Red Allen - The Jazz Archive

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4/4/30 NYC., JACK PURVIS & HIS ORCH.: Jack Purvis (t,v) J.C.Higginbotham (tb,v) Castor McCord (*ts) Adrian Rollini
(bs) Frank Froeba (p) Will Johnson (g) Charles Kegley (d) (*In a letter Michael Brooks wrote that Bob Stephens studio-manager
from Okeh race sessions stated categorically that he booked McCord because he organized also the Blue Rhythm Band as an rival
attraction to Fletcher Henderson with Coleman Hawkins, more info in Jan Evensmo´s “Coleman Hawkins Solography 1929-42”)
403891-A Dismal Dan (Purvis) OK 8808/CBS 68227/Classics(F)CD587/JCH-CD-1
403892-A Poor Richard -v ens OK 8782/ --- / --- /JCH-CD-1
403893-B Down Georgia Way (Purvis) --- / --- / --- /JCH-CD-1
4/10/30 NYC., KING OLIVER AND HIS ORCH.: King Oliver, Dave Nelson, Red Allen (t) James Archey (tb) Hilton Jef-
ferson, Glyn Paque (cl,as) Walter Wheeler (ts) Norman Lester (p) Arthur Taylor (bj) Clinton Walker (bb) Fred Moore (d)
Carrol Dickerson(dir) (in Jazz.Monthly-11/66: Red Allen agreed with all; Norman Lester was definitely present).
RCA(G)LPM10017/RCA(F)/RCA-LPV/Classics / JSP /JSP2CD/RCA-ND/
59747-2 2:38 EDNA (Oliver-Nelson) Vi V-38137/RCA(F)430709 / 74105 / 529 /CD-594/CD348/ - 3404 /CD89770/
-Oliver 16b-Wheeler 16&14b, Archey, Taylor, Walker brks-Archey 8b, Jefferson, Moore brks-
59748-2 3:o5 BOOGIE WOOGIE (Oliver-Nelson) Vi V-38134/ --- / --- / --- /Fam.SFR DP/ --- / --- / --- / --- /
-Allen mute 16b-Archey 8b-Allen mute 8b-s trio 16b-Walker 8b-s trio 8b, Jefferson brk-Allen 8b-
-Wheeler 24b-Paque cl 8b-Lester 32b-Jefferson 4&8b& p coda- arrD.Nelson
59749-1 2:52 MULE FACE BLUES (Oliver-Nelson) --- / --- / --- / --- /RCA529/ --- / --- / --- / --- / --- /
-t duet in ens-?Oliver 4b-Wheeler 4b-?Oliver 4b-Wheeler 4b-Allen 16+14b-Archey 16b-
-Paque as 14b-Allen?mute 4b coda- arr:D.Nelson
RCA 430709 lists 59749-2 in error! / all three items on RA-CD-2 / MULE FACE also on RA-CD-12(Trumpet Kings)/
In Storyville-133 Dick Spottswood reports that notes in the Vi.-ledgers confirm the presence of Red Allen on the 4/15 & 7/16 dates,
but not on the 1/28/30 date. According H.Rye supposed that enthusiasts made such notes after 1940. I do not know these sides but
I ask for any kind that Allen played just cornet on such session in contrast to the 1/28 date after the King Oliver session with cornet.
4/15/30 NYC., REV. MC GEE (v, p) & HIS CONGREGATION acc. by unknown (c) two (g) (d) / Document /
59589-2 I Got To Leave Here Vi 23366 /Eden(A)ELE-1-200/BD CD6032/
59590-2 On A Hill Lone And Grey -solo Mother B.A. Hooks Vi 23431 / / --- /
59591-2 Every Don´t Know Who Jesus Is Vi V38596/ --- / --- /
59592-2 My Wife's A Holy Holler --- / --- / --- /
Often Gaines or Allen were named for this session. Gaines was with Leroy Smith in Philadelphia at this time and is not present.
