All About Jazz is celebrating Henry Red" Allen's birthday today!
Trumpet player, Henry Red" Allen Jr. was the son of Henry Allen who was the leader of the Allen Brass Band of Algiers, Louisiana. Algiers is directly across the Mississippi River from New Orleans. As a teenager he played in his father\'s band, with George Lewis, the Excelsior Band and with the Sam Morgan Band... Read more.
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