Wild Man Blues Henry Red Allen

Henry Red Allen is probably in my top 3 favorite trumpet players of all time. This is clip is an example of his greatness. Accompanying him is his all star band: Coleman Hawkins on saxophone, Rex Stewart of cornet, Jo Jones on drums, Milt Hinton on bass, Pee Wee Russell on clarinet, Danny Barkerand on banjo, Vic Dickenson on trombone. This is taken from the Sound of Jazz, a CBS special which appeared in the 50s.

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[unmand]

I've favourited this, a delight to find. :0)

Red Allen in your top three of all time - so who would the other two be?

[djmane1]

Louis Armstrong

Sweets Edison

[SOTONY01]

Thanks for this very valuable recording.

You are right, Red Allen is undubtably an outstanding musician. But incomrehensibly underrated, just like his fellow musician, the Hungarian born Joe Muranyi from the Louis Armstrong All Stars. With Joe I made an intrerview, what you can see in my channel.

I know personally the fantastic trombonist too. On the other hand his name is not Vic Dickerson as you say, but: Vic Dickenson. And the drumer's name is not Jo Johnson but: Jo Jones.

[djmane1]

thanks for the correction Sotonyo and the info!!

[MrJimmienoone]

After listening to it for about the 6th time in a row, I more and more get the feeling that some ultra-modernists in jazz should commit suicide by drowning themselves in shit after hearing this. This is really a musical volcano. 

[MrJimmienoone]

When I heard Hawk's earthquake solo I thought this can't topped. Then came Pee Wee with this streak of ingenuousity. And Rex "the animal" Stewart rounding it up. This is about the best upload which I have seen on Youtube.

[gmdinformation]

I can't believe there aren't more comments about that solo Pee Wee played here. MAN ALIVE that was great!

[unmand]

@MrDamBrooks Three out of four I agree with and off to try out JA now! Happy New Year btw. ☺

[MrDamBrooks]

@unmand Dizzie and Louis (although of late i've been getting into James Andrews and Trombone Shorty they're both very good JA has a much more traditional sound but sits well along contemporary artists too)

[nogomo19]

Thanks so you much for posting The Greats. It reminds me of the time when I met Jo Jones and we sat at the table together with another friend at the Jazz Work Shop in Boston,Ma. We were checking out Rahsaan Roland Kirk another Great and that night Rahsaan introduce Mr Jo Jones as one of the GREAT! Jazz drummers and ask him to sit in which he did. That was a night I will never forget.

Thanks again,

NK

[walker107]

The same group does "Rosetta" next, the best version I've ever heard, with Red telling the group, "Don't drag the tempo this time", as they had with "Wild Man Blues" (notice Vic Dickensen's intro to his solo and Jo Jones impatience with the tempo).

[walker107]

I bought a 16mm print of the show -probably illegally - in 1979 and showed it to everyone I knew for years. The program dates from a Sunday afternoon in 1957. Lester Young appeared in the Billie Holiday segment, so ill he could barely stand for his solo. It's a magnificent musical treasure available on DVD.

[A911M]

Thanks ! Thanks!! PeeWee!!!

[memphis148]

Great solos! I was digging the trombone groove hard.