St James Infirmary - Red Allen 1964

[TheGrandsonofsam]

I actually stood inside his home in Algiers. Red Allen's recorded version is my favorite.

It's on Newton St, 70114.

[Oleg1961712]

На износ, как Высоцкий...Душа - человек.

[Oleg1961712]

Это ж надо!

[Oleg1961712]

Слушаю впервые...очарован...благодаре­н. Счастлив. I am happy to listen, happy for possibility, thank you for your beautiful great job...В России надо жить долго...

[colectivo35]

who's The guitar player????

[123must]

Fine!

Thanks

[Bb9dim5]

Red Allen is a one Swingin Cat !

[TheUnbreakableOtaku]

Probably my favourite version of this song. Red Allen is so underrated,

[ClassicRock70es]

All respect .... Good stuff can't ibe gnore

[ClassicRock70es]

Good stuff can't ignore

[mozellar]

Anyone see him @ the Stuyvesant Casino!?

[langley2205]

I love the guy with the beard in the audience at 4' 50". He just had to be an Open University lecturer in the making!

[oldpal1]

You were there too? Outside the Metropole? I got to sing with Red then, back in 1960 or so.

[maryhadalittlelamb25]

EXCELLENT! :D

[chr1ssboy]

I love the college concert with pee wee russell

[nustiuceusername]

Needless words !  Just applause !

[impala327]

Man, his timing is fine.

[grafonolafavorite]

Where'd you go Red? ....Why?

[explosivejohnny]

hahaha i feel like his singing is the same as his trumpet playing rhythm-wise.

[nwosutrumpet]

Red probably one the greatest trumpet players. I wish he wasn't over looked so often.

[genkijin]

jazz.....OH YEAH!

hip hop .....HEY WHOA!

[46professor]

Allen was in the same class as Louis. What a fantastic timing Allen had, not to forget his marvelous singing. He died much too early. THANKS

[lullabymo381]

Nice find & Thanks Jazzbobo for these videos- never seen them before - sound is great too!!! First version of St. James Infirmary on the you tube that I hadn't seen or heard dozens of times before.

[9000PRO]

I think this is the best version I've ever heard. Thanks!

[jbowen43]

Get a hold of this song with Jimmy Rushing. Cab Calloway had several versions, all great.

[lullabymo381]

@jbowen43 exactly Funny enough while there are some of Cab's version's I don't like-My favorite version was one of his-- a radio broadcast performance at Buffalo's "The Colored Musician's Club" kind of gritty , subversive but still 100% Calloway, The local jazz station use to play it a lot when i was younger, I don't know it's a copyright issue or something but can't find it now for the life of me

[paganpoet3]

man,sometimes i wish i was born with a black soul....those people are AWSOME...my respect to all...

[knulla08]

ALLEN'S AWSOME, sad that he died relatively early. Thanks!

[antiabe]

who's playing the guitar?

[garlleg]

Jim Douglas who followed Tony Pitt in Alex's Band

[hugodraslik]

Yes, it´s great, of course. But it will NEVER be so imperessive, so frightenigle and so stirringle as Satchmo´s version...

[jazzweather]

Yes, nothing close to Louis Armstrong's version! His version is haunting and deep just as its supposed to be. The accompaniments Clarinet, Piano, Trombone and chorus were perfect. They nailed it.

[dedorsz93]

O yeah - saint James!!!

[WildcatKelly2009]

What an amazing version of the classic song.

[BeBopElmo]

Henry Red Allen was an avant-garde trumpet player who was always ahead of his time. When I was a kid I used to stand outside the Metropole in New York and listen to his music. The great Zutty Singleton was often on drums. They must have had at least 150 years of age between them. They played with the joy and freshness of musicians who had something to say. Real jazz. Thank you again, Jazzbo Bob.

[Lafforte]

Very cool memory. You were so lucky to be there AND hip enough to appreciate what you had and take it in. Good for you. Thanks for sharing.

[tibi959595]

Thanks for this full version.

[HepCat215]

Jesus, that man can play! And sing!!