Roy Eldridge - also named - had come to N.Y.C. in Nov.30 (J.Chilton). There are no undoubtly trademarks of Allen´s style. On
the other side, Allen often subordinated his style in feedback to the style of the rhythm section and the sound of the orchestra.
The two titles were not reversed !(wrong on CC-44, correct on Swaggie).
4/23/30 NYC., CLARENCE WILLIAMS & WASHBOARD BAND: unknown or poss. ?Red Allen (t) ?Prince Robinson (cl,
ts) Clarence Williams (p) Floyd Casey (wbd)
/Swag.33714/Col.Clas.CC44/ClASSICS/Coll.Clas./
403972-A 3:09 WHIP ME WITH PLENTY OF LOVE (Williams-Urquhart) OK-8790/Swag-1282/Co(E)33S1067/(F)CD810/COCD-29/
-B 3:12 WHIP ME WITH PLENTY OF LOVE OK-8790/ / --- /
-t&cl 16b-t&ts 16b-ts 16b-CW 16b-*t 16b-t&cl 16b (*different t-solo on two bars of take-B)
403973-A 3:24 WORN OUT BLUES (Rogalle) *t-solo-break --- / / --- /
-B 3:14 WORN OUT BLUES *t & ts duet break OK-8790/ Lps same as 403972-A / --- / --- /
-ens 32b-ts 32b-t 32b-t & cl-ens 24+8b, FC brk-t+ts 16+16b, *brk-
both takes-A on RA-CD-1; both takes-B on RA-CD-2; from OKeh 8790 different have been found in (G),
one shows mx. 403972-A (stamper B-3) / mx. 403973-A (stamper B-2). The other one shows mx. 403972-B (stamper 1) / mx. 403973-A (stamper 1).
5/1/30 NYC., JACK PURVIS & HIS ORCH. : same as 4/4/30 but Greely Walton (ts) for McCord
403992-B What-s The Use Of Cryin´, Baby Od ONY-36093/JCH-CD-1
403993-A When You´re Feelin´ Blue --- /JCH-CD-1
403994-A Be Bo Bo OK 8808 /JCH-CD-1
5/19/30 NYC., LUIS RUSSELL AND HIS ORCH.: Red Allen (t) J.C.Higginbotham (tb) Albert Nicholas (cl,ss,as) Charlie
Holmes (ss,as) Teddy Hill (ts) Luis Russell (p,ld,arr) Will Johnson (g,bj) Pops Foster (b) Paul Barbarin (d,vib) Andy Razaf,
Jesse Cryor (v) 404047-A also on sampler Best Of Jazz CD4031
/CO.KG 32338/0d.XOC-145/Swag.1217/Swa.828/ Classics /JSP(UK)/
404047-A 3:10 LOUISIANA SWING (L.Russell) OK 8811/ CBS-88039 / CSS 63721 / Parl.7025 /VJM-54/(F)CD606/ CD308 /
-C 3:03 LOUISIANA SWING OK 8811/ --- / --- / Swag.1267 / --- /Neatwork-RP2022 / --- /
-Nicholas in ens-Holmes-Higginbotham-ens-Allen 48+8b, Holmes brd-
404048-C 3:19 POOR LI´L ME -vJC (H.Allen-P.Barbarin) OK 8830/ --- / --- / Lps same as 404047-A /Cl.CD606 / --- /
-Allen in ens 8b-vJC-Holmes-Allen in ens 8bHolmes ss-ens-Allen 32b-
404049-B 3:03 ON REVIVAL DAY -vAR (A.Razaf) OK 8811/ --- / --- / Lps same as 404047-A /Cl.CD606 / --- /
-C=A 3:05 ON REVIVAL DAY –vAR OK 8811/ --- / --- / Swag.1267 /Family-694/Neatwork-RP2020 / --- /
-Allen in ens 8b-Higgy-Allen 8b-Higgy-ens-Allen in ens 8+4b-vAR (Allen in ens)16b-Higgy--reeds-Higgy-ens-
all on RA-CD-1a, alternate takes on RA-CD-2a