Hot Trumpets of Joe Newman & Henry Red Allen

Henry "Red" Allen, Joe Newman | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 30, 1999)
• Original Release Date: November 16, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Prestige
• ASIN: B00002SWL5
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #494,431 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Oh Gee

2. Dacquiri

3. Blues for Slim

4. The Very Thought of You

5. For You

6. The Continental

7. Strike up the Band

8. Nice Work If You Can Get It

9. There's a House in Harlem for Sale

10. St. Louis Blues

11. Just in Time

12. Biff'ly Blues

13. Sleepy Time Gal

14. I Ain't Got Nobody

15. Cherry

Customer Reviews

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4.0 out of 5 stars "Hot Trumpets" is Very Warm Indeed, December 5, 2009

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Michael B. Richman (Portland, Maine USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hot Trumpets of Joe Newman & Henry Red Allen (Audio CD)

"The Hot Trumpets of Joe Newman and Harry 'Red' Allen" is another one of my Oldies/Collectables website finds. It features two albums, originally made for Swingville, coupled on one Prestige reissue -- Joe Newman's "Joe's Hap'nin's" from 1961 and Henry "Red" Allen's "Mr. Allen" from a year later. Both of these trumpeters made their mark in the swing era, so they are a natural pairing despite the fact that the recordings have no shared personnel. The May 9th Newman session features Tommy Flanagan on piano, Wendell Marshall on bass and Billy English on drums, while the June 5th Allen date has Lannie Scott on piano, Franklin Skeete on bass and Jerry Potter on drums. Rudy Van Gelder's engineering on both performances is impeccable as usual, and it is a joy to hear Red in particular in a clear, modern setting. As this disc is going out-of-print, get "Hot Trumpets" while it's still warm.