Henry 'Red' Allen(1908-1967)

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Composer, conductor, singer, occasional actor, an trumpeter in the orchestras of Louis Armstrong, Kid Ory (with which he toured Europe), John Handy, King Oliver, Luis Russell, Fletcher Henderson, Fate Marable and George Lewis, as well as the house band at the Cafe Metropole in New York. He also formed his own sextet, and made many records. He joined ASCAP in 1958, and his popular music compositions include "Siesta at the Fiesta"; "Red Jump"; "Pleasing Paul"; "Algiers Stomp"; "Get the Mop"; and "Ride, Red, Ride".

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Joe Albany... a Jazz Life

7.8

Soundtrack("The Crawl")

1980

Vince Giordano: There's a Future in the Past

7.9

Soundtrack("Singing Pretty Songs")

2016

Mop

Short

Soundtrack("Get the Mop")

1946

Jazz Party

TV Series

Soundtrack("Mean to Me", "Jumpin' with Symphony Sid", "Stompin' at the Savoy", "Runnin' Wild", "Memphis Blues", "Somebody Loves Me", "Solitude", "St. James Infirmary", "Love Is Just Around the Corner")

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Vince Giordano: There's a Future in the Past
- writer: "Singing Pretty Songs"
- 2016
Joe Albany... a Jazz Life
- performer: "The Crawl"
- writer: "The Crawl"
- 1980
Jazz Party
- performer: "Mean to Me", "Jumpin' with Symphony Sid", "Stompin' at the Savoy", "Runnin' Wild", "Memphis Blues", "Somebody Loves Me", "Solitude", "St. James Infirmary", "Love Is Just Around the Corner"
- TV Series
- 1958
Mop
- performer: "Get the Mop"
- writer: "Get the Mop"
- Short
- 1946
Hollywood Handicap
- writer: "Ride, Red, Ride" (uncredited)
- Short
- 1938