Red Allen - The Jazz Archive

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4/1/36 NYC., HENRY"RED"ALLEN & HIS ORCH.: Red Allen (t,v) J.C.Higginbotham (tb) Willie Humphrey (cl,as)
Cecil Scott (ts) Norman Lester (p) Lawrence Lucie (g) Elmer James (b) Cozy Cole (d)
/Coll.Classics(Dan)/ Classics /
18907-1 2:53 THE TOUCH OF YOUR LIPS -vRA (Ray Noble) Vo 3215/CC-46/COCD-13/(F)CD-575/
-Lester-Allen 30b-Lester-vRA 30b (Lester)-Higgy-Allen 24b-
18908-1 3:04 LOST -vRA (Ohman-Mercer-Teetor) Vo 3214/ --- / --- / --- /Epic LN24027
-Allen 16b-saxes-vRA 32b-Lester-Higgy-Scott-Allen 32b-
18909-1 3:13 I'LL BET YOU TELL THAT TO ALL THE GIRLS -vRA --- / --- / --- / --- /
(Tobias-Stept) -Allen 24b-Higgy-vRA 24b-Higgy-Allen 32b-Scott-Allen 22b-
18910-1 3:00 EVERY MINUTE OF THE HOUR -vRA (N.& C.A.Kenny) Vo 3215/ --- / --- / --- /
-Allen mute 16b-Humphrey cl-vRA 16b-Scott-Higgy-Allen 26b-
5/20/36 NYC., MILLS BLUE RHYTHM BAND: same as 12/20/35, Tab Smith (as) added
/JazzPan./ Classics /
19296-1 3:00 RED RHYTHM -vLM (H.Allen) Co 3135-D/ Lp-3 /(F)CD-710/ RA-CD-4a/
-ens-Garland-Allen 8b-Higgy-Smith-vLM-Allen 32b-ens-
19297-1 3:12 EVERYTHING IS STILL OKAY -vCR (Higginbotham) Co 3l34-D/ --- / --- / RA-CD-4a/
-ens-reeds-vCR-saxes-Hayes-Higginbotham-Higginbotham code-
19298-1 3:04 JES' NATCHULLY LAZY -vCR&GW (Stone-Tharpe-Bishop) --- / --- /(F)CD-731/ RA-CD-4a/
-reeds-Smith-Higginbotham-Smith-vCR & GW-Allen 6b-
19299-1 2:53 ST. LOUIS WIGGLE RHYTHM (Millinder-Smith) Co 3135-D/ --- / --- / RA-CD-4a/
-ens-Allen 34b-Smith-saxes-Hayes-ens-Humphrey-ens-Smith-brass-
5/21/36 NYC., HENRY"RED"ALLEN & HIS ORCH.: Red Allen (t,v) J.C.Higginbotham (tb) Cecil Scott (cl) Happy
Caldwell (ts) Jimmy Reynolds (p) Lawrence Lucie (g) Elmer James (b) Walter Johnson (d) (no as-work by Tab
Smith can be heard)
/Col.Classics(Dan)/ Classics /Best of J./
19300-1 2.:57 YOU -vRA (Adamson-Donaldson) Vo 3244/CC-46/COCD-13/F)CD-575/CD-4031/
-Allen 56b-saxes-Higgy-vRA 60b-Caldwell-Allen in ens 8b-
19301-1 3:05 TORMENTED -vRA (Will Hudson) Vo 3245/ --- / --- / --- /
-Allen intro mute 8b-vRA (Reynolds) 32b-Reynolds-Allen 14b-Reynolds-Allen code-
19302-1 2:53 NOTHING'S BLUE BUT THE SKY -vRA (Newman-Spina) --- / --- / --- / --- /
-Allen 30b-Higgy-vRA 32b-Reynolds-Scott-Reynolds-Caldwell-Allen 8b-Caldwell-ens-
19303-1 2:41 WOULD YOU -vRA (Freed-Brown) Vo 3244/ --- / --- / --- /
-Allen 24b-reeds-vRA 32b-Higgy-Allen 32b-
6/11/36, Thurs., newsreel from L.Millinder & M.B.R.B. guests in Joe Louis' Lakewood Training Camp – M.B.R.B.plays
"SOCK, JOE, SOCK" (=Ride, Red Ride) note-ChicDef. 6/13/36p22; research-assist wanted
"LUCKY MILLINDER IS GUEST ning camp in their automobiles and ar- set up and took pictures of the event
OF JOE LOUIS - Mills Blue Rhythm rived in time to be luncheon guests of while the usually sober Joe grinned
Band Plays "Sock,Joe,Sock" the uncrowned champion. Then they widely and shadow-boxed in rhythm to
CD 6/13/36p22: Lakewood, N.J. June 12- accompanied Joe over the workout the hot swing tune.
Lucky Millinder & the MBRB were ho- quarters where they surprised the Lucky & the MBRB are now heading
nored guests of Joe Louis at his Lake- champ and all the press and public the Loew Theatre in New York City
wood training camp here on Thursday of assembled, to see the Brown Bomber having just completed an engagement
this week. Lucky and Joe met several in action by jumping into the ring with at the State theatre. They are now at
months ago while the band was headli- Joe and playing a version of “Ride, the Metropolitan theatre in Brooklyn.
ning the Fox theatre in Detroit. They Red, Ride,” Lucky´s own hit composi- Lucky has risen to greatest entertai-
again crossed paths when Lucky was the tion with the lyrics changed to “Sock, ning orchestra unit on the stage today.
star attraction at the Chicago theatre, Joe, Sock,” and dedicated it to the The band features Chuck Richards as
Chicago early this year.
Detroit Duster.
soloist, Edgar Hayes at piano, and
Lucky and his boys toured on the trai- The newsreel and newscameramen Edith Wilson, famous recording star..
assigned to the training camp quickly
6/19/36 NYC., HENRY"RED"ALLEN & HIS ORCH.: Red Allen (t,v) J.C.Higginbotham (tb) Tab Smith (as) Joe Garland
(ts) Edgar Hayes (p) Lawrence Lucie (g) Elmer James (b) O'Neil Spencer(d)
Collector'sClassics/ Classics /
19451-1 3:01 TAKE MY HEART –vRA (Young-Ahlert) Vo 3261/CC-46/CO-CD-13/(F)CD-575/
-Allen in ens 32b-reeds-vRA (ens)32b-Higgy-Smith-Allen 22b-
19452-1 3:02 CHLOE (Song Of The Swamp) -vRA (Kahn-Moret) Vo 3262/ --- / --- / --- /
-reeds-Allen in ens 32b-reeds-vRA (ens)32b-Smith-Allen 32b-Garland-Allen 8b-
19453-1 2:46 YOU'RE NOT THE KIND -vRA (W.Hudson-I.Mills) --- / --- / --- / --- /
-Allen 16b-Hayes-vRA (ens)32b-Lucie-Allen 16b-
19454-1 2:38 ON THE BEACH AT BALI-BALI -vRA (Sherman-Meskill Vo 3261/ --- / --- / --- /
Silver) -Allen 4b-Higgy in ens-Allen 8b-vRA (ens)32b-ens brd-Allen 8b-Smith-Allen in ens-