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American jazz saxophonist (alto) and clarinetist.

Born : January 31, 1902 in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.
Died : April 1968 in Trenton, New Jersey.

Played with : 'Doc' Cheatham, Charlie Creath, Dewey Jackson, Andrew Preer's Cotton Club Orchestra, Noble Sissle, The Missourians, Cab Calloway and others.

ALBUMS


APPEARANCES +


Various
The Frog Blues & Jazz Annual No 6
2022, CDr, Comp, Frog (7),
Various
Frog Blues And Jazz Annual Number 5
2017, CD, Comp, Frog (7),
Lonnie Johnson
The Lonnie Johnson Collection, 1925-52
2015, 2xCDr, Comp, Acrobat, ,
Swing/Dixieland/Chicago Blues/Rhythm & Blues
Louis Armstrong
The Okeh, Columbia & RCA Victor Recordings - 1925-1933
2012, 10xCD, Album, RE, RM + Box, Comp, Sony Music, Columbia, Legacy, Okeh, RCA Victor, ,
Swing
Cab Calloway & His Orchestra*
This Is Hep
2008, 4xCD, Comp + Box, Proper Records (2), ,
Big Band/Swing/Jump Blues/Rhythm & Blues/Bop
Louis Armstrong
Vol. 2. I've Got The World On A String. Original Recordings 1930-1933
2002, CD, Comp, Naxos Jazz Legends
Various
1929
2001, CD, Comp, Jazz Magazine (2)
Louis Armstrong
Complete Hot Five And Hot Seven Recordings
2001, 4xCD, Comp, Definitive Records (2)
Henry "Red" Allen
Henry "Red" Allen & His New York Orchestra 1929-1930
2001, 2x CD, ,
Swing/Big Band
Henry "Red" Allen
The Dynamic Trumpet
2000, CD, Comp, EPM Musique, Jazz Archives (2), ,
Swing/Big Band/Dixieland
Louis Armstrong, And His All-Stars*
Satch Plays Fats: A Tribute To The Immortal Fats Waller By Louis Armstrong And His All-Stars
2000, CD, ,
Ragtime/Swing
Cab Calloway
Cotton Club
1999, 2xCD, Comp, RM, Dig, A&R Productions, Nostalgia (5), ,
Swing/Big Band
Louis Armstrong
Hot Fives And Sevens
1999
Various
Jazz In Saint Louis 1924-1927
1997, CD, Comp, RM, Timeless Records (3)
Cab Calloway
Minnie The Moocher
1996, CD, Comp, Marshall Cavendish, ,
Swing
Cab Calloway
The Classic Tracks
1996, CD, Comp, Kaz Records, ,
Swing/Big Band
Cab Calloway
His Best Recordings 1930 - 1942
1994, CD, Comp, Best Of Jazz, ,
Big Band/Swing
Louis Armstrong
Volume 6 - St. Louis Blues
1991, CD, ,
Big Band
Louis Armstrong
Hot Fives & Sevens Volume 4
1991, CD, ,
Dixieland
Henry "Red" Allen And His Orchestra
1929-1933
1990
Louis Armstrong
Satchmo's Immortal Performances 1929-1947
1990
Various
Street Walkin’ Blues
1990
Cab Calloway
The Most Important Recordings Of Cab Calloway
1989, 2x Vinyl, ,
Swing/Jump Blues
Various
Jazz Potpourri Volume Two (20 Collector Items 1925-1933)
1987, LP, Album, Meritt Record Society, ,
Swing
Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong And His Orchestra 1929 - 1940
1986
Cab Calloway
Jumping And Jiving Vol. 1
1985, LP, Comp, Swingtime
Various
Cotton Club Stars
1985, Vinyl, ,
Jump Blues/Swing
Various
Harlem
1984, LP, Comp, Musica Jazz
Various
Cotton Club Stars
