegacyCD
Queer Notions Fletcher Henderson  —  Ken Burns JazzColumbia / LegacyCD
Can You Take It? Fletcher Henderson  —  Ken Burns JazzColumbia / LegacyCD
Happy Feet Fletcher Henderson  —  Ken Burns JazzColumbia / LegacyCD
Big John's Special Fletcher Henderson  —  Ken Burns JazzColumbia / LegacyCD
Hotter Than 'Ell Fletcher Henderson  —  Ken Burns JazzColumbia / LegacyCD
Christopher Columbus Fletcher Henderson  —  Ken Burns JazzColumbia / LegacyCD
Grand Terrace Swing Fletcher Henderson  —  Ken Burns JazzColumbia / LegacyCD
Stealin' Apples Fletcher Henderson  —  Ken Burns JazzColumbia / LegacyCD
Jim Town Blues Fletcher Henderson  —  Ken Burns JazzColumbia / LegacyCD
Stampede Fletcher Henderson  —  Ken Burns JazzColumbia / LegacyCD
Kitty On Toast Fletcher Henderson  —  Ken Burns JazzColumbia / LegacyCD
Hep Cat's Ball Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra  —  Hep Cat's Ball / Lazy 'Sippi SteamerDeccaSH
Lazy 'Sippi Steamer Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra  —  Hep Cat's Ball / Lazy 'Sippi SteamerDeccaSH
Margie Billy Banks  —  BILLY BANKS AND HIS ORCHESTRAParlophoneSH
Oh Peter Billy Banks  —  BILLY BANKS AND HIS ORCHESTRAParlophoneSH
Stomping at the savoyXColeman Hawkins and his friends  —  AT A FAMOUS JAZZ PARTYEnigmaLP
Running wildXColeman Hawkins and his friends  —  AT A FAMOUS JAZZ PARTYEnigmaLP
Memphis BluesXColeman Hawkins and his friends  —  AT A FAMOUS JAZZ PARTYEnigmaLP
Somebody loves meXColeman Hawkins and his friends  —  AT A FAMOUS JAZZ PARTYEnigmaLP
SolitudeXColeman Hawkins and his friends  —  AT A FAMOUS JAZZ PARTYEnigmaLP
Love is just around the cornerXColeman Hawkins and his friends  —  AT A FAMOUS JAZZ PARTYEnigmaLP
Bugle call ragXColeman Hawkins and his friends  —  AT A FAMOUS JAZZ PARTYEnigmaLP
Boy meets hornXColeman Hawkins and his friends  —  AT A FAMOUS JAZZ PARTYEnigmaLP
Best things in life are freeXColeman Hawkins and his friends  —  AT A FAMOUS JAZZ PARTYEnigmaLP
Going to Chicago - Outskirts of townXColeman Hawkins and his friends  —  AT A FAMOUS JAZZ PARTYEnigmaLP
Basin street BluesXColeman Hawkins and his friends  —  AT A FAMOUS JAZZ PARTYEnigmaLP
Sweet Georgia BrownXColeman Hawkins and his friends  —  AT A FAMOUS JAZZ PARTYEnigmaLP
All of me Coleman Hawkins, Red Allen  —  HIGH STANDARDS VOLUME TWOJass RecordsLP
Tea for two Coleman Hawkins, Red Allen  —  HIGH STANDARDS VOLUME TWOJass RecordsLP
Mean to me Coleman Hawkins, Red Allen  —  HIGH STANDARDS VOLUME TWOJass RecordsLP
Sleepy time gal Coleman Hawkins, Red Allen  —  HIGH STANDARDS VOLUME TWOJass RecordsLP
Stormy weather Coleman Hawkins, Red Allen  —  HIGH STANDARDS VOLUME TWOJass RecordsLP
Summer time Coleman Hawkins, Red Allen  —  HIGH STANDARDS VOLUME TWOJass RecordsLP
The lonesome road Coleman Hawkins, Red Allen  —  HIGH STANDARDS VOLUME TWOJass RecordsLP
Dancing Dogs Mills Blue Rhythm Band  —  Dancing Dogs / Brown Sugar MineColumbiaSH
Brown Sugar Mine Mills Blue Rhythm Band  —  Dancing Dogs / Brown Sugar MineColumbiaSH
Savoy Blues Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra  —  Savoy Blues / Me and Brother BillDeccaSH
