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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Henry James Allen |
| Born | January 7, 1908 Algiers, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Died | April 17, 1967 (aged 59) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Trumpet |
| Years active | 1924–1967 |
Henry James "Red" Allen, Jr. (January 7, 1908 – April 17, 1967) was an American jazz trumpeter and vocalist whose playing has been claimed by Joachim-Ernst Berendt and others as the first to fully incorporate the innovations of Louis Armstrong.[1][2]
- ^ Berendt, Joachim (1976). The Jazz Book. Paladin. pp. 187–188.
- ^ Cook, Richard (2005). Richard Cook's Jazz Encyclopedia. London: Penguin Books. p. 9. ISBN 0-141-00646-3.