1984, 2x Vinyl Gatefold, ,
Swing/Big Band/Jump Blues
Louis Armstrong / Jack Purvis
Satchmo Style
1984
Cab Calloway
Jumpin Jive
1984
Various
Big Band Jazz (From The Beginnings To The Fifties)
1983, 6x Vinyl, Box Set, ,
Big Band/Swing
Henry "Red" Allen
Giants Of Jazz: Henry "Red" Allen
1980, 3x Vinyl, Box Set, ,
Big Band/Swing
Harry Cooper, R.Q. Dickerson & The Cotton Club Orchestra
Harry Cooper, R.Q.Dickerson & The Cotton Club Orchestra
1978, LP, Comp, Collectors Items
Various
The Jazzy Twenties
1978, LP, Comp, Folkways Records,
Various
Jazz (Some Cities & Towns)
1977, LP, Album, Comp, Folkways Records
Cab Calloway
Mr. Hi. De. Ho. 1930-1931
1977, ,
Big Band
Louis Armstrong
V.S.O.P. Vol. 5 (1928-29), Vol. 6 (1929-30)
1974
Cab Calloway
Hi De Ho Man
1974
Louis Armstrong
Integrale V.S.O.P.
1974, 8x Vinyl, Box Set, ,
Dixieland/Swing
Chas. Creath's Jazz-O-Maniacs*, Fate Marable's Society Syncopators, Benny Washington's Six Aces, St. Louis Levee Band
Jazz from St.Louis 1924-1926
1973
Henry Allen Jr. And His New York Orchestra*
The Allen Victors (Henry Allen Jr. And His New York Orchestra Chronological & Complete)
1972, 2xLP, Comp, Raretone (2),
Various
Collectors' Items 1922-1930
1967, Vinyl,
Louis Armstrong And Luis Russell
Louis Armstrong And Luis Russell
1966, LP, Comp, Mono, Swaggie Records, ,
Big Band
Various
The Golden Book Of Classic Swing Vol. 1
1965, LP, Comp, Mono, RE, Brunswick, Brunswick
Various
Byways Of Jazz
1965
Various
The Best Of Kings Of Swing
1964, Vinyl, ,
Swing
Various
The Golden Book Of Classic Swing - Volume 2
1963, 3xLP, Comp, Brunswick, ,
Big Band/Swing
Henry Allen Jnr. And His New York Orchestra*
Treasury Of Jazz N° 29
1963, Vinyl,
Various
A History Of Jazz: The New York Scene
1961, Vinyl, ,
Bop/Big Band/Dixieland/Swing
Cab Calloway
Cab Calloway
1960, 7", EP, Fontana, Fontana, ,
Big Band
Various
Riverboat Jazz (New Orleans To Chicago)
1943
Henry Allen Jr. And His Orchestra*
Sugar Hill Function / You Might Get Better But You'll Never Get Well
1930
Chas. Creath's Jazz-O-Maniacs*
I Woke Up Cold In Hand / My Daddy Rocks Me
1925, Shellac, 10", Okeh
Various
Odeon Swing Music Series Vol. 3
LP, Comp, Odeon
Various
Odeon Swing Music Series Vol. 11
LP, Comp, Odeon, ,
Swing
Various
St. Louis Jazz 1925-1927
LP, Comp, Herwin Records,
Henry "Red" Allen With Luis Russell
Volume 3 (1930-1931)
LP, Comp, RE, RCA
J.C. Higginbotham / Edmond Hall
Big City Blues
2xCD, Comp, RM, History
Cab Calloway
Zaz Zuh Zaz
CD, Comp, Saga, ,
Swing
Cab Calloway & The Missourians
1929-30
CD, Comp, JSP Records, ,
Big Band
Lucie Bernardo, Otto Rathke / Louis Armstrong And His Orchestra
The Okeh Laughing Record / Blue, Turning Grey Over You = Triste, Encanecido Por Ti
Shellac, 10", Okeh
Henry Allen, Jr. And His New York Orchestra*
Dancing Dave / Everybody Shout
Shellac, 10", Victor
Various
Early Viper Jive: 1927-1933