Me and Brother Bill Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra  —  Savoy Blues / Me and Brother BillDeccaSH
Wild partyXFletcher Henderson and his Orchestra  —  Memorial AlbumDeccaLP
Rug cutter's SwingXFletcher Henderson and his Orchestra  —  Memorial AlbumDeccaLP
Wrappin' it upXFletcher Henderson and his Orchestra  —  Memorial AlbumDeccaLP
Happy as the day is longXFletcher Henderson and his Orchestra  —  Memorial AlbumDeccaLP
Down south camp meetin'XFletcher Henderson and his Orchestra  —  Memorial AlbumDeccaLP
Big John's specialXFletcher Henderson and his Orchestra  —  Memorial AlbumDeccaLP
It's the talk of the townXFletcher Henderson and his Orchestra  —  Memorial AlbumDeccaLP
Hotter than 'EllXFletcher Henderson and his Orchestra  —  Memorial AlbumDeccaLP
Bugle call rag Henry Allen  —  The RhythmakersVJM RecordsLP
Oh Peter Henry Allen  —  The RhythmakersVJM RecordsLP
Margie Henry Allen  —  The RhythmakersVJM RecordsLP
Oh Peter Henry Allen  —  The RhythmakersVJM RecordsLP
Spider crawl Henry Allen  —  The RhythmakersVJM RecordsLP
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Der Sohn des Bandleaders Henry Allen senior (1877–1952), der eine bekannte Brassband in Algiers (gegenüber New Orleans auf der anderen Flussseite) leitete, lernte Trompete bei Peter Bocage und Manuel Manetta. Zunächst spielte Red Allen in der Brass Band seines Vaters, dann in der Excelsior Brass Band und in den Tanzbands von Sam Morgan, George Lewis (1923), John Casimir und Captain John Handy (1925). Dann arbeitete er auf den Raddampfern bei Sidney Desvigne. Mit den Dixie Syncopators von King Oliver ging er 1927 nach Chicago und dann nach New York, wo er auch bei Clarence Williams arbeitete, mit dem er auch auf ersten Einspielungen zu hören ist. Er kehrte noch einmal auf den Mississippi zurück, um bei Fate Marable zu spielen. 1929 erhielt er einen Plattenvertrag und zog nach New York, wo er mit der Band von Luis Russell auftrat. Ab 1933 war Allen Mitglied der Bands von Fletcher Henderson und Lucky Millinder sowie der Mills Blue Rhythm Band, bevor er 1937 zur Band von Luis Russell zurückkehrte, die dann die Begleitband von Louis Armstrong wurde.
Neben den Aufnahmen mit den verschiedenen Bands nahm Allen auch unter eigenem Namen auf. Zudem begleitete er bekannte Musiker und Sänger wie Fats Waller, Jelly Roll Morton, Coleman Hawkins, Ida Cox, Lionel Hampton, Victoria Spivey und Billie Holiday.
Seit den 1940er Jahren leitete Allen seine eigene Band, mit der er bis in die späten 1950er Jahre hinein US-weit auf Tour ging. 1957 wurde die legendäre Fernsehshow „The Sound of Jazz“ aufgezeichnet, in der er u.a. neben Billie Holiday und Count Basie auftrat. 1959 schloss er sich der Band von Kid Ory an, mit der er im gleichen Jahr auch in Europa auftrat. Sein Album Feelin’ Good (1966) provozierte Don Ellis zu der Bemerkung, dass Allen „der avantgardistischste Trompeter New Yorks“ sei.[2] Er war bis zu seinem Tod 1967 als Musiker aktiv und 1964, 1966 und 1967 in Europa unterwegs (Wikipedia).